PDL principles and procedures
Using LCDS Print Description Language 1-31
Before creating a JSL: considerations and decisions
Before starting to develop the JSL for your application, you must
make the following key decisions, based on your site specific
needs and the design of the application.
• Input data
• Output specifications
• Type of application to create
• Special features
• Interactions between JSLs, catalogs, and jobs
• Stock size
• Page orientation
• Font types
• Hints and tips
LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=IBM3211,
VFU=VFU1;
ACCT USER=TRAY;
IDEN PREFIX='C9700', SKIP=7, OFFSET=1;
SSML: STOCKSET ASSIGN=('WHITE', CVR),
ASSIGN=('YELLOW', BLL),
ASSIGN=('GREEN', SUM),
INIFEED=CVR, SYSPAGE=SUM;
MESSAGE OTEXT=('ALL FORMS DUPLEX ONLY!!!', 1,
WAIT);
/* Job level commands*/
JOB1: JDE;
OUTPUT DUPLEX=YES, SHIFT=YES,
FORM=SMPLE, MODIFY=CME1,
FORMAT=PDE1,COPIES=10,
OFFSET=FIRST, PURGE=NO;
JOB2: JDE;
LINE VFU=VFU2UP;
OUTPUT FORMAT=PDE2, FORMS=SPL2,
COPIES=7;
END;
