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Creating a printer definition that only applies Infoprint XT conversion parameters

IBM Infoprint XT for z/OS
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You might want to create a printer definition that only applies conversion parameters. If you have multiple starting environments (combinations of JDLs and JDEs) for your Xerox jobs, and if you have multiple printers, this can streamline your customization process. Complete the following procedure for each of the starting environments. Each job that you process with the Print Interface subsystem specifies the appropriate printer definition to select the correct JDL and JDE pair:

  1. From the ISPF Primary Option Menu panel, access the z/OS System Programmer Primary Option Menu.
  2. Select Infoprint Server from the list of options. You see the Infoprint Server: Printer Inventory Manager panel.
  3. Select the Add option from the Printer Definitions list. You see the Choose a Definition Type and Protocol panel.
  4. Select PSF for z/OS for the definition type and protocol of the printer definition. You see the PSF for z/OS Printer Definition panel.
  5. Enter a name of your choosing in the Printer definition name field. If you had a specific name that you used to identify the starting environment when you were printing to Xerox printers, you might want to use the same name. For example if this printer definition is for FORMS=LETTER, you might want to name this printer LETTER. You can also enter a description and location information, in the two fields that follow the name field. You might want to make note that this printer definition does not correspond to any printer hardware; it only applies conversion parameters.
  6. Update the Custom values information for the Processing section:
    1. Position the cursor in the Custom values field, and press Enter. The Processing panel displays.
    2. In the data format and filter section, ensure that both the Line data and Other data formats are selected. A slash next to the entry indicates that it is selected. Enter this information in the Filter: fields for the Line data and Other data formats:
      x2afp.dll -x 'XToption XToption' %filter-options 
      Where XToption is an Infoprint XT transform conversion parameter and its value. You can specify as many XToption and value pairs as your installation requires. If you have more parameters than can fit on a single line, position the cursor under the (extend) text on the panel, and press Enter. A new panel displays, in which you can continue to enter your parameters. For detailed information about the parameters that you can specify, see Conversion parameters for converting Xerox jobs.
    3. To determine whether you want to specify additional options, see z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration for information about the other fields. Infoprint XT requires no other information.
    4. Use the appropriate function keys to save the processing information, and return to the PSF for z/OS Printer Definition panel.
  7. Do not fill in any other printer definition fields, such as allocation information. You only require the processing information that you completed in the previous steps.

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