Procedure for specifying attributes

On the Processing panel, specify:

• Document code page field: Leave this field blank, or specify the code page used to create documents submitted to this printer definition. In most cases, you should leave this field blank. If the field is blank, Print Interface determines the appropriate code page:
  • If the print request was submitted from the local z/OS system (with, for example, the lp command or the AOPPRINT procedure), Print Interface uses the document code page for the z/OS locale. This is usually an EBCDIC code page.
  • If the print request was submitted from a remote system, Print Interface uses the ASCII code page defined in the ascii-codepage attribute in the Infoprint Server configuration file (aopd.conf) or system configuration definition. If the attribute is not specified, it uses the default ASCII code page, ISO8859-1. For information about the ascii-codepage attribute, see z/OS Infoprint Server Customization.
  Tip:

  To print ASCII documents from the local z/OS system, specify an ASCII code page (for example, IBM-850) in this field or ask the job submitter to specify the ASCII code page in the document-codepage job attribute.
• Printer code page field: Specify the code page the printer uses to print the job. In an IP PrintWay™ printer definition, specify the name of an ASCII code page (such as IBM-850). In a PSF printer definition, specify the name of an EBCDIC code page (such as IBM-037). If you use ISPF panels to create printer definition, the ASCII or EBCDIC code page specified in the Infoprint Server configuration file (aopd.conf) or system configuration definition is displayed in this field.
  Tip:

  If this field is blank, Print Interface does not convert data from one code page to another.