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<h3 id="rzau6formdef">Form definitions</h3>
<p>A form definition is an Advanced Function Presentation&trade; (AFP&trade;) resource object that defines the characteristics of the physical
form to be printed on, including these: </p>
<ul>
<li>Overlays to be used</li>
<li>Position of page data on the form</li>
<li>Rotation</li>
<li>Duplexing</li>
<li>Input drawer</li>
<li>Formfeed type</li>
<li>Print quality</li>
<li>Number of copies of each page and the modifications that apply to each
set of copies</li></ul>
<p>Whenever you are printing to a printer configured as AFP(*YES), a form
definition is required. If you do not specify a form definition on the printer
file, an inline form definition is built from the printer file parameters.
If you specify a form definition, no inline form definition is built from
the printer file parameters. In this case, if you send the data to an AFP printer, Print Services Facility&trade; (PSF) ignores some printer file
parameters.</p>
<p>This list details the origin of AFP-related form definitions: </p>
<ul>
<li>Provided with the iSeries server</li>
<li>Created with the IBM&reg; Infoprint&reg; Designer for iSeries licensed program</li>
<li>Downloaded from zSeries&reg;</li>
<li>Inline from zSeries</li>
<li>Created automatically from printer file parameters</li></ul>
<p><span class="bold">Related concepts</span></p>
<p><a href="rzau6interact.htm#rzau6interact">How page definitions, form definitions, and printer files interact</a></p>
<p><span class="bold">Related tasks</span></p>
<p><a href="rzau6getrsc.htm#rzau6getrsc">Obtain AFP resources</a></p>
<p><a href="rzau6usefdf.htm#rzau6usefdf">Specify a form definition</a></p>
<p><span class="bold">Related reference</span></p>
<p><a href="rzau6fdinc.htm#rzau6fdinc">Form definitions included with the server</a></p>
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