Applying Advanced Function Printing (iSeries) 

Prerequisites

·        You have installed the OTF-AFP converter.

The converter consists of the following products: 5798-AF3 PrintSuite/400, 5722SS1 PSF/400 and the corresponding AFP font libraries.

·        You have created and started the AFP printer.

Procedure

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       1.      To create a Twinax-attached AFP printer, enter the iSeries command CRTDEVPRT .

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(IBM3916) DEVCLS(*LCL) TYPE(*IPDS) MODEL(0) AFP(*YES) PORT(1) SWTSET(1) CTL(CTL01) FONT(011)

       2.      To start the printer, enter the iSeries command STRPRTWTR.

STRPRTWTR DEV(IBM3916)

AFP Printing Using Access Method “L”

As of Release 4.0A, an OTF-AFP converter can be installed on iSeries to provide support for AFP printing from the SAP system. This converter is accessed using access method “L”. For more information, see Setting the SAP Output Devices (iSeries).

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The SAP spool system considers an output request completed once it has been passed to the AFP converter. Therefore, the option Do not query host spooler for output status must be activated in the output device.

See also:

For more information about AFP printing, see the IBM documentation SAP R/3 AFP: Printing on the AS/400 (Document S544-5412).