Steps for editing printer definitions for the AFP to PCL transform

To edit printer definitions, you can use either Infoprint Server ISPF panels or the Printer Inventory Definition Utility (PIDU) program. This topic describes how to use the ISPF panels. For information about the PIDU program, see "Using the PIDU program to manage the Printer Inventory" in z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration.

To edit printer definitions:

1. (Optional) Create a Processing component. If you need to specify the AFP to PCL transform in a large number of printer definitions, a component can simplify administration. If you need to change your transform filter in the future, you can make the change in your Processing component.

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2. On the Processing panel of either the printer definition or the component, select the Line data, MO:DCA-P , and XML data formats.

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3. Next to these data formats, specify the afpxpcl.dll filter and filter options in the Filter field. Type the absolute path name if the filter is not in a directory named in the LIBPATH environment variable. For filter options, see AFP to PCL transform filter.

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4. If you run IP PrintWay™ basic mode, select the Resubmit for filtering field. IP PrintWay extended mode ignores this field because it calls transforms directly. For more information about this field, see "Resubmitting documents to Print Interface for filtering" in z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration.

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5. (Optional) In the Fail on error field, select whether you want the transform to fail when a transform warning or data stream error occurs during the transform. When a transform fails, the transform does not produce an output document.

   The Infoprint Server fail-on-transform-error job attribute overrides this field.

   If you do not select an option in this field and fail-on-transform-error is not specified, the AOP_FAIL_ON_ERROR environment variable determines when the transform fails. Otherwise, the default is to fail on error.

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6. (Optional) In the Trailer error page field, select the type of messages you want the transform to write on a page at the end of the AFP output (called the trailer error page).

   The Infoprint Server trailer-transform-error-page job attribute overrides this value.

   If you do not select an option in this field, the AOP_TRAILER_ERROR_PAGE environment variable determines the type of messages the transform writes. Otherwise, the default action is to place informational, warning, or error messages on the trailer page as part of the output document.

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7. (Optional) If you created a Processing component, specify the name of the Processing component in the Component name field on the IP PrintWay printer definition panel. Do this in all printer definitions to which the transform applies.

   After you include a Processing component, check the Processing panel in the printer definition to make sure the transform is specified correctly. You might need to remove (space over) any filters that are specified on the Processing panel of the printer definition itself. If any filters are specified in the printer definition, the filters specified in the component are not used.

   Tip:

   If you remove the aopfiltr.so or lpd_compat.so filter for the Text data format from the Filter field of the printer definition, be sure to specify the same filter in the Processing component. (Print Interface uses these filters.)

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