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Initially, you may need to set the APU defaults if they were not previously set. For
more information, see “Initial APU Setup” on page 14.
Creating a print definition includes defining page formats and defining copies. We
describe these tasks in the sections that follow.
Defining Page Formats
When you create a print definition, you must specify whether the print definition
will contain one or more page formats. If your print definition will contain only
one page format, APU uses a fast path to map the spooled file data and define
other document resources such as overlays and images.
However, if your print definition will contain multiple page formats, you must
define the fields in the spooled file that APU can use to determine which page
format to use for each page of input data. See “Example of a Multiple Page Format
Document” on page 51 for a detailed description of the panels in APU that you use
for a print definition with multiple page formats.
After you have set up the conditions you want APU to use to select a page format,
you can then specify the formatting instructions for each output copy.
Defining Copies
A page format needs a minimum of one copy. APU provides the first *ORIGINAL
copy with all related default values. Before you create additional copies, you need
to define or modify all elements common to all copies. All work that is done on
the first copy can be reused by any additional copies.
Step 4: Printing with the Print Definition
To test how your application output will appear with the new print definition
applied, select Work with Spooled Files from the APU Main Menu. On that panel
you can select an existing spooled file to which you can apply your print
definition.
APU IBM Advanced Print Utility
Select one of the following:
Build and Test APU Print Definitions
1. Work with Print Definitions
2. Work with Spooled Files
Run APU in Batch Mode
3. Work with APU Monitor
4. Start APU Monitor
5. End APU Monitor
Configure APU
6. Set APU Defaults
7. Work with Fonts
8. Configure APU Monitor Action
Selection or command
===> 1
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F16=System main menu
F23=Set initial menu
Figure 5. APU main menu panel
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