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Second Edition (February 1998)
Contents
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Figures
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Notices
Trademarks and Service Marks
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About IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for AS/400
AS/400 Information Directory
AS/400 Information Directory
Publications Reference
Advanced Function Presentation: Printer Information
Who Should Use This Book
Introduction to IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for AS/400
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Chapter 1. What are the IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for AS/400?
What You Can Do with AFP Utilities for AS/400
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Using Overlays
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Overlay Utility
Print Format Utility
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Resource Management Utility
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AFP Resource and AFP Utilities for AS/400
Requirements for Use of the AFP Utilities for AS/400
Hardware Requirement
Software Requirement
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AFP Utilities Fundamentals (Concepts)
Libraries, Files, and Members
Elements
AFP Utilities for AS/400 Displays
F4 for list
Source overlay
Library
Design display
List view:
Function Keys
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Related Online Information
Help for Displays
Extended help
Contextual help
InfoSeeker
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Overlay Utility
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Chapter 2. Introduction to the Overlay Utility
Print Form and Overlay
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Operation Flow
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Chapter 3. Getting Started with the Overlay Utility
Step 1 - Starting the Overlay Utility
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Step 2 - Creating a Source Overlay File
1. Type 2 on the command line.
Type OVLLIB in the
The Work with Source Overlay Files display appears.
prompt and press the Enter key to list source overlay files stored in OVLLIB.
Example Actions
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User specified DBCS data
Example Actions
Step 3 - Creating a Source Overlay
In this step, an overlay is designed by creating a source overlay.
1. Type 1 (Create) in the
column in the first line of the list. 2. Type STATIONERY in the
Defining a Text Element
1. Type AS/4 Stationery Co., Ltd. in the
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prompt in the key entry area. 4. Press the Enter key.
Defining a Line Element
Press the Enter key to define the line element in the source overlay.
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Mark %L003 changes to *L003 in the display to show that the line is correctly defined.
Defining a Box Element
Press the Enter key to define the box element in the source overlay.
Defining a Bar Code Element
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1. Type 1 in the
prompt. 2. Type 5A-3233-1 in the
prompt. 3. Press the Enter key to define the bar code element in the source overlay.
Placing a Graphics Element
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1. Type 2 in the
prompt.
1. Type QAFCGRPH in the
prompt. 2. Type QGPL in the
prompt. 3. Press the Enter key. \FIRST in the
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Press the F3 key (Exit).
Press the F3 key to exit from this display.
1. Type 1 (Save and exit) in the
prompt.
1. Type Sample Form number 3 inthe
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The following display appears with the completion message.
Press the F3 key to complete the source overlay creation.
Press the F3 key to exit from this display.
Step 4 - Changing a Source Overlay Placing a Page Segment
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1. Type 2 in the
column next to the source overlay name STATIONERY.
The Change Source Overlay display appears.
The Design Overlay display appears.
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1. Type QFCLOGO for the
prompt.
Press the F3 key to complete designing overlay. The Change Source Overlay display appears.
Press the F3 key to exit changing a source overlay. The Exit Overlay Utility display appears.
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1. Type 1 for the
prompt.
Creating an Overlay from a Source Overlay
Example Actions:
prompt.
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Step 5 - Using an Overlay
AS/400 Guide to Advanced
Function Presentation and Print Services Facility
Overriding a Printer File
Example Actions:
Printing Overlays with AFP Utilities for AS/400
Chapter 4. Starting and Ending the Overlay Utility
Starting the Overlay Utility
Option 1 (Work with source overlays)
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Option 2 (Work with source overlay files)
Ending the Overlay Utility
Chapter 5. Work with Source Overlays
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Page
Showing a Source Overlay List
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Selecting a Source Overlay from a List
1=Create a Source Overlay
Define Overlay Specifications
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Using the Define Overlay Specifications display, you can define the overlay
The information specified on this display is used :
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Change Overlay Specifications
cases.
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Figure 16 (Page 2 of 2). The Causeof a Message andIts Results
Underline
Character size
Confirm Delete of Elements
Reason
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Work with Source Overlay Fonts
Design Overlay
Saving a Source Overlay
Step 4. Type 1 in the
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prompt, and press the Enter key. The Save Source Overlay display appears.
On the Save Source Overlay display, you can specify the following:
2=Change a Source Overlay
3=Copy a Source Overlay
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4=Delete a Source Overlay
6=Print a Source Overlay
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7=Rename a Source Overlay
New member
9=Create Overlay
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Return to source overlay list
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Chapter 6. Work with Source Overlay Files
The following table explains each field on this display.
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The following display appears by pressing the Enter key on the previous display.
The following tables explain each field of the Work with Source Overlay Files
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Columns
Showing a Source Overlay File List
Selecting a Source Overlay File from a List
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1=Create Source Overlay File
Press the Enter key after you specify the choices.
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2=Change Source Overlay File Description
3=Copy Source Overlay File
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4=Delete Source Overlay File
7=Rename Source Overlay File
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New object
8=Display Description of Source Overlay File
12=Work with Source Overlays
Print Format Utility
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Chapter 7. Introduction to Print Format Utility
Printout Format Definition (PFD Definition)
PFD Specifications
PFD Definition Fonts
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Database File
Record Layout
Page Layout
Elements
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Record Selection
Printout Specifications
Mapping Object Name
Printing with Print Format Utility
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Operation Flow
Page
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Chapter 8. Getting Started with Print Format Utility
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Step 2 - Creating a PFD Definition File
Example Actions:
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User specified DBCS data
Example Actions:
Step 3 - Creating a PFD Definition
The actions with a 1 in the
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Define printout specifications
column beside
Page
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Specifying Fixed Text Data
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1. Type Product : inthe
The Design Record Layout display appears as follows.
Specifying Variable Text Data from a Database File Record
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1. Type 1 in the
You can select the field in a record format by typing a 1 (Select) in the
Move the cursor to the
The Define Text Detail display appears again with the selected field name in the
prompt.
In this case &NAME. is displayed because NAME is the selected field.
Specifying a Page Segment
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1. Type QFCLOGO in the
prompt.
Specifying a Bar Code Element
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Specifying a Box Element
You can draw a box in the record layout.
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Press the Enter key to define the box element in the record layout.
Specifying a Line Element
You can draw a line in a record layout.
Exiting from Design Record Layout
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The function key area changes and F11=Place record layout is displayed.
Press the F11 key to place a record.
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You can type the desired choices in the detail list.
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Example Action:
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1. Type 2 in the
Defining Printout Specifications
Example Actions:
prompt.
Form definition
prompt.
Exiting from Defining the PFD Definition
Now you can save the PFD definition and exit from defining a PFD definition.
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From this display, you can print a database file.
Step 4 - Printing a Database File
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When the database file is printed, the following display appears:
Press the F3 key.
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Press the F3 key to return to the AS/400 Main Menu.
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Chapter 9. Starting and Ending the Print Format Utility
Option 11 (Work with PFD definitions)
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Option 12 (Work with PFD definition files)
Option 13 (Print Database File Member)
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Chapter 10. Work with PFD Definitions
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Page
Columns
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Showing a PFD Definition List
Selecting a PFD Definition from a List
1=Create PFD Definitions
The following table explains each field of the Create PFD Definition display.
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Page
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Define PFD Specifications
Page
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Page
Change PFD Specifications
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Page
Confirm Delete of Elements
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Confirm Delete of Page Layout Elements
Confirm Delete of Record Layout Elements
appears.
Work with PFD Definition Fonts
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Specify Database File
Select Database File
column beside the database file to select, and press the Enter
Select Record Format
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Specify 1 in the
Specify Break Fields
column beside the fields to be selected and press the Enter key.
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Type 1 in the
Design Record Layout
Data in Record Layout
Variable Data:
Reserved Variable Data:
Member
File
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Then press the F11 key. The following display appears:
Fixed Data:
Concatenation of Variable Data and Fixed Data:
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Numeric Editing
On this display, you can specify an edit code and an edit code modifier.
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Design Page Layout
From the following display you can specify the design of the page layout.
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Page
Repetition of the Record in the Page
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Page
170
The following figure shows the above choices:
Page
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Page
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Page
Text
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Print at page break only
Print at page break only
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Specify Record Selection
AND/OR
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Value
Field
Define Printout Specifications
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Page
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Specify Mapping Object Name
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The following table explains each field of the Mapping Page Segment Name display:
Page segment
Database field value
Saving PFD Definition
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When you specify 1 in the
prompt and Y in the
Return to PFD definition list
prompt, the following display appears:
When you press the Enter key after specifying these prompts, the following display appears:
2=Change PFD Definition
column beside the PFD definition that you want to change.
The following display appears:
3=Copy PFD Definition
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4=Delete PFD Definition
6=Print PFD Definition
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7=Rename PFD Definition
New member
9=Print Database File
Chapter 11. Work with PFD Definition Files
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Page
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Page
Showing a PFD Definition File List
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Library
PFD Definition file
Selecting a PFD Definition File from a List
1=Create PFD Definition File
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2=Change PFD Definition File
3=Copy PFD Definition File
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4=Delete PFD Definition File
7=Rename PFD Definition File
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New object
8=Display Description of PFD Definition File
12=Work with PFD Definitions
Chapter 12. Print Database File Member
Start Printing from Work with PFD Definitions Display
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The following table describes the Print Database File Member display.
Library
Database file
the Printout specifications
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You can choose a database file and a member from the list. For example, move the cursor to the
prompt and press F4. The Select Database File Member display appears:
Page
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Start Printing from the AFP Utilities Menu
To start printing, type 13 at the command line on the AFP Utilities menu.
You can show the list of PFD definition files in the specified library. Move the cursor to the
prompt, and press the F4 key. The Select PFD Definition File display appears:
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Start Printing by PRTPFDDTA
The following command prompt appears:
See page 208 through 212 for more information.
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Design Operation and Fonts
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Chapter 13. Design Operation
Element Types
Text
Graphics
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Design Overlay
Source overlay
Record Layout
Design Display
Screen View
List View
Defining Elements in the Screen View
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Layout of the Screen View
The screen view of the design display is shown:
The following table explains each field in the above display.
Element Indication on Image Area - Element Mark
Element Mark On/Off
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Hide
Refresh
Scroll
Function Keys:
Control field
Control
Control Field:
Element Operations in the Screen View
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Define Element Operation
Change Element Operation
Edit Operation
Function Keys on the Design Display
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Figure 24 (Page 2 of 2). Common Function Keys for all Operations on the Design Display
Figure 25. Function Keys for Base Operation on the Design Display
Figure 26. Function Keys for Define or Change Operation on the Design Display
Figure 27. Function Keys for Place Operation on the Design Display
Defining or Changing an Element
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Page
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Text
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Page
Text data
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User specified DBCS data
User specified DBCS data
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When you press Enter, the Overlay Utility and the Print Format Utility check the
Font Selection:
DBCS font
Font
or the
Font Number
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Page
Press the Enter, F3, or F12 key after you specify the parameters, or press the F4
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By pressing the F4 key, the following display appears to specify those characteristics.
Page
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Page
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Page
Shading pattern
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Shading pattern
shading pattern
Text data
Text placement
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Page
Horizontal
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Vertical
horizontal
Bar Code
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Press the Enter, F3 or F12 key after you specify the parameters, or press the F4
Press the Roll Up (Page Down) key to see the next page of the Define Bar Code Detail display.
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Page
258
The following explains the
Bar Code Data:
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Page
Check digit
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Check Digit:
Page
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Page
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Select Page Segment:
Specify Variable Page Segment:
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Graphics
When you specify '2=File' as the source object type, the following display appears:
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The following table explains each field in these displays.
Page
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When you specify '2=File' as the source object type, the following display appears:
The following table explains each field in these displays.
Select Field in Record Format (Graphics):
prompt, the following occurs:
, or
If you press F4 (Detail) in the Place Graphics Detail display when the cursor is in the
Folder, PC document, Library,
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Specify Variable Graphics:
Record Layout
By pressing the F4 key, the following display appears.
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Page
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Copy, Move, and Remove an Existing Element
Element Edit
Block Edit
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window if necessary.
Page
Changing Elements in the List View
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Layout of the List View
Page
284
Create or Change the Element
Create
Change
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Sort Element List
Copy, Move, Remove, or Restore
Element Edit
Across
Down
Across
Page
Chapter 14. Work with Fonts
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Page
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Font type
2=Change Font
Font type
Change Font (Font Type=1):
CL Reference
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When you choose 2 for the
Change Font (Font Type=2):
Change Font (Font Type=3):
When you choose 3 for the
prompt, the following display appears.
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Opt.
5=Display Font
column beside the font number you want to display. 2. Press Enter.
Display Font (Font Type=2)
Display Font (Font Type=3)
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Opt.
9=Set Initial Font
Resource Management Utility
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Chapter 15. Introduction to the Resource Management Utility (RMU)
Converting to an AS/400 Page Segment
Converting to a Page Segment from an AS/400 Database File
Converting to a Page Segment from a PC Document
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Working with Overlays
Copying an Overlay
Working with Page Segments
Page
Page
Chapter 16. Getting Started with the Resource Management Utility
Starting Resource Management Utility
Converting a PC Document to a Page Segment
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Example Actions:
Change image size
From PC document
Printing an Overlay
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Page
Printing a Page Segment
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Page
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Chapter 17. Starting and Ending the Resource Management Utility
Starting the Resource Management Utility
Starting the Resource Management Utility with the STRAFPU
Option 21 : Convert to Page Segment Function
Starting the Resource Management Utility with the CVTPCDPAGS
The following display appears when you type data in the fields and press the F10
Press the Enter key and the following display appears.
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Starting the Resource Management Utility with the CVTPFMPAGS
The following display appears when you type data in the fields and press the F10
Press the Enter key and the following display appears.
Starting the Resource Management Utility with the CVTOVLPFM
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From this display, you can convert an overlay object to a database file member.
field to '\YES', and press
Starting the Resource Management Utility with the CVTPAGSPFM
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Chapter 18. Convert to Page Segment Function
The following table describes the fields on the Convert to Page Segment display:
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prompt, the following display appears.
the
The following table describes the fields on the Convert to Page Segment display:
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Change image size
When you select Y (Yes) for the
prompt and press Enter, the Convert to Page Segment display changes as follows:
The following table describes the fields newly shown on the Convert to Page Segment display:
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Length
Width
Page
Page
Page
Page
Chapter 19. Work with Overlays Function
Overlay
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Columns
3=Copy Overlay Object
4=Delete Overlays
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6=Print Overlay
Page
338
7=Rename Overlay
8=Display Overlay Description
9=Convert Overlay to Physical File Member
1. Type data in the prompts. 2. PressEnter. The
prompt appears as follows when you specify 'Y' in the
Create
prompt:
The following table describes the Convert Overlay to File display.
file-name
340
library-name
member-name
13=Change Overlay Text
Page
Chapter 20. Work with Page Segments Function
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Columns
3=Copy Page Segment
4=Delete Page Segments
column beside the page segment that you want to delete. 2. Press Enter.
6=Print Page Segment
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Page
7=Rename Page Segment
348
8=Display Page Segment Description
9=Convert Page Segment to Physical File Member
1. Type data in the prompts. 2. PressEnter.
prompt for the file appears when you specify 'Y in the
The following table describes the Convert Page Segment to File display.
file-name
350
library-name
Page segment
13=Change Page Segment Text
Page
References
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Chapter 21. AFP Utilities for AS/400 Commands
STRAFPU (Start AFP Utilities for AS/400) Command
STROVLU (Start Overlay Utility) Command
source-overlay-file-name
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source-overlay-name
STRPFU (Start Print Format Utility) Command
PFD-definition-file-name
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PFD-definition-name
Page
Page
PFD-definition-file-name
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PFD-definition-name
Page
page-number
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number-of-copies
output-queue-name
form-definition-name
CVTPCDPAGS (Convert PC Document to Page Segment) Command
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Page
page-segment-name
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folder-name
PC-document-name
width-value
length-value
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authorization-list-name
CVTPFMPAGS (Convert Physical File Member to Page Segment)
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Page
page-segment-name
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width-value
length-value
376
Page
authorization-list-name
378
CVTOVLPFM (Convert Overlay to Physical File Member) Command
Page
380
Page
CVTPAGSPFM (Convert Page Segment to Physical File Member)
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Page
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Page
Page
Chapter 22. Limitations and Restrictions
Overlay Utility Limitations
Minimum and Maximum Limitations
Dashed and Dotted Lines
Source Overlay File
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Font
Page Segment
Line
Box
Text in Box
Print Format Utility Limitations
Minimum and Maximum Limitations
Dashed and Dotted Lines
Line Width and Page Size
Element Position
PFD Definition File
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Font
Page Segment
Line
Box
Text in Box
Shading in Box
Graphics (GDF) Size
Resource Management Utility Limitations Restrictions
IMDS (IOCA) Data Stream
Print Operation
Creating Page Segment
Converting an Overlay to a Physical File Member
Sending Source Overlays and PFD Definitions
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Chapter 23. Problem Analysis
No
Yes
0100 (continued)
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Page
0100 (continued)
400
Software Installation
0100 (continued)
Software Installation
402
Common Symptoms and Possible Causes
Printer Device Programming
404
Character size
Sense Codes and Possible Causes
Character size
406
Color
Contacting Your Service Representative
Element Type and Position
Text Element and Position
Line Element and Position
408
Line Placement is Center
Line Placement is Border
Box Element and Position
Line Placement is Border
Line Placement is Center:
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Bar Code Element and Position
Top of the row and left edge of the column is the bar code position.
Top left corner of the bar code area is positioned.
Page Segment Element and Position
Top of the row and left edge of the column is the page segment position.
Record Layout Element and Position
Top of the row and left edge of the column is the record layout position.
Top left corner of the record layout is positioned.
Graphics Element and Position
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Appendix A. Printer Characteristics
Advanced Function Printing: Printer Information
Supported Printers
414
Offset
Advanced Function Printing Utilities for OS/400 Licensed Program Specifications
Printable Area
3812 Printer
3816 and 3930 Printers
3820 Printer
3825 Printer
3827 and 3829 Printers
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3831 Printer
3835 Printer
3900 Printer
3916 and 4028 Printers
4224 Printer
3935 Printer
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4234 Printer
4230 Printer
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Appendix B. Rotation, Format, and Shading Pattern in Box
Format, Text Placement and Rotation
Format
Text placement
Format
Degree of Rotation
422
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Shading Pattern in Box
Shading pattern
Shading type
Page
Page
Page
Appendix D. Using GDFs in AFP Utilities
Figure 59 (Page 1 of 2).
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Figure 59 (Page 2 of 2).
Page
Appendix E. How to Do a Task
How to Use This Chapter
Tasks Related to Source Overlays
Tasks Related to Source Overlay Files
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Tasks Related to PFD Definitions
Tasks Related to PFD Definition Files
Tasks Related to Overlay Objects
Tasks Related to Page Segments
448
Note: The following description assumes that you are on a display with the
Tasks Related to Screen View of Design Display
Defining an Element
Handling Existing Elements
Changing the View of the Display
450
Tasks Related to List View of Design Display
Defining an Element
Handling Existing Elements
Tasks Related to Each Element Text Element
The Define Text Detail display The Change Text Detail display
Line Element
452
Pattern
Line width
The Define Line Detail display The Change Line Detail display
Graphics Element
Note: The following description assumes that you are on one of the following
The Place Graphics Detail display The Change Graphics Detail display
Page Segment Element
Note: The following description assumes that you are on one of the following
Record Layout Element
454
Value (Field, number, or 'character')
Test
Field F4 for list
Tasks Related to Overlay Specifications and PFD Specifications
Tasks Related to Font
Task Related to Printout Specifications
456
Source drawer
Duplex
Print quality
Appendix F. Portability to Other Systems
Overstrike
Underline
IPDS Towers
Fonts
458
Page Segments
PSF (Print Service Facility)
Appendix G. Sample Overlays and Sample PFD Definitions
Sample Overlays
DMAS Forms
MAPICS/DB Forms
460
Sample PFD Definitions
AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Labels
EIA (Electronic Industries Association) Labels
462
Appendix H. Code 128 Character Set
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Glossary
interactive job
interactive
descending sequence
control language (CL)
470
characters per inch (cpi)
extended help
physical file
logical file
all authority
element mark
element name
character key
472
human readable interpretation (HRI)
control character
key entry area
batch
document library
folder
image area
screen view
474
electronic overlay
all authority
page up
ward
general-purpose library
private authority
public authority
resource management utility (RMU)
476
spooled output file
data authority
fixed data
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Index Special Characters
Numerics
A
B
C
480
D
482
E
F
G
484
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
486
O
P
Page
R
488
S
T
490
U
V
W
Page
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