Enhancing production AFP files

After you enhance a sample AFP file, run an AFP Visual Environment command to enhance production AFP files in the same way.

The AFP Visual Environment commands use the control file that the AFP Visual Environment user interface created when you enhanced the sample AFP file. If the commands run on a different system than the preparation system, you must first send the control file and other optional AFP Visual Environment files to the production system.

In this section:

  1. Sending AFP Visual Environment files to the production system
    If the production AFP files are on a different system from the preparation system, send the AFP Visual Environment control file and other optional AFP Visual Environment files to the production system.
  2. Creating page groups and indexes in production AFP files
    The IndexAFP command creates page groups and index tags in production AFP files. It uses the AFP Visual Environment control file that contains the definitions for the page groups and index tags.
  3. Creating hidden areas, bar codes, and text masks in production AFP files
    The EditAFP command hides areas, creates bar codes, and masks text in production AFP files. It uses the AFP Visual Environment control file that contains definitions for the hidden areas, bar codes, and text masks.
Parent topic: AFP Visual Environment User's Guide