Configuring the SAP R/3 transform
Depending upon the types of data you are printing, you might need to configure some of the files that are provided with the SAP transform. For example:
- To use form definitions that are mapped to SAP Formats (Paper Types), you must configure the pagedef.tab file as described in Changing document print orientation.
- If you have created a new font in an SAP R/3 document, you must configure the fonts.tab file as described in Setting up your SAP R/3 system to support new OTF user fonts.
- To expand or shorten the width of a barcode for printing, you must configure the barcode.tab file as described in Bar codes and printing from SAP R/3 through InfoPrint Manager.
The SAP transform includes two types of files:
- An executable named sap2afp, which converts Output Text Format (OTF) data into MO:DCA-P output data and Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) list format data into line data. On an InfoPrint Manager AIX server or InfoPrint Manager Linux server, this file is installed in the /usr/lpp/psf/bin directory. On an InfoPrint Manager Windows server, this file is installed in the install_path\bin path.
- SAP (sap2afp) transform configuration files for AIX or Linux shows the configuration files that are installed in either the /usr/lpp/psf/sap2afp directory on an InfoPrint Manager AIX server and InfoPrint Manager Linux server, or the install_path\sap2afp path on an InfoPrint Manager Windows server.
SAP (sap2afp) transform configuration files for AIX or Linux
| Configuration file | Purpose | Use |
|---|---|---|
| barcode.tab | Provides list of valid SAP bar codes. | OTF data only |
| xxxxyyyy.tab | Maps ASCII code pages to EBCDIC code pages. | OTF data only |
| fonts.tab | Provides a list of raster fonts with the appropriate character set and code page. | OTF data only |
| 6400fonts.tab | Provides a list of raster fonts that apply exclusively to the 6400 printer, with the appropriate character set and code page. | OTF data only |
| image.tab | Defines the dither matrix for half-tone color print jobs. | OTF data only |
| pagedef.tab | Defines the form definition (SAP PAPER TYPE) used, as well as the page definition and fonts for jobs that go through ACIF. | ABAP/OTF |
| pagedef.tab.unicode | Processes ABAP files in Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| pagedef.tab.japan | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Japanese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| pagedef.tab.korea | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Korean characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| pagedef.tab.spchinese | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Simplified Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| pagedef.tab.tdchinese | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Traditional Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| pagedef.tab.cyr | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Cyrillic characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab | Converts ASCII into EBCDIC characters. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.unicode | Processes ABAP files in Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.japan | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Japanese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.korea | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Korean characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.spchinese | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Simplified Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.tdchinese | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Traditional Chinese characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| defcp.tab.cyr | Processes ASCII-encoded ABAP files containing Cyrillic characters in a non-Unicode environment. | ABAP data only |
| userenv | Specifies the environment for the ASCII-encoded ABAP files | ABAP |