Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software User Guide
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Overview
The XPAF Forms Generator (XFG) operates in a standard IBM z/OS environment
that includes Xerox high–speed, high–volume centralized, PCL and/or PDF printers.
This chapter describes the XFG features, prerequisites, operating environment and
the supported printers. Refer to the Xerox XPAF User Guide for more information.
XFG features
XFG provides the following features:
• Flexible language statement syntax. The syntax allows you to quickly and easily
develop your form electronically. The syntax is similar to the source language that
resides on the Xerox laser printing system (LPS) printer and that the Forms
Description Language (FDL) compiler uses. XFG also allows additional command
extensions, such as dot leaders, which the FDL compiler does not support.
resides on the Xerox laser printing system (LPS) printer and that the Forms
Description Language (FDL) compiler uses. XFG also allows additional command
extensions, such as dot leaders, which the FDL compiler does not support.
• Additional flexibility. You have the ability to download host–generated forms, which
were compiled in different formats, to specific laser printers.
• Increase in several FDL limits.
• Standard entries. You have the ability to enter standard XFG reserved words and
identifiers in uppercase or lowercase letters.
Prerequisites
You should have a working knowledge of your MVS or z/OS operating system and
be able to perform the following procedures:
• Create and edit a text file on your system.
• Use JCL to compile a job on your system.
• Use JCL to access a file through your resource management interface and
download your selected file to your Xerox laser printing system.
Operating environment
The host computer, peripheral devices, printers and software make up your printing
system. This section describes the hardware and software requirements to operate
XFG.
XFG.
Hardware requirements
XFG 5.0 operates on IBM S/370 and S/390 series computers running the MVS/ESA
or z/OS operating system.
Software requirements
XFG operates in batch mode or interactively under ISPF panels within the IBM
MVS/ESA and z/OS operating system. It does not use operating system features
specific to any MVS release level. Any specific requirements for your site are
provided during installation and described in the XPAF 5.0 Installation Guide.
specific to any MVS release level. Any specific requirements for your site are
provided during installation and described in the XPAF 5.0 Installation Guide.
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference