Overlay Utility The Overlay Utility enables you to create overlays (electronic forms). Once created, an overlay can be placed on pages of output using iSeries printer file support, Data Description Specifications (DDS) in conjunction with High-Level Language (HLL) application programs, Advanced Print Utility, iSeries page and form definitions, AFP Toolbox, Print Format Utility, and other AFP document enabling applications. Figure 3 shows how an overlay can be merged with data. You can: v Design an overlay interactively on a display screen. v Store the source data of the overlay (source overlay) that you designed in your file. v Change the source overlay that was previously stored in the file. v Create an overlay object from the source overlay. v Print the overlay object that was created in the specified library. An overlay can contain text with several kinds of fonts, lines, boxes, images, bar codes, and graphics. Figure 5 shows a sample overlay. Figure5.SampleOverlay(CreatedbytheOverlayUtility) Chapter 1. What are the IBM Advanced Function Printing Utilities for iSeries? 9