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The PDF output of the 5770-TS1 transform will have the same page size as specified in the PAGESIZE printer file parameter. No new function is needed.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request. As described in the previous comments, there is already support for this, using the PAGESIZE parameter.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
I just ran a test of how CPYSPLF sets the page size of the PDF - I used the OVRPRTF command. CPYSPLF uses the page size settings to set the PDF page size, so far as I can tell. I used the following commands:
OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) PAGESIZE(140 165) LPI(12) CPI(10) --> 12 LPI * 11.7 inches is 140 - A3 landscape in inches is 16.5 X 11.7.
OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) PAGESIZE(29.7 42.0 *UOM) LPI(8) CPI(10) UOM(*CM) --> A3 landscape is 420x297 mm, PAGESIZE is in cms, height first.
Both of these produced PDFs of 41.905x29.630 cm - does this satisfy the request? It would need A3 paper in order to print without reduction.
My CPI and LPI settings - those might not be what is used, but they are not used to set the size of the PDF page, so far as I know.
As to RHEDE's comment about needing QRCODE - these are easily added to a PRTF using the BARCODE keyword and one of several 2D types that have been supported for some time now. PRTF has to be *AFPDS type.
I wondered about modifying the WSCST that is used for the transform. It is not obvious that there is a page-size option there - there are 3 used for this - QCTXPDF, QCTXPDFWT, and QCTXPDFMBD - these differ mostly as to the fonts specified.
The knowledge center article on modifying CTXFORM WSCST objects has no reference to changing page size.
See this link: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_61/rzalu/rzaluwscstpara.htm
Maybe page size is controlled elsewhere.
We need to create QRCODE (Barcode).