document-format

Identifies the format (data type) of this document.

GUI label

Format

DSS

All

Type

Resettable, single-valued, per-document

Input Synonym

You can use the synonym format.

Allowed Values

You can enter one of these fixed values:

Fixed Value Input Synonym DSS
ascii   AIX, BSD, CUPS, PSF (except upload printers), Passthrough, IPP
dbcs-ascii   AIX, BSD, PSF
ditroff   BSD, PSF DSS for AIX, email
dpf-ipds   PSF DSS for Windows
d630   AIX, BSD
epson   AIX
gif   BSD, PSF DSS for AIX, email
hpgl hp-gl AIX, BSD
iso-6429   AIX, BSD, Passthrough, IPP
jpeg   BSD, PSF DSS for AIX, email
kgl   BSD
line-data   BSD, PSF, email
modca-p afpds BSD, PSF, email
passthru   AIX, BSD
pcl hppcl, hp-pcl AIX, BSD, CUPS, PSF, email, Passthrough, IPP
pdf   BSD, CUPS, PSF, email
postscript ps All
ppds   BSD
sap   BSD, PSF DSS, email, Passthrough
sap-abap   BSD, PSF DSS, email, Passthrough
simple-text text BSD, Passthrough, IPP
tiff   BSD, PSF DSS for AIX, email
xml   PSF, email
Note: By default, BSD actual destinations support only a subset of the formats that the BSD DSS can print. You can update the destination attribute document-format-supported to include any or all of these values.

Default Value

The server identifies the document format. If the format cannot be determined, ascii

Usage Guidelines

  • If you or a default document you specify do not provide a value for this attribute with the pdpr command, the server tries to determine the file format. If it cannot determine the format, InfoPrint uses the default.
  • InfoPrint validates and schedules jobs using this attribute against the destination attribute document-formats-supported.
  • You cannot print ASCII documents and documents with other formats in the same job, except for CUPS DSS.