IBM S544-5351-03 manual Contents

Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Purpose of this Publication . . . . . . ix

APU Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Organization of the Manual . . . . . . . . . ix

Part 1. Understanding and Preparing

to Use APU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1. Introducing Advanced Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What is APU?	.	.	3
What You Can Do with APU	.	. 3
Why Use APU?	.	.	4
Printing with and without APU	.	. 4
Printing without APU	.	.	4
Printing with APU	.	.	5
APU formatting instructions	.	.	6
Steps in Creating an APU Document . . . .	.	. 7
Step 1: Analyzing the Existing Application .	.	. 8
Step 2: Locating Required AFP Resources . .	.	. 9
Step 3: Using APU to Create a Print Definition . . 9
Step 4: Printing with the Print Definition . .	.		10

Chapter 2. Preparing to Use the
Advanced Print Utility			13
APU Prerequisites and Options		.	13
	Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
	Recommended . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
	Optional	.	13
Initial APU Setup		.	14
Font Installation Considerations		.	16
Review Document Resource Requirements . . .		. 16
Using Fonts with APU		.	18
	Outline Fonts	.	20
	Custom Fonts	.	21
Image Resources		.	24
	How APU Works with Image Resources . . . . 24
	Building Image Resources	.	26
Overlay Resources		.	26
	How APU Works with Overlays	. 27
	Building Overlay Resources	.	29
Bar Code Resources		.	29
	Code 3 of 9 Bar Code Example	. 30
	POSTNET (Postal Bar Code) Bar Code Example		30
	How APU Works with Bar Codes	. 30
	Part 2. Creating Print Definitions
with APU			33

Chapter 3. Building an APU Print
Definition for a Single Page Format .	.	35
Example of a Single-Page Format Document . .	. 35
Example of the SCS File to be Formatted . .	. 35
Example of the Formatted File	.	36
Setting up a Basic Print Definition	.	36
Identifying Resources	.	36
Working with a Print Definition	.	37
Further Defining the Print Definition	.	38
Working with Copies	.	40
Selecting a Sample Spooled File	.	42
Page Layout Options	.	42
Defining Page Segments	.	43
Defining Overlays	.	44
Mapping Field Data	.	45
Mapping a Field as Text	.	47
Using the Repeat Function	.	48
Mapping a Field at Multiple Locations . . .	. 49

Chapter 4. Building an APU Print Definition for Multiple Page Formats . . 51

Example of a Multiple Page Format Document . . 51 Overview of Defining a Multiple Page Format Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Initial Copy for Page Format One . .	. . .	. 55
Continuation Page Format . . . .	. . .	.	55
Working with a Print Definition . . .	. . .	.	55
Identifying Resources	. . .	.	55
Starting to Work on a Print Definition	. . .	. 55
Developing Your Print Definition . .	. . .	.	56
Defining Selection Fields	. . .	.	59
Working with Copies	. . .	.	60
Defining the Page Layout	. . .	.	61
Specifying the Back Overlay . . . .	. . .	.	62
Mapping Fields	. . .	.	63
Mapping Bar Codes	. . .	.	64
Defining Constant Data	. . .	.	66
Selecting Fonts	. . .	.	66
Defining Overlays	. . .	.	68
Replicating the Contents of Copies . .	. . .	.	69
Continuation Page Copies	. . .	.	71

Part 3. Printing With APU . . . .	.	77
Chapter 5. Manual and Command Line
Printing with APU	.	79
Methods of Printing with APU		. 79
Manually Associating a Print Definition with a
Spooled File		. 79
Panel 1: Apply Print Definition		. 80
Panel 2: Apply Print Definition		. 81
Panel 3: Apply Print Definition		. 82
Using the Apply Print Definition Command . .		. 82

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