Operation Flow Figure 17 shows the overview of the print format utility operation. Figure17.OverviewofPrintFormatUtilityOperation 102 AFP Utilities for iSeries: User’s Guide *-------------------------* Step 1 | - Define PFD | | specifications and fonts | | - Specify database file | | - Specify break fields | *------------*------------* | *------------------+-------------------* | *------------->| | || V | | *-------------------* | | Place element on | | | | the record layout | | *---------*---------* Step 2 | | V | *-------------------* | | | Define contents | | of element | | *---------*---------* | *--------------* *------------------+-------------------* | *------------------+-------------------* | *------------->| | || V | | *-------------------* | | Place element on | | | | the page layout | *---------*---------* Step 3 | | V | *-------------------* | | | Define contents | | of element | | *---------*---------* | *--------------* *------------------+-------------------* V *-------------------* Step 4 | - Specify record | | selection | - Define printout | | specifications | | - Specify mapping | | object name | *---------*---------* V *-------------------* Step 5 | Save a PFD | definition *---------*---------* V *-------------------* Step 6 | Print a | database file *-------------------*