vInitially,the additional resource libraries field entries in the “Set Print Definition
Attributes” panel are copied from the APU defaults. If a user overrides any of
these resources on this panel, APU will only use these overridden resources.
APU does NOT concatenate these overridden resources with entries that might
have been specified in the APU defaults initially.
vYoumust ensure that a sufficient number of user library list entries exist when
you are adding additional resources on the “Set Print DefinitionAttributes”
display.
vIf you create a print definition with two page formats, ensure that you code
rules to handle both pages. APU does not assume an implied else statement to
print a second page format. For example, to ensure pages that other than ‘Page
2’ will print, code:
IF PG2ONLY *EQ ’Page 2’*USE PG2
*USE *DEFAULT
vYoucan specify MULTIPLE PAGE FORMATS = *YES, and only have one page
format, but RENAMING the *DEFAULTpage format may not produce any
output. If APU does not find a rule that refers to the RENAMED page format,
APU attempts to find *DEFAULTas the page format to use, and because it
would not find *DEFAULT,APU assumes *OMIT, does not print any copies
contained within the RENAMED page format, and prints only the original input
spooled file. Tofix this, you can do one of the following:
– Rename the Page Format back to *Default
– Define a rule to *USE the new page format name
Mapping Data
vTryto map a total area; don’t leave spaces between columns. This provides
better performance.
vIf you increase the line increment and utilize the repeat function, you could
cause an error by trying to create data off the logical page. This should be
considered when requesting rotation also.
vIf you increase the line increment, you should also ensure the starting position
down value is correct, it is not automatically recalculated for you; otherwise,
your data may not be positioned in respect to other data on the page.
vYoucannot place two constants on the same origin. If you feel that this is
absolutely necessary to do this, you can trick the system by changing the unit of
measure to UNITS, and just increment the origin by 1 unit. By doing this, the
origin looks the same on different printers due to the rounding of pel
placements they perform.
Copies and Page Formats
vTakea lot of space; eliminate unused page formats or copies to speed up
processing.
vWerecommend that you determine that the first change is how you want it
before continuing on with copies or page formats copied from first changes;
otherwise, each copy/page format that was made would have to be modified
rather than just the original.
vAPU processes copies in alphabetical name order.For example, if you had two
copies (PGE1 & PGB), and you want PGE1 associated with the first copy,you
could rename PGE1 to PGA, so it is first alphabetically.
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