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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Print
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 17, 2016

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AFP Toolbox service program QAOCL/QAYTBFMCFG

Please convert the service program QAYTBFMCFG in library QAOCL for the newer releases of IBM i/OS.


Use Case:

Generate AFP reports programmatically without need for defining an external printer file.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 30, 2020

    This service program was developed by the former IBM Printing Systems. To date, we have been unable to locate the source code.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 20, 2018

    We will need to locate the source code for this service program. It was developed by the former IBM Printing Systems division, so the source code is not in the IBM i library.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 10, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Print
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Application Development
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - None

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