IBM S544-5351-03 manuals

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5Contents
- Figures ...............v Tables ...............vii Purpose of this Publication ......ix
- Part 1. Understanding and Preparing toUseAPU.............1
  - Chapter 1. Introducing Advanced Print Utility................3
  - Chapter 2. Preparing to Use the Advanced Print Utility ........13
- Part 2. Creating Print Definitions with APU .............33
  - Chapter 3. Building an APU Print Definition for a Single Page Format . . 35
  - Chapter 4. Building an APU Print Definition for Multiple Page Formats . . 51
- Part 3. Printing With APU .....77
  - Chapter 5. Manual and Command Line Printing with APU ..........79
- 6Part 4. Appendixes.........99
7Figures
- 8vi
9Tables
11Purpose of this Publication
- APU Enhancements
- Organization of the Manual
13Part 1. Understanding and Preparing to Use APU
15Chapter 1. Introducing Advanced Print Utility
- What is APU?
- What You Can Do with APU
- 16Why Use APU?
- Printing with and without APU
  - 4
- Printing without APU
- 17Printing with APU
  - The Design Phase
  - The Production Phase
- 18APU formatting instructions
  - 6
- 19Steps in Creating an APU Document
- 20Step 1: Analyzing the Existing Application
  - Questions you need to Ask
    - 8
  - Example of Sample Spooled File (Source Input Data)
- 21Step 2: Locating Required AFP Resources
- Step 3: Using APU to Create a Print Definition
  - Defining Page Formats
  - Defining Copies
    - 10
- 22Step 4: Printing with the Print Definition
25Chapter 2. Preparing to Use the Advanced Print Utility
- APU Prerequisites and Options Required
- Recommended
- Optional
- 26Initial APU Setup
  - 14
- 28Font Installation Considerations
- Review Document Resource Requirements
  - 16
- 30Using Fonts with APU
  - 18
    - 31Select MapasTexttochange the font that is used for the name. The Map Text panel appears.
    - Select Helvetica Bold in 12-point, and press Enter.The Map Text panel appears again.
      - Figure 11.Map Text panel
      - Figure 12. Select a Font panel
- 32Outline Fonts
  - 20
- 33Custom Fonts
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    - Figure 15. Work with Fonts panel
    - Figure 16. Display Font Details on Work with Fonts panel
    - 35On the Work with Fonts panel, add a new font family that is called Special.
    - Figure 17. RequestAddition of the Special Font
    - Figure 18.Add the Special Font to APU
- 36Image Resources
- How APU Works with Image Resources
  - 24
- 38Building Image Resources
- Overlay Resources
  - 26
- 39How APU Works with Overlays
  - Select the INVALLoverlay. The Define Overlay Positionings panel reappears.
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    - Figure 23. Select an Overlay panel
    - Figure 24. Define Overlay Positionings panel
- 41Building Overlay Resources
- Bar Code Resources
- 42Code 3 of 9 Bar Code Example
- POSTNET (Postal Bar Code) Bar Code Example
  - 30
- How APU Works with Bar Codes
  - 43Figure 28. Map Bar Code panel
  - Figure 29. Select a Bar Code Typepanel
  - Figure 30. Additional Bar Code Attributes
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45Part 2. Creating Print Definitions with APU
47Chapter 3. Building an APU Print Definition for a Single Page Format
- Example of a Single-Page Format Document
- Example of the SCS File to be Formatted
- 48Example of the Formatted File
- Setting up a Basic Print Definition
  - 36
- Identifying Resources
- 49Working with a Print Definition
- 50Further Defining the Print Definition
  - 38
    - Press Enter until the Workwith Print Definitions panel displays.
- 52Working with Copies
  - 40
    - Figure 37. Set Print DefinitionAttributes panel 1
    - Figure 38. Set Print DefinitionAttributes panel 2
- 54Selecting a Sample Spooled File
- Page Layout Options
  - 42
  - Page Layout Options You can Set
  - Setting up Duplexing
- 55Defining Page Segments
- 56Defining Overlays
  - 44
- 57Mapping Field Data
  - Figure 45. Create an Overlay Positioning panel
  - Figure 46. Define Field Mapping panel
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- 59Mapping a Field as Text
- 60Using the Repeat Function
  - 48
- 61Mapping a Field at Multiple Locations
  - Mapping a Field the First Time
  - 62Mapping a Field to a Second Position
  - Multiple Mapping Restrictions
    - 50
63Chapter 4. Building an APU Print Definition for Multiple Page Formats
- Example of a Multiple Page Format Document
- 66Overview of Defining a Multiple Page Format Document
  - 54
- 67Initial Copy for Page Format One
- Continuation Page Format
- Working with a Print Definition Identifying Resources
- Starting to Work on a Print Definition
  - 2. Select option 1to create a print definition, as shown in Figure58.
- 68Developing Your Print Definition
  - 56
    - Figure 57.APU Main Menu Panel
    - Figure 58. Create a Print Definition Panel
    - 692. The Define a Print Definition panel displays:
    - Figure 59. Work with Multiple Page Formats panel
    - Figure 60. Further Define your Print Definition panel
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- 71Defining Selection Fields
- 72Working with Copies
  - 60
- 73Defining the Page Layout
- 74Specifying the Back Overlay
  - 62
- 75Mapping Fields
- 76Mapping Bar Codes
  - 64
- 78Defining Constant Data
  - 66
    - 1. Position the cursor in the Font field, and press F4. The font database appears.
    - 2. Specify the text Customer Copy and position it 10.8 inches down and 4 inches across the paper.
- Selecting Fonts
  - Figure 73. Define Constants panel
  - Figure 74. Create Constant Textpanel
- 80Defining Overlays
  - 68
- 81Replicating the Contents of Copies
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    - 8. Repeat these steps to suppress the extension field. The packing list copy is shown below:
      - Figure 80. Suppression panel
      - Figure 81. Repeating a Suppression panel
- 83Continuation Page Copies
  - 7. Press Enter to return to the Workwith Page Formats panel, as shown in Figure84.
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    - Figure 83. Work with Page Formats panel
    - Figure 84. Work with Page Formats panel
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    - Figure 87. Define a Rule panel
    - Figure 88. Define a Rule panel
    - 87Figure 89. Define Selection Rules panel
89Part 3. Printing With APU
91Chapter 5. Manual and Command Line Printing with APU
- Methods of Printing with APU
- Manually Associating a Print Definition with a Spooled File
- 92Panel 1: Apply Print Definition
  - 80
- 93Panel 2: Apply Print Definition
- 94Panel 3: Apply Print Definition
- Using the Apply Print Definition Command
  - 82
95Chapter 6. Automatic Printing with APU Monitor
- Introduction to the APU Monitor
- Understanding How the APU Monitor Works
- 96An Example of APU Monitor Processing
- A Customer Environment
  - 84
- 97Implementing the Customer Requirements on the APU Monitor
- 98Condition of the Output Queue after Processing
  - 86
- 99Configuring APU Monitor
- 100Specifying the Queues APU is to Monitor
  - 88
- 101Configuring APU Monitor Action
  - Initial Panel
  - Creating an Action Group Entry
  - 102Defining Selection for Input Spooled File
    - 90
  - 103Defining Action for Input Spooled File
  - 104Defining Action for Output Spooled File
  - An Example of this Processing Step
    - 92
      - 105Action
  - 108Defining User Exit After
    - 96
- 109Starting APU Monitor
- 110Stopping APU Monitor
  - Tostop the APU Monitor, return to the APU main menu and select 5. End APU Monitor:
  - 98
    - Figure 111.Stop APU Monitor panel
113Appendix A. APU Samples
- Table2. Samples in the QAPU Library
115Appendix B. User Exits
- Processing Phases
- User Exit Before
- 116User Exit Middle
  - 104
- 117User Exit After
  - Table6. Parameters Passed to the User Exit After the AFPDS Spooled File has been Created
- 118Sample User Exit Program
  - 106
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  - 122110
123Appendix C. APU Helpful Hints
- APYPRTDEF Command
- APU Defaults
- Maximum APU Values
- Print Definition Creation
- 124Mapping Data
- Copies and Page Formats
  - 112
127Appendix D. AFP Resource Commands
- Creating Font Resources
- 128Creating Overlay Resources
  - 116
- 129Creating Page Segment Resources
  - 2. Transferthe page segment file to the temporary resource file by using the CPYFRMPCD command.
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    - 3. Create the page segment by using the CRTPAGSEGcommand.
    - Fill in the fields as as shown in the panel above to create an iSeries page segment.
      - Figure 118.Create Temporary Resource File
      - Figure 119.Copy Page Segment to Temporary File
      - Figure 120. Create Page Segment (CRTPAGSEG)panel
133Appendix E. Rotation Hints
- Methods of Rotating Text Data
- General Rules
139Glossary A
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145Notices
- Trademarks
147Index A
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