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Programmer Manual PTX ‐ S828
Appendix G ‐ Application Paper Source in IPDS 388 260071 ‐ 001A
Rear CF: FORMFEED (*CONT2)
In this case, the AS/400® is aware that the Rear Continuous Forms is in fact a continuous form feed.
Therefore a drawer parameter is not required and the Forms Alignment message can be issued.
2. When you are switching from one continuous forms path to the other, printed output must be manually
torn off and removed from the printer before the first forms path can be parked. For this reason, you
may want to use the FORM keyword in the AS/400 Printer File to alert the operator to remove any
printer output before a job using a different forms path is sent.
Use of 'FORMS' parameters - z/OS and System i
For continuous forms printers with only a single continuous forms paper source, forms were specified
using FORMS parameters in JCL or, for the AS/400, the FORMTYPE parameter. This method can still be
used to have the operator change to the correct forms for the job. But it cannot be used to cause the
printer to switch between the Front and Rear continuous forms sources.
Using S828 with System i Host Print Transform
AS/400 Host Print Transform (HPT) provides two objects that allow you to use the multiple paper sources
available on the S828 printer.
The first is
*IBM4247DUAL
. This object provides support for the two tractor feeds, with DRAWER (1)
meaning the front tractor feed and DRAWER (2) meaning the rear tractor feed.
Front Continuous Forms:
DRAWER (2)
Rear Continuous Forms: DRAWER (4)
Support that includes this enhancement to the HPT objects can also be added to V4R1 or V4R2 by
applying a PTF. For information, see the Euro I Info APAR, number II1523.