duplex

This single-valued attribute indicates whether to print on one or both sides of the paper and the relative orientation of consecutive pages.

Allowed values

You can enter one of these fixed values:

no

The job is printed on one side of the paper.

yes

The job is printed on both sides of the paper so that the top of side 1 is the top of side 2 (for side binding).

tumble

The job is printed on both sides of the paper so that the top of side 1 is the bottom of side 2 (for top binding).

Default value

1. The default value that the administrator has defined for the printer.
2. The value in the form definition used to print the job.

Usage guidelines

• This attribute applies to 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 value in the form definition used to print the job.
• Before accepting a job, Infoprint Server verifies that the printer can support the value of this attribute.
• This attribute is equivalent to the DUPLEX parameter of the OUTPUT JCL statement.