The sap2afp configuration files

This section contains examples for the configuration files required with the sap2afp transform:
  • barcode.tab
  • defcp.tab
  • defcp.tab.unicode
  • defcp.tab.japan
  • defcp.tab.korea
  • defcp.tab.spchinese
  • defcp.tab.tdchinese
  • defcp.tab.cyr
  • fonts.tab
  • fonts.tab.unicode
  • fonts.tab.unicode.truetype
  • image.tab
  • pagedef.tab
  • pagedef.tab.unicode
  • pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype
  • pagedef.tab.japan
  • pagedef.tab.korea
  • pagedef.tab.spchinese
  • pagedef.tab.tdchinese
  • pagedef.tab.cyr
  • userenv
  • xxxxyyyy.tab

    Note:
  • All tables can contain comments (starting with // in column 1) and empty lines. These lines are ignored by the sap2afp transform.
  • All table entries are case-sensitive.

barcode.tab configuration file

This table describes the bar code mappings. SAP calls bar codes by names that must be mapped into the matching bar codes available with Bar Code Object Content Architecture (BCOCA).

Supported bar codes:

Bar code Type field values

Bar code Type field values Description
X'01' Code 3 of 9
X'02' MSI
X'08' EAN-8
X'09' EAN-13
X'0C' Interleaved 2 of 5
X'11' Code 128
X'21' Code 93
X'18' POSTNET
X'1E' PDF 417
X'1C' Data Matrix
X'20' QR Code

barcode.tab uses these keyword-value pairs:

BarCode
Specifies the OTF bar code names (SAPBARCODE parameter of the BCOTF command). The maximum length of this field is 8 bytes. It can contain any value.
Type
Specifies the AFP bar code type as defined in InfoPrint Data Stream and Object Architectures: Bar Code Object Content Architecture Reference for the Barcode Type parameter of the Barcode Data DescriptorStructured Field. The content can be any decimal value between 0 and 999. The sap2afp transform does not verify that this value maps to a valid hexadecimal barcode type.
Mode
Specifies the modifier byte in the Barcode Modifier parameter of the Barcode Data DescriptorStructured Field. Any numeric value between 0 and 999 is accepted and not verified.
Flag
Controls the printing of the Human Readable Interface (HRI) character. Specify one of these values:
0
Causes the HRI character to be printed
128
Causes the HRI character not to be printed
ModWidth=n
This optional keyword specifies the width of the smallest defined bar code element, using mils (thousandths of an inch). For bar code types that explicitly specify the module width, such as POSTNET or RM4SCC, this field is ignored. The range of values allowed is 1–254. If ModWidth is not specified, the printer default ModWidth is used.

n specifies the width of each module, using thousandths of an inch (1/1000) as the unit of measurement.

Ratio=n
This optional keyword specifies the ratio between the width of the wide and the narrow bar code elements. The range of values allowed is 100–500, but you must specify a value appropriate for your printer and bar code type. If the values you specify are not appropriate for your printer, error messages are issued at printing time. If Ratio is not specified, the printer default Ratio is used.

n specifies the Ratio as a percent value. The ratio value should be between 200 and 300 in the formnnn. For example, 200 represents a ratio of 2 to 1; 250 represents a ratio of 2.5 to 1. For bar code types that explicitly specify the module width (for example, POSTNET and RM4SCC, this field is ignored. If RATIO is not specified, the default ratio for the bar code symbol is used.

    Note:
  • Many barcode types do not support Ratio values or if they do, the Ratio values are in certain ranges that are type-specific.

This example uses both the Ratio and ModWidth optional keywords: 

BarCode=BC_CD39 Type=001 Mode=001 Flag=128 Ratio=200 ModWidth=10

    Note:
  • The system administrator is responsible for the values entered in the table. Incorrect values are not verified and might result in errors.
  • The second group of bar codes in the barcode.tab file (following the blank line) is supported from R/3 Release 3.0A only.
  • Although 2D barcode support has been added to InfoPrint Manager, the system administrator needs to update the barcode.tab with the information for 2D barcode for users who need to use them.

The next figure shows a sample barcode.tab configuration file.

Sample barcode.tab configuration file

// Barcode table

// Format : Barcode=ARTNR Type=017 Mode=002

//BarCode = 30F9     Type = 001 Mode = 001 Flag = 000
//BarCode = 30F91    Type = 001 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = MSI      Type = 002 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = UPCA     Type = 003 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = UPCE     Type = 005 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = UPC2     Type = 006 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = UPC5     Type = 007 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = EAN8     Type = 008 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = EAN13    Type = 009 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = IND25    Type = 010 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = MAT25    Type = 011 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = INTER    Type = 012 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = CODA     Type = 013 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = C128     Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = EAN2     Type = 022 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = EAN5     Type = 023 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
//BarCode = POST     Type = 024 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
//BarCode = AUFNR    Type = 001 Mode = 001 Flag = 128

BarCode = ARTNR    Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = AUFNR    Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = BARCLVS  Type = 001 Mode = 001 Flag = 000

BarCode = BC_C128B Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_CD39  Type = 001 Mode = 001 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_CD39C Type = 001 Mode = 002 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_EAN13 Type = 009 Mode = 000 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_EAN8  Type = 008 Mode = 000 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_I25   Type = 012 Mode = 001 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_I25C  Type = 012 Mode = 002 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_MSI   Type = 002 Mode = 001 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_MSIC  Type = 002 Mode = 002 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_MSIC1 Type = 002 Mode = 003 Flag = 128
BarCode = BC_MSIC2 Type = 002 Mode = 005 Flag = 128

BarCode = KUNAUNR  Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = KUNAUPS  Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = MBBARC   Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = MBBARC1  Type = 008 Mode = 000 Flag = 000
BarCode = RSNUM    Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = RSPOS    Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000
BarCode = RUECKNR  Type = 017 Mode = 002 Flag = 000

defcp.tab configuration file

The next figure shows the default conversion table for the conversion of ASCII characters into EBCDIC. The sap2afp transform uses this table for ABAP data conversion.

The left column consists of the ASCII code, while the right column contains the corresponding EBCDIC value. The values are checked for a decimal numeric value between 0 and 255.

Sample defcp.tab configuration file

// Linedata CodePage
//----------------------------------------------------
// This file is used internally by sap2afp, as well as
// to convert ABAP data to linedata.

// Format : Ascii=Ebcdic

// T1000819 + box characters -> T1DABASE

000 = 064
001 = 064
002 = 064
⋮
253 = 064
254 = 062
255 = 223

defcp.tab.unicode configuration file

This file is used for processing ABAP files in a Unicode environment. Its structure is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of the Unicode conversion directives.

defcp.tab.japan configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Japanese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of some conversion directives.

defcp.tab.korea configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Korean characters in a non-Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of some conversion directives.

defcp.tab.spchinese configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Simplified Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of some conversion directives.

defcp.tab.tdchinese configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Traditional Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of some conversion directives.

defcp.tab.cyr configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Cyrillic characters in a non-Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the defcp.tab file with the addition of some conversion directives.

fonts.tab configuration file

This table maps the fonts used in the OTF data stream to AFP fonts in a non-Unicode environment.

There are predefined mappings for these font families:

FONTFAMILY Font
COURIER Courier
HELVE Helvetica
TIMES Times New Roman
LETGOTH Letter Gothic
LNPRINT Line Print
OCRA Optical Character Recognition A
OCRB Optical Character Recognition B
JPMINCHO Japanese Heisei Mincho
DBMINCHO Japanese Heisei Mincho
DBGOTHIC Japanese Heisei Gothic
KPSAMMUL Korean
CNSONG Simplified Chinese Song
CNHEI Simplified Chinese Hei
CNKAI Simplified Chinese Kai
TWSONG Traditional Chinese Sung
COURCYR Courier Cyrillic
HELVCYR Helvetica Cyrillic
TIMECYR Times New Roman Cyrillic

    Note:
  • JPMINCHO and DBMINCHO are different names for the same font.

A font named BARCODE must be defined for the HRI character of a bar code. The predefined mappings for the font families specified do not refer to all possible font sizes.

These parameters in the fonts.tab configuration file set the format of the fonts you use to print:

DefCodePage
Specifies the default SBCS code page used if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
DefCharSet
Specifies the default SBCS character set used if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
DBDefCodePage
Specifies the default DBCS code page used if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
DBDefCharSet
Specifies the default DBCS character set used if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
SBDefCodePage
Specifies the default SBCS code page used for half-width characters in DBCS fonts if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
SBDefCharSet
Specifies the default SBCS character set used for half-width characters in DBCS fonts if no FCOTF command is given or if the requested font is not found in the fonts.tab table.
Font
Describes the font family (FONTFAMILY parameter of the FCOTF command). The maximum size is 8 bytes and content is not verified.
Size
Specifies the font size in 1/10 of a point (FONT SIZE parameter of the FCOTF command). The value must be numeric and is not verified.
Type
Defines the font type (BOLD and ITALIC parameter of the FCOTF command). Type=0 is normal, Type=1 is italic, Type=2 is bold, and Type=3 is italic bold. Any other value is not valid.
CodePage
Specifies the code page and requires a valid AFP code page name (8 bytes). The value is not verified. An incorrect name can result in an error message.
CharSet
Specifies the AFP font character set. The content is not verified.
CodedFont
Specifies the AFP coded font. The content is not verified.
DB
Specifies whether the font is an SBCS font (DB=0) or a DBCS font (DB=1).
SBCodePage
Specifies the single-byte code page used for half-width characters in DBCS fonts. The value is not verified. An incorrect name can result in an error message.
SBCharSet
Specifies the AFP single-byte font character set used for half-width characters in DBCS fonts. The content is not verified.
SBCodedFont
Specifies the AFP single-byte coded font used for half-width characters in DBCS fonts. The content is not verified.

If an SBCS font that matches the Font, Size and Type values is not found, the code page and font character set from the DefCodePage and DefCharSet keywords are used and a warning message is displayed. If a DBCS font that matches the Font, Size and Type values is not found, the code pages and font character sets from the DBDefCodePage, SBDefCodePage, DBDefCharSet, and SBDefCharSet keywords are used and a warning message is displayed.

ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) is the default code page that maps to the 1148 code page in the fonts.tab configuration table. This ISO code page maps to the German T1V10273 code page and must be modified for non-Latin-1 installations. You can make this change on the xxxxyyyy.tab configuration file that is used to convert data from ASCII data to EBCDIC data so that these characters are mapped correctly.

Use the font Letter Gothic Latin1 of the coordinated font family for ABAP listings. If you do not want to install the coordinated font family and plan to use the traditional Gothic text fonts found in the IBM Compatibility Fonts, you can adjust the font names in the pagedef.tab configuration file.

If you wish to use fonts that are not supported, take these steps:

  1. Obtain the font as Adobe Type 1.
  2. Convert the font into a raster using the Type Transformer that can be downloaded from the IBM website for no-charge, unsupported use at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psd1P4000840.
  3. Contact your Ricoh representative for further details.

The next two figures show examples of sections of the fonts.tab configuration file.

Header and Courier portions of a sample fonts.tab configuration file

// Fonts table

// Format :
// Font=COURIER Size=070 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0420070 DB=0
// or
// Font=COURIER Size=090 Type=0 CodedFont=X0GT2A DB=0
// or
// Font=JPMINCHO Size=060 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHMN DB=1 \
//                              SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHMN
// or
// Font=JPMINCHO Size=060 Type=0 CodedFont=XZJHMN DB=1 \
//                                  SBCodedFont=XZN16J   
DefCodePage = T1V10273
DefCharSet  = C0420000
DBDefCodePage = T10300
DBDefCharSet  = CZJHMN
SBDefCodePage = T1H01027
SBDefCharSet  = CZJHMN

// Courier
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0420070 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0430070 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0440070 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0450070 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0420080 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0430080 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0440080 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0450080 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0420000 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0430000 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0440000 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C0450000 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04200B0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04300B0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04400B0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04500B0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04200D0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04300D0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04400D0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04500D0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=0 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04200J0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=1 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04300J0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=2 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04400J0 DB=0
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=3 CodePage=T1V10273 CharSet=C04500J0 DB=0

Heisei Gothic portion of a sample fonts.tab configuration file

// Japanese Gothic
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=060 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=080 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=100 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=100 Type=1 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=120 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=140 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=160 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG
Font=DBGOTHIC  Size=180 Type=0 CodePage=T10300 CharSet=CZJHKG DB=1 SBCodePage=T1H01027 SBCharSet=CZJHKG

fonts.tab.unicode configuration file

The fonts.tab.unicode file is used for processing OTF files in a Unicode environment. The structure of the file is the same as the fonts.tab file.

image.tab configuration file

This table defines values used to print image data. It contains these parameters:

DEFRES
Specifies the default resolution used for printing image data if you do not specify a value for the -r flag of the sap2afp command. Valid values are 240, 300, 360, 480, 600, and 720.
Width
Specifies the width of the dither matrix.
Height
Specifies the height of the dither matrix.
Cell
Specifies the values for the dither matrix.
Transform
Specifies 256 grayscale correction values.

The next figure shows an example of the image.tab configuration file.

Sample image.tab configuration file

// image.tab
// from image.tab.85lr
//
// This file is used to determine the dither matrix and the
// grayscale correction values.

// Define the default output resolution
DEFRES = 600

// Define the dither matrix
Width = 78
Height = 78
Cell =
 15  63 184 219 249 240 158 109  98  54  82 118 133 113  75  64
 87 104 166 215 234 229 179  62  38   4  15  59 186 220 246 240
166 123  87  61  65 108 133 118  78  64 100 105 167 219 234 230
⋮
 28  73 193 223 253 247 199  76  31   8  20  93 148 156 203 178
136 126 144 186 201 155 151  90  43  24  28  75 199 222 254 251
196  79  31   7

//
// Grayscale correction values
//

Transform =
0
1
2
⋮
248
252
255

fonts.tab.unicode.truetype configuration file

The fonts.tab.unicode.truetype file is used for specifying TrueType fonts to be used for OTF files in a Unicode environment. The structure of the file is similar as the fonts.tab file except for more additional parameters.

These additional parameters in the fonts.tab.unicode.truetype configuration file set the names and paths of the fonts you use to print:

DefFullFilePath
Specifies the default path for the font location. Specify only full paths.
FullFilePath
Specifies the path where the font is located. Specify only full paths.
LinkFontPaths
Specifies the linked fonts for the corresponding base font that was specified using FullFilePath. If the default font does not contain a certain character, that character is then searched in the fonts specified as linked fonts. You are allowed to enter multiple paths separated by semicolon (Windows) or colon (AIX). The linking order is the order you entered the linked fonts paths. This parameter is optional and may be entered only after the FullFilePath column. Specify only full paths.
DefFullFontName
Specifies the default full font name.
FullFontName
Specifies the font full name.

When the Full Font Name is specified, it is assumed that a Resource Access Table (RAT) is present for printing the resulted AFP file. Therefore, the TrueType/OpenType fonts are not embedded into the AFP file.

When the full path to the TrueType/OpenType font file is specified, it is assumed that there is no Resource Access Table (RAT) present at printing time. As result, the TrueType fonts are embedded into the AFP file.

Samples of the fonts.tab.unicode.truetype files.

Sample of the fonts.tab.unicode.truetype file without RAT present

DefFullFilePath = "/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"

// Courier
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf" \
LinkFontPaths="/usr/lpp/fonts/linkfntn.ttf:/usr/lpp/fonts/linkfntn2.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=0 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=1 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=2 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=3 
FullFilePath="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/wt_dw___.ttf"

Sample of the fonts.tab.unicode.truetype file with RAT present

DefFullFontName = "WT Serif Duo"

// Courier
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=070 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=080 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=100 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=120 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=140 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=0 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=1 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=2 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"
Font=COURIER  Size=200 Type=3 FullFontName="WT Serif Duo"

pagedef.tab configuration file

The pagedef table provides the PAGEDEF and FORMDEF values used from the value of the *PJPAPER or *PJFORM (depending on the version of SAP/R3 used) parameter that is passed to the sap2afp transform with any access method that can submit SAPGOF to sap2afp, including the E or L access method. It also provides the fonts used for ABAP data.

The name of a PAGEDEF for line data is restricted to five digits instead of the usual six characters. The reason for this restriction is that the PJPAPER field is twelve bytes long and must begin with a Z. This restriction applies to ABAP reports (line data) with user-specific formatting only.

Paper
Specifies the value of the OTF print option parameter PJPAPER. The value is not verified.
FormDef
Specifies the name of the form definition to be used for printing both OTF and ABAP reports. This value is not verified. An error results if the form definition is not found on the print server system.
PageDef
Specifies the name of the page definition to be used for printing ABAP reports. This value is not verified. An error results if the page definition is not found on the print server system.
FontNorm
Specifies the normal coded font used for line data printing. The value is not verified.
FontBold
Specifies the bold coded font used for line data printing. The value is not verified.

The next figure shows a sample pagedef.tab configuration file:

Sample pagedef.tab configuration file

// PageDef table
// Format : Paper=X_65_132 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1H01SP1
// FontNorm = 50D0 FontBold = 50F0

// Notes:
// ======
// 1) The pagedefs apply to letter size paper.
//    A4 paper size might require modifying the PageDef field.
// 2) Z_INCH12 is a sample for a user specification
Paper=X_65_132 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1V06683 FontNorm = GB2A \
                                                 FontBold = GB2A
Paper=X_44_120 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1V06683 FontNorm = GB2A \
                                                 FontBold = GB2A
Paper=X_58_170 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1V06683 FontNorm = GT8A \
                                                 FontBold = GT8A
Paper=X_65_255 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1V06683 FontNorm = GT24 \
                                                 FontBold = GT24
Paper=X_65_80  FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1C09182 FontNorm = GT2A \
                                                 FontBold = GB2A
Paper=X_90_120 FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1C09182 FontNorm = GT5A \
                                                 FontBold = GT5A
Paper=X_PAPER  FormDef=F1A10111 PageDef=P1C09182 FontNorm = GT2A \
                                                 FontBold = GB2A
// Sample of an added user-defined pagedef entry:
// Paper=Z_INCH12 FormDef=F1SAPFD  PageDef=P1SAPPD  FontNorm = GT2A \
//                                                  FontBold = GB2A

pagedef.tab.unicode configuration file

The pagedef.tab.unicode file is used for processing the ABAP and OTF files in Unicode environment. The structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

The two new page definitions mapping the Courier Unicode font are used by default. If you need to process ABAP files containing CJK characters, specify the names of the corresponding Unicode page definitions for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean in the pagedef.tab.unicode configuration file.

If you have your own custom page definitions that you want to use for Unicode processing, modify your sources to include mappings and associations for the needed Unicode fonts and recompile them. Specify the name of the custom page definition either in the pagedef.tab.unicode configuration file or with the -pagedef parameter to sap2afp.

pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype configuration file

The pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype file is used for specifying the form definitions to be used with TrueType for ABAP and OTF input files, and page definitions to be used with TrueType for ABAP files, in Unicode environment. The structure is similar with the pagedef.tab file except for more additional parameters.

TTF_PATH
Specifies the path where the TrueType fonts are located. You are allowed to enter multiple paths separated by semicolon (Windows) or colon (AIX).
TTFembedNorm
Specifies the file name of the embedded TrueType normal font used for line data printing. This column must be used when no Resource Access Table (RAT) is present. You may enter both full and relative paths. The relative paths are based on the path specified on TTF_PATH and if not found, the search continues in the default /reslib and /fontlib folders.
TTFembedBold
Specifies the file name of the embedded TrueType bold font used for line data printing. This column must be used when no Resource Access Table (RAT) is present. You may enter both full and relative paths. The relative paths are based on the path specified on TTF_PATH and if not found, the search continues in the default /reslib and /fontlib folders.
TTFlinksNorm
Specifies the linked fonts for the corresponding embedded TrueType normal font. You are allowed to enter multiple paths separated by semicolon (Windows) or colon (AIX). The linking order is the order you entered the linked fonts paths. This parameter is optional and may be used only when TTFembedNorm is present. You may enter both full and relative paths. The relative paths are based on the path specified on TTF_PATH and if not found, the search continues in the default /reslib and /fontlib folders.
TTFlinksBold
Specifies the linked fonts for the corresponding embedded TrueType bold font. You are allowed to enter multiple paths separated by semicolon (Windows) or colon (AIX). The linking order is the order you entered the linked fonts paths. This parameter is optional may be used only when TTFembedBold is present. You may enter both full and relative paths. The relative paths are based on the path specified on TTF_PATH and if not found, the search continues in the default /reslib and /fontlib folders.

Sample of the pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype file without RAT present

// WARNING: Please specify here the path to the TrueType or 
OpenType fonts!
TTF_PATH="/usr/lpp/fonts/worldtype/v7.1/printer/"

// ABAP Formats; FontNorm and FontBold are ignored in this table,
// because they are set in the corresponding unicode pagedef.
Paper=X_65_132 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_44_120 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_58_170 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_65_255 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_65_80  FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_90_120 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"
Paper=X_PAPER  FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
TTFembedNorm="wt_dw___.ttf" TTFembedBold="wtsdw___.ttf"

Sample of the pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype file with RAT present

TTF_PATH=""

// ABAP Formats; FontNorm and FontBold are ignored in this table,
// because they are set in the corresponding unicode pagedef.
Paper=X_65_132 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_44_120 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_58_170 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_65_255 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT683 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_65_80  FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_90_120 FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy
Paper=X_PAPER  FormDef=F1SAP PageDef=P1UTT182 FontNorm=xxxx 
FontBold=yyyy

pagedef.tab.japan configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Japanese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The file structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

pagedef.tab.korea configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Korean characters in a non-Unicode environment. The file structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

pagedef.tab.spchinese configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Simplified Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The file structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

pagedef.tab.tdchinese configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Traditional Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. The file structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

pagedef.tab.cyr configuration file

This file is used for processing ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Cyrillic characters in a non-Unicode environment. The file structure is the same as the pagedef.tab file.

userenv configuration file

The userenv configuration file is used to specify the environment for the ASCII-encoded ABAP files. The configuration file may contain one of these values:

NORMAL - specifies European non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab and pagedef.tab files are used.

JAPANESE - specifies Japanese non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.japan and pagedef.tab.japan files are used.

KOREAN - specifies Korean non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.korea and pagedef.tab.korea files are used.

SPCHINESE - specifies Simplified Chinese non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.spchinese and pagedef.tab.spchinese files are used.

TDCHINESE - specifies Traditional Chinese non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.tdchinese and pagedef.tab.tdchinese files are used.

CYRILLIC - specifies Cyrillic non-Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.cyr and pagedef.tab.cyr files are used.

UNICODE - specifies Unicode environment. The defcp.tab.unicode and pagedef.tab.unicode files are used. If the -truetype flag is specified, then the pagedef.tab.unicode.truetype is selected as the pagedef table file.

xxxxyyyy.tab configuration file

These tables are used for the mapping of characters of an individual SAP ASCII code page into an EBCDIC codepage. SAP uses two kinds of code pages: input code pages and output code pages.

SAP provides the the code page configuration files listed in the next figure.

SAP code page configuration files

File Name Input Code Page Description Output Code Page Description
00000000.tab T1000819 Latin-1 ISO ANSI 8-bit T1V10273 Germany F.R./Austria-CECP
11000000.tab T1000819 Latin-1 ISO ANSI 8-bit T1V10273 Germany F.R./Austria-CECP
15000000.tab T1000915 Cyrillic ISO 8859/5 T1001172 Cyrillic Multilingual with Box Draw
40010000.tab T1000876 1 OCR-A ASCII T1000892 OCR-A
40040000.tab T1000877 1 OCR-B ASCII T1000893 OCR-B
80000000.tab IBM-943C Japanese ISO Shift-JIS IBM-1399-SAP2AFP Japanese
83000000.tab IBM-950 Traditional Chinese ISO Big5 IBM-937-SAP2AFP Traditional Chinese
84000000.tab IBM-1386 Simplified Chinese ISO GB2312 IBM-1388-SAP2AFP Simplified Chinese
85000000.tab IBM-970 Korean ISO KSC 5601 IBM-933-SAP2AFP Korean
  1. Both the OCR-A and the OCR-B code pages are equivalent to ISO-8859/1 with the special characters hook, fork, and chair.

The file names correspond to the 4-digit value of the INPUTCODEPAGE plus the 4-digit value OUTPUTCODEPAGE parameter of the CPOTF command.

Sample xxxxyyyy.tab configuration file (single-byte code pages)

// Codepage table

// Inp CodePage 0000
// Out CodePage 0000

// Format : Ascii=Ebcdic

000 = 000
001 = 001
002 = 002
003 = 003
⋮
253 = 064
254 = 062
255 = 223

Sample xxxxyyyy.tab configuration file (Double-Byte Code Pages)

// Japanese
// SAP2AFP is configured to use IBM-943C-SAP2AFP as the uconv
// "From" value.
// This table sets the "To" value to IBM-1399-SAP2AFP.
//

CONVERT FOR=8000
CONVERT TO=IBM-1399-SAP2AFP

Parent topic: sap2afp command: transforms SAP OTF or ABAP data to AFP