Intermate iSeries User Manual

User’s Manual for InterForm400®

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Using a “TEMPLATE” AFC defintion

As all printers being used together with InterForm400

has to have an AFC-definition

defined, the use of a TEMPLATE AFC definition is very useful. A lot of the printers being
monitored by AFC, will often have the same requirements in terms of which spool files are
to be merged with which overlays.

In the following example we delete the AFC entries made for AFC definition
AFC_INPUT1, even though the use of a template definition will also work when AFC
entries is made in the main AFC defintion. The template AFC entries will always be
executed after the AFC entries made in the main AFC definition.

Update Auto Forms Control Definition AFC302D

Output queue . . . . . . : AFC_INPUT1

Library . . . . . . . : APF3812

Type choices and then press Enter. Press F3 or F12 to exit.

Description . . . . . . . . Job for sample printout

Autostart job . . . . . . . Y (Y N)

Code page . . . . . . . . . *SYSVAL Number, *SYSVAL F4=List

Default output output queue and printer type

Output queue . . . . . . . . AFC_OUT1

Library . . . . . . . . . APF3812

InterForm 400 printer type . HP4_PJL

Interface . . . . . . . . ASCII850

Optional template AFC-definition to be executed after this definition

Output queue . . . . . . . . TEMPLATE__

Library . . . . . . . . . QGPL______

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel

Rather than making the same AFC entries for a lot of simular monitored output queues,
we create an AFC defintion with entries, which will operate as a template for other AFC
definitions:

Create an output queue without a device attached.:

CRTOUTQ QGPL/TEMPLATE

Create an AFC definition as per below, using option 1. Functions attached to output
queue from the AFC menu option 5. Work with Auto Forms Control. Press F6 to create.

Update Auto Forms Control Definition AFC302D

Output queue . . . . . . : TEMPLATE__

Library . . . . . . . : QGPL______

Type choices and then press Enter. Press F3 or F12 to exit.

Description . . . . . . . . Template AFC-definition___________________

Autostart job . . . . . . . Y (Y N)

Code page . . . . . . . . . *SYSVAL Number, *SYSVAL F4=List

Default output output queue and printer type

Output queue . . . . . . . . TEMPLATE__

Library . . . . . . . . . QGPL______

InterForm 400 printer type . HP4_PJL___

Interface . . . . . . . . ASCII850

Optional template AFC-definition to be executed after this definition

Output queue . . . . . . . . __________

Library . . . . . . . . . __________

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel