Chapter 1. What are the IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for iSeries? The IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for iSeries (AFP/U), Version 4 Release 2, is a licensed program consisting of three integrated utilities that provide support for Advanced Function Printing (AFP) applications on iSeries. These utilities enable you to create and manage electronic forms (overlays), to create and manage image resources, and to create AFP applications from server database files. The three AFP Utilities are: Overlay Utility: Enables you to create electronic forms directly on the server for use in iSeries AFP applications. The Overlay Utility works with any iSeries terminal, providing an interactive design interface. Overlay Utility functions include: v Create AFP electronic forms from any iSeries terminal v Place text, lines, boxes, shading, bar codes, graphics, and page segments at any location on the overlay page v Present text in a wide variety of fonts using either downloadable fonts (iSeries-resident) or printer-resident fonts v Present text in either single byte character sets (SBCS) or double byte character sets (DBCS) v Present text in four orientations (across, down, back, and up) and three formats (horizontal, vertical, and vertical right to left) v Define horizontal and vertical lines, with control of line type (solid, dashed, or dotted) and line thickness v Define boxes, with control over box type (solid, dashed, or dotted) and shading v Define any of 14 standard bar code symbologies with control over sizing, human-readable information, and orientation. Supported bar codes are: – 3-of-9 code, MHI/AIM US-3 – Interleave 2-of-5 – MSI Plessey – Industrial 2-of-5 – Codabar – UPC-A – UPC-E – EAN-8 – EAN-13 – Matrix 2-of-5 – POSTNET – Code128 – Japan Postal – Royal Mail v Position overlay, page segment, and graphic elements by row/column or direct page offset in inches or centimeters 3