Xerox Xerox Printer Access Facility (XPAF) Support & Software User Guide
XPAF Forms Generator
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User Guide and Reference
Xerox laser printer support
XFG supports Xerox centralized and decentralized printers.
Centralized printers
Centralized printers are high–speed, high–volume printers generally used in central
locations for printing data processing output from mainframe computers. They may
be attached to the host computer by an S/370 channel or attached remotely by a
TCP/IP connection.
be attached to the host computer by an S/370 channel or attached remotely by a
TCP/IP connection.
Decentralized printers
XFG also supports Xerox decentralized printers through XPAF. These printers are
generally in remote locations away from the mainframe. A TCP/IP communications
link connects them to the host.
link connects them to the host.
Contrasting XFG with a typical forms application
XFG allows you to create electronic versions of your forms, compile them, store
them in your XPAF CFORMLIB and download them to your printer as needed. This
eliminates the need to stock large quantities of preprinted forms.
eliminates the need to stock large quantities of preprinted forms.
Once you download your form to a Xerox LPS printer, the printer merges your form
with variable data. This capability allows you to create, store and print any number of
forms, in any order, on plain paper.
forms, in any order, on plain paper.
In a typical forms application that does not use XFG, you have to prepare and load
preprinted forms (often printed in large quantities) on a printer connected to a
computer. You can load only one set of forms at a time and must remove and
replace any forms currently loaded with the preprinted forms you want. The typical
forms application usually requires a stock of preprinted forms. If there are different
forms, storage costs can be high. If you have to modify preprinted forms, you usually
must discard old versions, making your costs even higher.
computer. You can load only one set of forms at a time and must remove and
replace any forms currently loaded with the preprinted forms you want. The typical
forms application usually requires a stock of preprinted forms. If there are different
forms, storage costs can be high. If you have to modify preprinted forms, you usually
must discard old versions, making your costs even higher.
Forms you can create with XFG
The following list provides examples of general business forms you can create with
XFG:
• Bar codes
• Billing statements and invoices
• Calendars
• Checklists
• Financial statements
• Floor plans
• Flow diagrams
• Marketing surveys
• Order forms
• Organizational charts
• Packing and shipping slips
• Production and inventory control forms
• Reorder lists
• Reports
• Routing forms
• Schedules
• Billing statements and invoices
• Calendars
• Checklists
• Financial statements
• Floor plans
• Flow diagrams
• Marketing surveys
• Order forms
• Organizational charts
• Packing and shipping slips
• Production and inventory control forms
• Reorder lists
• Reports
• Routing forms
• Schedules
• Status report forms