Specify a page definition

To use or identify a fully qualified page definition, specify the PAGDFN parameter on one of these CL commands:

You can specify a page definition with *LINE, *AFPDSLINE, or *USERASCII data.

Note:
If the data is ASCII XML (*USERASCII), a page definition and form definition are required.

After Print Services Facility™ (PSF) completes formatting, it converts the line data and page definition to Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™).

When you specify a page definition on the printer file, some printer file parameters might be ignored when the spooled file is printed through PSF.

To change the PAGDFN spooled file attribute, use the Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA) command.

Related concepts

How page definitions, form definitions, and printer files interact

Related reference

Change Printer File (CHGPRTF) CL command

Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA) CL command

Create Printer File (CRTPRTF) CL command

Override with Printer File (OVRPRTF) CL command