Although the licensed name of the product is AFP Input Filter, in the software and this manual it is referred to as the AFP Processor or simply AFP.
AFP(Advanced Function Printing) is an IBM family of printer hardware and software that provides control over the presentation of information in a document. A mainframe creates a AFP file containing text, graphics, and formatting information. This AFP file can then be sent to the printer for printing.
The AFP Processor extends the capabilities of the COLD/ERM module by working directly with AFP files while maintaining the common formatting associated with AFP documents such as graphics, bolding, and underlining.
Core features include:
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Supports the use of OnBase overlays.
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Supports color text and images.
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Supports cross-referencing (using the text configuration).
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Offers internal and external Text Searching.
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Files can be imported with File Import or Drag and Drop; this method will count the number of pages.
Note:AFP files can only be imported via Drag and Drop in the OnBase Client.
- AFP files when imported through DIP won’t be viewable and pages won’t be counted, hence importing them via DIP is unsupported.
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Utilizes the basic COLD/ERM engine offering the same functionality as OnBase COLD/ERM (Tags, KW, Common ID, etc.).
Since the AFP Processor is an enhancement to the capabilities of the COLD/ERM module, many of the same configuration requirements for COLD/ERM processing must also be met for AFP processing. These include identification of the file to be processed, selection of a document type, identification of Keyword Values, location of an identification string in the AFP file, and the definition of an optional continuation string. Unicode files are not currently supported for import using the AFP processor.
Since identification of keyword values and a continuation string cannot be done readily from viewing the AFP file in a text viewer, the Visual AFP module is typically used to configure the AFP Processor. Visual AFP incorporates an AFP viewer, so that configuration parameters can be defined via a visual interface.