zSeries and S/390 AFP and line data

In these topics, the term zSeries® means zSeries and S/390® unless otherwise stated. From an Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) perspective, data sent to i5/OS™ from the zSeries can be any of these:

• Print data (letters, documents, and so on)
  • Advanced Function Presentation data stream (AFPDS)
  • AFPDSLINE (or mixed data). AFPDSLINE is data that has a mixture of line data and AFPDS data.
  • LINE (line data). Line data is data that has been prepared for printing on a line printer. Line data does not contain all placement or presentation information that is needed for printing on page printers.
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