Print Management Facility

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TSO based, menu driven, interactive tools and utilities for printing on Print Service Facility supported AFP printers such as the IBM 3800 and 3820. Tools include:

• Font Management Services - create, edit and maniuplate character raster patterns, character groups and code point assignments.
• Form Management Services - create forms (FORMDEF) defining position, number of copies, overlay control, data suppression, and offset stacking.
• Page Management Services - create page definitions (PAGEDEF) to define paper size, orientation, fonts, page segments, line spacing, and line and field placemement
• Conversion Services - convert forms control buffer (FCB) data to a PAGEDEF
• Library Services - export and import objects between libraries

Requires GDDM, APL2.

Announced in 1985. IBM support ends 2025.

IBM Product ID: 5665-307