Entering content frameProcedure documentation Advanced Function Printing (iSeries) Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Prerequisites

Before you can apply the Advanced Function Printing (AFP), you:

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

Procedure

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

Example

CRTDEVPRT DEVD(IBM3916) DEVCLS(*LCL) TYPE(*IPDS) MODEL(0) AFP(*YES) PORT(1) SWTSET(1) CTL(CTL01) FONT(011)
  1. To start the printer, enter iSeries command STRPRTWTR.

Example

STRPRTWTR DEV(IBM3916)

In the SAP System, one EBCDIC-AFP device type has been defined for iSeries: SAPGOF_E.

AFP Printing using Access Method 'L'

As of Release 4.0A, an OTF-AFP converter can be installed on an iSeries to provide support for AFP printing from the SAP System. This converter is accessed using access method "L", which requires the following settings:

  1. Call transaction SPAD.
  2. On the screen Spool Administration: Initial Screen, choose Configuration ® Output device.

The screen Spool Administration: List of Output Devices appears.
  1. Choose Change.
  1. Choose Output Devices ® Create.

    2. The screen Spool Administration: Create Output Device appears.

  2. In the field Output device enter a name to identify the output device.
  3. In the field Device type select a suitable device.
  4. In the field Spool server, select a server.
  5. Choose Access method.
  6. Enter access method L.
  7. Choose Edit ® Command set.
  8. In the Command set ID field enter a letter and double-click the field.

    9. The dialog box Create Output Device appears.

  9. In the field Command to transfer print data enter:

    10. QSYS.LIB/QPRTTOOL.LIB/CVTPRTDTA.CMD OBJ(&F) OUTQ(&P)

  10. Choose Enter.

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.

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

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