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Contents
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Contents
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 4. Appendixes.........99
Figures
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Tables
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Purpose of this Publication
APU Enhancements
Organization of the Manual
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Part 1. Understanding and Preparing to Use APU
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Chapter 1. Introducing Advanced Print Utility
What is APU?
What You Can Do with APU
Why Use APU?
Printing with and without APU
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Printing without APU
Printing with APU
The Design Phase
The Production Phase
APU formatting instructions
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Steps in Creating an APU Document
Step 1: Analyzing the Existing Application
Questions you need to Ask
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Example of Sample Spooled File (Source Input Data)
Step 2: Locating Required AFP Resources
Step 3: Using APU to Create a Print Definition
Defining Page Formats
Defining Copies
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Step 4: Printing with the Print Definition
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Chapter 2. Preparing to Use the Advanced Print Utility
APU Prerequisites and Options Required
Recommended
Optional
Initial APU Setup
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Font Installation Considerations
Review Document Resource Requirements
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Using Fonts with APU
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Select 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
Outline Fonts
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Custom Fonts
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Figure 15. Work with Fonts panel
Figure 16. Display Font Details on Work with Fonts panel
On 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
Image Resources
How APU Works with Image Resources
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Building Image Resources
Overlay Resources
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How 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
Building Overlay Resources
Bar Code Resources
Code 3 of 9 Bar Code Example
POSTNET (Postal Bar Code) Bar Code Example
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How APU Works with Bar Codes
Figure 28. Map Bar Code panel
Figure 29. Select a Bar Code Typepanel
Figure 30. Additional Bar Code Attributes
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Part 2. Creating Print Definitions with APU
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Chapter 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
Example of the Formatted File
Setting up a Basic Print Definition
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Identifying Resources
Working with a Print Definition
Further Defining the Print Definition
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Press Enter until the Workwith Print Definitions panel displays.
Working with Copies
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Figure 37. Set Print DefinitionAttributes panel 1
Figure 38. Set Print DefinitionAttributes panel 2
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Selecting a Sample Spooled File
Page Layout Options
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Page Layout Options You can Set
Setting up Duplexing
Defining Page Segments
Defining Overlays
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Mapping Field Data
Figure 45. Create an Overlay Positioning panel
Figure 46. Define Field Mapping panel
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Mapping a Field as Text
Using the Repeat Function
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Mapping a Field at Multiple Locations
Mapping a Field the First Time
Mapping a Field to a Second Position
Multiple Mapping Restrictions
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Chapter 4. Building an APU Print Definition for Multiple Page Formats
Example of a Multiple Page Format Document
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Overview of Defining a Multiple Page Format Document
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Initial 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.
Developing Your Print Definition
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Figure 57.APU Main Menu Panel
Figure 58. Create a Print Definition Panel
2. 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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Defining Selection Fields
Working with Copies
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Defining the Page Layout
Specifying the Back Overlay
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Mapping Fields
Mapping Bar Codes
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Defining Constant Data
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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
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Defining Overlays
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Replicating 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
Continuation 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
Figure 89. Define Selection Rules panel
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Part 3. Printing With APU
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Chapter 5. Manual and Command Line Printing with APU
Methods of Printing with APU
Manually Associating a Print Definition with a Spooled File
Panel 1: Apply Print Definition
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Panel 2: Apply Print Definition
Panel 3: Apply Print Definition
Using the Apply Print Definition Command
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Chapter 6. Automatic Printing with APU Monitor
Introduction to the APU Monitor
Understanding How the APU Monitor Works
An Example of APU Monitor Processing
A Customer Environment
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Implementing the Customer Requirements on the APU Monitor
Condition of the Output Queue after Processing
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Configuring APU Monitor
Specifying the Queues APU is to Monitor
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Configuring APU Monitor Action
Initial Panel
Creating an Action Group Entry
Defining Selection for Input Spooled File
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Defining Action for Input Spooled File
Defining Action for Output Spooled File
An Example of this Processing Step
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Action
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Defining User Exit After
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Starting APU Monitor
Stopping APU Monitor
Tostop the APU Monitor, return to the APU main menu and select 5. End APU Monitor:
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Figure 111.Stop APU Monitor panel
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Appendix A. APU Samples
Table2. Samples in the QAPU Library
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Appendix B. User Exits
Processing Phases
User Exit Before
User Exit Middle
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User Exit After
Table6. Parameters Passed to the User Exit After the AFPDS Spooled File has been Created
Sample User Exit Program
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Appendix C. APU Helpful Hints
APYPRTDEF Command
APU Defaults
Maximum APU Values
Print Definition Creation
Mapping Data
Copies and Page Formats
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Appendix D. AFP Resource Commands
Creating Font Resources
Creating Overlay Resources
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Creating 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
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Appendix E. Rotation Hints
Methods of Rotating Text Data
General Rules
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Glossary A
B
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D
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E
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N
O
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P
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T
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V
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Notices
Trademarks
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Index A
B
C
D
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H
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