Procedure for specifying attributes

1. (Optional) On the Processing panel of the printer definition for an SCS printer, specify these fields, which are displayed under the SCS Conversion heading:
   • Margins: Top: The number of the first line of data on a page. The default is no top margin.
   • Margins: Bottom: The number of the line at which the bottom margin starts on a page. The default is no bottom margin.
   • Margins: Left: The column number at which the left margin starts on a page. If FCB processing is enabled and the FCB specifies a left margin, the FCB value is used instead. The default is column 1.
   • Margins: Right: The column number at which the right margin starts on a page. The default is no right margin.
   • Line length: The number of columns to place on one line, including the left and right margins. This value is the SHF Maximum Presentation Position (MPP). The default is the printer default set on the printer panel.
   • Page length: The number of lines to place on a page, including the top and bottom margins. This value is the SVF Maximum Page Length (MPL). If FCB processing is enabled and the FCB specifies a page size, the FCB value is used instead. The default is the printer default set on the printer panel.

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2. (Optional) On the IP PrintWay™ Options panel, specify these fields:
   • Formatting: Select either the Standard or Use FCB option. The default is Standard. The Translate-only option is equivalent to the Standard option for the VTAM® protocol.
   • Line termination: Specify the line-termination controls (in EBCDIC) required by the printer. The default is the carriage-return and new-line (CRNL) controls, 0D15 in EBCDIC.
   • Delete form feed: Specify whether you want IP PrintWay to delete form-feed controls from the beginning and end of data sets. Consider deleting form-feed controls if your applications insert form-feed controls that result in blank pages printed at the beginning or end of data sets. By default, IP PrintWay does not delete any form-feed controls.
   Other fields under the Formatting heading do not apply when you select the VTAM protocol.

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Example

These ISPF panels show how to specify formatting values. The values on the Processing panel apply only when IP PrintWay converts line data into SCS format. Only a portion of the ISPF panels are shown.

                                   Processing

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SCS Conversion:
   Margins:  Top . . . 6     Bottom . . 62    Left . . 11   Right . . 71 
   Line length . . . . 80              Page length . . 66 
   Tabs:  Vertical . . ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  (extend)
          Horizontal . ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  (extend)
 
 
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Results:

• 66 lines are printed on a page. The top and bottom margins contain 5 blank lines. The left and right margins contain 10 blank spaces. However, if the FCB for the data set specifies a left margin and page size value, the FCB values are used instead of the left margin and page length value shown in this example.
• IP PrintWay does not use the Tabs fields shown on the Processing panel. Only NetSpool uses these fields when converting SCS data streams to line data streams or PCL data streams.

                           IP PrintWay Options

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 Formatting:
    Transparent data char . 35
    Form feed .  .  .  .  . 0D0C     (extended mode) 
    Delete form feed. . . . 3  1. None  2. Leading  3. Trailing  4. Both
    Carriage control type . _  1. None  2. Machine  3. ANSI
    _ Automatic dataset grouping (extended mode)
    Dataset grouping. . . . 2  1. None  2. Job  3. Concatenate job
    Line termination. . . . 0D15      
    _ Omit line termination at EOF    

 Basic Mode Formatting:
    Formatting. . . . . . . 4  1. None            2. Standard
                               3. Translate only  4. Use FCB
 
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IP PrintWay:

• Adds 0D15 (CRNL) to the end of each line. This is the default.
• Deletes any trailing form feed controls.
• Uses the FCB if one is provided to format the data.