Overlays

Overlays, also known as electronic forms, are a collection of predefined data such as lines, shading, text, boxes, or logos. They can be merged with variable data on a sheet while a spooled file is being processed.

You can use the licensed program IBM® Infoprint Designer for iSeries, the licensed program Advanced Function Printing Utilities, the licensed program IBM Infoprint Server for iSeries, or the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) printer drivers provided for Microsoft Windows to create overlays on IBM i. Overlays can also be downloaded from other operating systems, such as zSeries.

When overlay data is received from the zSeries system, you place it in a data file. To convert the page overlay data to a format that can be used by IBM i, use the Create Overlay (CRTOVL) CL command.