input-tray-number

This single-valued attribute identifies an input tray number on the printer device that contains the medium used for normal document pages.

Allowed values

You can enter any number that the AFP printer supports. Some typical values are:

• 1–255

Default value

1. The default input tray that the administrator has defined for the printer.
2. The input tray that the form definition used to print the job specifies.

Usage guidelines

• This attribute applies to line data and AFP documents printed on an AFP printer.
• Products that transform AFP documents can support this attribute. For information, see the documentation for the transform.
• The value you specify for this attribute overrides any input tray selection in the data stream or form definition.
• This attribute is equivalent to the INTRAY parameter of the OUTPUT JCL statement.
• These guidelines only apply to the AFP to PCL, AFP to PDF, and AFP to PostScript transforms:
  • Your administrator sets up the mapping of AFP printer tray numbers to PCL, PDF, or PostScript printer tray numbers. All values greater than 9 map to the same PCL, PDF, or PostScript printer tray number. The defaults are tray 2 for PCL and PostScript output, tray 1 for PDF output.
  • For PDF output, the page size for the entire document is the size of paper the administrator specifies for the selected printer tray.
  • Always specify the AFP printer input bin number, not the PCL, PDF, or PostScript bin number, on this attribute. When you print on a PCL, PDF, or PostScript printer, the transforms use the tray number of the AFP printer to select a corresponding input tray number for the PCL or PostScript printer. The default mapping is shown in Table 2. For example, if you want to print from input tray 4 on a PCL printer, specify input-tray-number=2. Contact your administrator to confirm this mapping is valid for the transform you are using.

    Table 2. input-bin-number default mapping

    Data stream	Mapping
    PCL	1,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
    PostScript	1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
    PDF	1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
    Tip: "0" indicates that the paper tray is not installed.