ISO 18565:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18565
First edition
2015-08-15
Document management — AFP/
Archive
Gestion de documents — AFP/Archives
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Conformance . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Migration functions . 2
4.3 Structured field introducer . 2
4.4 Exception conditions . 3
4.5 Restrictions to avoid device dependence . 3
4.6 Page independence. 4
4.7 Availability of correct resources . 4
5 Data stream object structure . 4
6 Print control object structure .17
7 Structured fields and triplets .19
7.1 General .19
7.2 Begin structured fields .19
7.3 End structured fields .23
7.4 Structured fields without triplets .24
7.5 Structured fields with triplets.25
8 Architected tables.32
8.1 General .32
8.2 Standard OCA Color Value Table .32
8.3 Color Mapping Table (CMT) .32
9 Migration functions included in AFP/A .33
9.1 General .33
9.2 Obsolete functions .33
9.3 Retired functions .33
9.4 Coexistence functions .33
10 MO:DCA functions not included in AFP/A .33
10.1 General .33
11 AFP/A functions not included in MO:DCA IS/3 .35
11.1 General .35
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18565:2015(E)
Document management — AFP/Archive
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the AFP document architecture by defining a subset appropriate
for long-term preservation and retrieval. This subset will avoid ambiguity by assuring page
independence and eliminating the use of resolution dependent fonts and images, device default fonts
and external resources.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 12651-1, Electronic document management — Vocabulary — Part 1: Electronic document imaging
ISO 19005-1, Document management — Electronic document file format for long-term preservation —
Part 1: Use of PDF 1.4 (PDF/A-1)
Mixed Object Document Content Architecture (MO:DCA) Reference (AFPC-0004-08) Ninth Edition (July 2011)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 12651-1, ISO 19005-1 and the
following apply.
3.1
advanced function presentation
AFP
overall term used to describe architecture and solutions derived from the Mixed Object Document
Content Architecture and its companion print protocol IPDS (Intelligent Printer Data Stream)
Note 1 to entry: AFP and its associated architecture was originally defined by IBM and is currently managed by
the AFP Consortium http://www.afpcinc.org.
3.2
mixed object document content architecture
MO:DCA
presentation architecture including syntax, semantics and processing requirements capable of
integrating native and non-native content objects into a single document or data stream
3.3
AFPC TIFF
subset of TIFF defined for printing as part of a collection of presentation object subsets for AFP
Note 1 to entry: See http://afpcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AFPC-Subsets-v2.0.pdf.
3.4
AFPC JPEG
subset of JPEG defined for printing as part of a collection of presentation object subsets for AFP
Note 1 to entry: See http://afpcinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AFPC-Subsets-v2.0.pdf.
4 Conformance
4.1 General
The MO:DCA architecture definition of compliance with the AFP/A interchange set is limited to what
compliance means for MO:DCA print files, it does not include definitions of AFP/A compliance for
product compliance classes, e.g. generators and receivers. The architecture defines the content of
AFP/A-compliant print files in terms of what is permitted (MAY), what is recommended (SHOULD),
what is mandatory (SHALL), and what is prohibited (SHALL NOT).
A MO:DCA print file is compliant with the AFP/A interchange set definition if all the following
conditions are met:
— all objects and their content shall be in AFP/A and shall comply with the AFP/A object structure
definitions;
— all structured fields shall be in AFP/A and shall comply with the AFP/A parameter and triplet
definitions;
— all structured field triplets shall be in AFP/A and shall comply with applicable AFP/A restrictions;
— all parameter values shall fall within the ranges defined by AFP/A;
— the print file shall not include any migration functions (as defined in the MO:DCA Reference,
Appendix C) unless they are explicitly allowed in AFP/A (see Clause 9);
— the maximum structured field length shall be limited to X’7FF0’ = 32752;
— all Begin Document (BDT) structured fields shall specify the MO:DCA Interchange Set (X’18’) triplet
with IStype = X’05’ (archive/presentation) and one of the following:
— ISid = X’0001’ (AFP/A), or
— ISid = X’0D01’ (AFP/A, IS/3);
— the print file shall be enveloped with Begin Print File (BPF) and End Print File (EPF) structured
fields and the BPF shall specify the MO:DCA Interchange Set (X’18’) triplet with IStype = X’05’
(archive/presentation), and one of the following:
— ISid = X’0001’ (AFP/A), or
— ISid = X’0D01’ (AFP/A, IS/3); in this case the same value shall be specified on the BDT for each
document in the print file.
4.2 Migration functions
In general, AFP/A does not include any obsolete, retired, or coexistence MO:DCA parameters, triplets,
structured fields, or objects as defined in MO:DCA Reference, Appendix C – MO:DCA Migration
Functions. For exceptions, see Clause 9.
4.3 Structured field introducer
The Flag byte (byte 5) in the Structured Field Introducer (SFI) shall be set to X’00’. AFP/A does not
include support for the following MO:DCA functions:
— SFI extension;
— Structured field segmentation;
— Structured field padding.
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The maximum structured field length in AFP/A is limited to X’7FF0’ = 32752.
4.4 Exception conditions
In general, no exception conditions are defined within the AFP/A definition for structured fields or
their parameters above and beyond what the general MO:DCA architecture defines. The following
general rules apply.
Exception conditions should not be generated solely due to non-compliance with AFP/A.
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