These restrictions apply to Xerox jobs that you process with Infoprint XT:

Accounting statistics

Xerox printers can provide information about job processing, which includes information that is specific to the reports in the job. You can use this information for purposes such as billing or supplies management. Infoprint XT also collects accounting information at the report level. However, Infoprint XT does not provide a method of matching the Xerox accounting information to the number of pages that actually print on the printer hardware. The Infoprint XT accounting information is specific to the pages that it converts.

C DJDE support

When you specify the xcmt2nop=yes parameter, Infoprint XT copies the text of each C DJDE to an AFP NOP. Each C DJDE text string that is processed by xcmt2nop=yes must be all ASCII or all EBCDIC alphanumeric or blank characters, and must not contain any special characters.

FILE DJDE support

In the Xerox environment, Xerox printers can only process one job at a time. Infoprint XT can process two or more jobs concurrently. Do not submit two jobs at the same time that specify different versions of the same resource. Also, do not process any job that specifies more than one version of the same resource in the reports in the job. Unpredictable results can occur in both cases.

Grayscale substitution for Xerox shading

Infoprint XT can interpret and convert Xerox shading patterns and characters to grayscale. This improves the overall visual results and increases the readability for any text that is superimposed on the shading. These restrictions apply to grayscale substitution when you use the xshading conversion parameter or the -c option of the pdxtloadres command:

• Grayscale interpretation of Xerox standard shading is only useful with printers, archival solutions, and viewing solutions that support Logical Page and Object Area Coloring.
• In FRM conversion, this enhancement is only effective for shading that is accomplished by the SHADING LIGHT | MEDIUM | HEAVY parameter of the BOX FSL command. It has no effect on conversion of highlight color shading that is accomplished by the FILL parameter of the BOX FSL command.
• In data stream conversion, this enhancement is only effective for shading that is accomplished by the use of the shading characters in FORMS$, FORMSX, or ISISPX fonts. The shading enhancement has no affect on shading that is produced by text fonts or custom graphics fonts.
• When converting data streams that use the FILE DJDE to specify one or more inline FRMs, this enhancement controls how Infoprint XT interprets shading in all the inline FRMs in the job, regardless of whether the input data stream is Xerox LCDS or Metacode.
• The dot patterns in certain Xerox standard shading code points do not fill the entire area that the code point represents, which leaves white space on one or more sides. The grayscale that Infoprint XT generates for these and other Xerox shading code points fills the entire area and leaves no white space. In certain shading configurations, this can cause solid grayscale areas to look larger than their dot pattern counterparts.

Highlight color form processing

Infoprint XT supports highlight color shading in Xerox FRMs.

Highlight color image processing

Infoprint XT can process Xerox highlight color images that use Restricted Raster Encoding and produce highlight color AFP page segments that correspond to the images. These restrictions apply to the highlight color image processing that Infoprint XT does. Infoprint XT only supports:

• Interleaving by pixel for the color sample and the black sample that the Xerox image contains. Infoprint XT does not support interleaving by scan line or interleaving by compressed-pixel vector array.
• Highlight color images that use the portrait scan orientation.
• A maximum of two samples per pixel; one color sample and one black sample.
• A maximum sample value of one.

For detailed information about Xerox highlight color images and Restricted Raster Encoding, see the Xerox Interpress documentation:

• Xerox Interpress Raster Encoding Standard: XNS Standard 178506, January, 1985
• Xerox Interpress Electronic Printing Standard: XNSS 048601, January, 1986

Highlight color logo processing

Infoprint XT can process Xerox highlight color logos and produce black-and-white AFP page segments that correspond to the logos.

Highlight color job processing

You can submit Xerox jobs that contain color-related metacodes or PDL commands, such as ICATALOG, IDR, ILIST, and INKINDEX.

Highlight color processing

The color output and resources that Infoprint XT generates are designed to be device-independent. Infoprint XT does not perform color management, generate CMOCA color management resources (CMRs), or use ICC profiles. To achieve the exact visual result that you require from particular printers and other output devices, it is your responsibility to select and use appropriate ICC profiles, rendering intents and CMRs outside of Infoprint XT.

You must specify the -H color option of the pdxtloadres command for Infoprint XT to process Xerox resources that contain color instructions. The default, -H nocolor, specifies that Infoprint XT ignores color instructions in Xerox resources.

You must specify the xhonorcolor=yes parameter of the pdxtx2afp command for Infoprint XT to process jobs and FILE DJDE resources that contain color instructions. The default, xhonorcolor=no, specifies that Infoprint XT ignores color instructions in data streams and FILE DJDE resources.

You must specify the -H color option of the pdxtpdl command for Infoprint XT to process Xerox JSL resources that contain color instructions. The default, -H nocolor, specifies that Infoprint XT ignores color instructions in Xerox JSL resources.

The target output device for resources that you convert with the pdxtloadres -H color option, or data streams that you convert with the pdxtx2afp xhonorcolor=yes parameter, must support the PT3 PTOCA subset. For more information about the PT3 PTOCA subset, see the Presentation Text Object Content Architecture Reference.

OTEXT messages

Infoprint XT can process jobs that contain OTEXT messages, but it does not display OTEXT messages or suspend printing.

Reformatted resources

Reformatted resources (metrics files) that you create by using the Infoprint XT V3R1 pdxtloadres or pdxtpdl commands might not be backward compatible with Infoprint XT V1R1 for data stream conversion purposes.

SHIFT and XSHIFT JDL and DJDE commands

Infoprint XT supports the Xerox SHIFT and XSHIFT JDL and DJDE commands with these exceptions:

1. You must specify the xhonorshift=yes conversion parameter for Infoprint XT to process jobs that contain SHIFT and XSHIFT commands. The default is that Infoprint XT ignores SHIFT and XSHIFT commands.
2. Xerox LPS printers save DJDE SHIFT values between jobs, but they do not save JDL/JDE SHIFT values. Therefore, if the first SHIFT DJDE in a job specifies a value for only one side, the value for the other side is the last DJDE value specified for that side, even if a previous, unrelated job specified that value.

   Infoprint XT initializes each job with SHIFT values of zero for both front and back sides. If the first SHIFT DJDE in a job specifies a value for only one side, the value for the side that was not specified is zero. Output does not shift on the unspecified side until Infoprint XT finds a SHIFT value for that side in a JDL/JDE or in a DJDE in the job.

   This restriction does not apply to XSHIFT.

3. When a Xerox LPS finds SHIFT DJDEs in the data stream, it sometimes misplaces graphic images for the page on which the new SHIFT values take effect. For example, in portrait mode, the images might move lower on the page instead of shifting to the right or to the left. This might even affect images that are specified by the FRM being printed on the page.

   Infoprint XT correctly shifts all page segments as specified by the SHIFT command when you set up Infoprint XT to accept SHIFT commands. Infoprint XT does not try to emulate the incorrect image placement occasionally introduced by the Xerox LPS.

   This restriction does not apply to XSHIFT.

Spacing characters in Xerox fonts

With the default xspacing=none conversion parameter and value, Infoprint XT converts spacing characters in Xerox fonts to Presentation Text Object Content Architecture text characters in the AFP that it generates. It does the same for overlays that it generates from Xerox FRMs. You can instruct Infoprint XT to create Relative Move Inline (RMI) structured fields in the AFP output instead of the PTOCA text characters. You use the -b option of the pdxtloadres command or the xspcrmi conversion parameter to generate RMI structured fields.

Controlling how Infoprint XT interprets spacing characters is intended for limited use with a small subset of Xerox fonts in any given resource set. Use this function only if you have manually correlated Xerox fonts to AFP fonts and code page conflicts occur with Xerox spacing characters and AFP code points. This function does not correct any other type of code page conflicts that occur after manually correlating Xerox resources to AFP resources.

Stapling support

When you submit jobs that request stapling, these restrictions apply to Infoprint XT processing:

• You must have Print Services Facility for z/OS, Version 4 Release 3 or later. This is a requirement in order to use the built-in stapling support that Infoprint XT provides.
• You must specify the xhonorstaple=yes conversion parameter for Infoprint XT to process jobs that contain stapling instructions. The default is that Infoprint XT ignores stapling commands.
• Differences exist in the stitching hardware of InfoPrint cut-sheet printers and Xerox LPS cut-sheet printers. Because of this, Infoprint XT does not support the Xerox stapling commands FACEUP and NTO1, either when used independently or when used only with each other. Infoprint XT only recognizes FACEUP and NTO1 when a job uses them with the STAPLE command. Together, STAPLE=YES, FACEUP=YES, and NTO1=YES or NTO1=n indicate that stapling should occur. n is a positive number.
• When a Xerox LPS printer processes the STAPLE command, it always drives the staples into the upper-left corner of the sheets, as viewed in portrait orientation. This is true even if the report is actually in landscape orientation. If you specify the xstapleorient=yes conversion parameter for the job, Infoprint XT detects reports whose first pages are landscape. It then staples them in the lower-left corner of the sheets, as viewed in portrait orientation. This is equivalent to the upper-left corner when you view the sheet in landscape orientation.
• Infoprint XT assumes that the default printing order that was established on the Xerox printer at SYSGEN is 1TON. If you specify NTO1 at printer SYSGEN, you must include the xstaplesysgen=nto1 conversion parameter. Otherwise, Infoprint XT ignores stapling commands in JDLs and JDEs that jobs invoke internally if the starting JDL and JDE pair does not specify that stapling should occur.
• The Xerox NTO1 command forces the LPS printer to delay output processing until the input processing for the entire report is complete. For this reason, input processing might not recognize the end of the report until it identifies the beginning of the next report. This might not occur until input processing identifies a BANNER page at the beginning of the next job. This can cause the printer to retain attributes from one job and apply them to subsequent jobs. Infoprint XT does not apply attributes of one job to the next job. Instead, it processes each job by using only the attributes that are specific to the job.
• Infoprint XT cannot detect if the destination IPDS printer supports stapling. When you specify stapling with the xhonorstaple=yes conversion parameter and value and then convert a Xerox job that has JDEs that specify STAPLE=YES, Infoprint XT includes stapling information in the AFP that it generates. This is always the case, even if the destination printer does not support stapling.
• Each of the InfoPrint printer models that support stapling imposes its own limits on the number of sheets, the paper weights, and the paper sizes that it can staple. Infoprint XT cannot automatically detect those limits. It does not reference any information about them when it generates an AFP job that includes stapling information. You must set the maximum number of sheets to staple with the xstaplemax conversion parameter, as needed.

Note: For more information about the xhonorstaple, xstapleorient, xstaplesysgen, and xstaplemax parameters, see Conversion parameters for converting Xerox jobs.