Steps for editing printer definitions for the PDF to AFP transform

To edit printer definitions, use either Infoprint Server ISPF panels or the Printer Inventory Definition Utility (PIDU) program. This section describes how to use the ISPF panels. For information about the PIDU program, see "Using the PIDU program to manage the Printer Inventory" in z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration.

Before you begin: You must be authorized to edit the Printer Inventory. You must have UPDATE access to the AOP.ADMINISTRATOR profile in the RACF® PRINTSRV class.

Steps for editing printer definitions:

(Optional) Create a Processing component. If you need to specify the PDF to AFP transform in a large number of printer definitions, a component can simplify administration. If you need to change your transform filter in the future, you can make the change in your Processing component.
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On the Processing panel of either the printer definition or the component, select the PDF data format.

Tip:

In PSF printer definitions, also select the Line data, MO:DCA-P, and Text data formats. PSF can print line data and MO:DCA-P data on AFP printers, and Infoprint Server automatically converts text data to line data.

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Next to the PDF data format, specify the ps2afp.dll filter and filter options in the Filter field. Type the absolute path name if the filter is not in a directory that is named in the LIBPATH environment variable. For filter options, see PDF to AFP transform filter.
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In PSF printer definitions, do not select the Resubmit for filtering field.
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(Optional) In the Fail on error field, select whether you want the transform to fail when a transform warning or data stream error occurs during the transform. When a transform fails, the transform does not produce an output document.
The Infoprint Server fail-on-transform-error job attribute overrides this field.

If you do not select an option in this field and fail-on-transform-error is not specified, the AOP_FAIL_ON_ERROR environment variable determines when the transform fails.

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(Optional) In the Trailer error page field, select the type of messages you want the transform to write on a page at the end of the AFP output (called the trailer error page).
The Infoprint Server trailer-transform-error-page job attribute overrides this value.

If you do not select an option in this field, the AOP_TRAILER_ERROR_PAGE environment variable determines the type of messages the transform writes.

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(Optional) If you created a Processing component, specify the name of the Processing component in the Component name field on the PSF printer definition panel. Do this step in all printer definitions to which the transform applies.
After you include a Processing component, check the Processing panel in the printer definition to ensure that the transform is specified correctly. You might need to remove (space over) any filters that are specified on the Processing panel of the printer definition itself. If any filters are specified in the printer definition, the filters that are specified in the component are not used.

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(Optional) On the Allocation panel, you can specify the name of the form definition that PSF uses when it prints the AFP image data that the transform creates.
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