ISO 18565:2015

Document management — AFP/Archive

ISO 18565:2015 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.

Gestion de documents — AFP/Archives

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Aug-2015
• ICS: 37.080 - Document imaging applications
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2 - Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 2 - Document file formats, EDMS systems and authenticity of information
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 03-Dec-2020

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18565
First edition
2015-08-15
Document management — AFP/
Archive
Gestion de documents — AFP/Archives
Reference number
ISO 18565:2015(E)
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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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Foreword
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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.
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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. When a
valid print file is non-compliant with AFP/A, it should always be processed to the best of a receiver’s
capabilities. That is, any object, object content, structured field, or structured field triplet that is valid
in the general architecture but that is not included in the AFP/A definition, should be processed to the
best of a receiver’s capability. For example, a receiver may generate an exception because it detected
an error while processing an MCF-1 structured field, but not because the print file claimed to be AFP/A
compliant and the MCF-1 structured field is not part of AFP/A.
4.5 Restrictions to avoid device dependence
To ensure that an AFP/A print file can be presented accurately and consistently in the future, functions
that are allowed in IS/3 but that are inherently device-dependent are not included in AFP/A. The IS/3
functions that shall not appear in AFP/A print files are the following:
— Device-dependent colours
— Use of the CMYK colour space (ColSpce = X’04’) in Color Specification Triplet and equivalent OCA
structures, when not qualified with an audit Color Conversion CMR;
— Use of the Highlight Color Space (ColSpce = X’06’) in Color Specification Triplet and equivalent
OCA structures, when not qualified with an Indexed CMR that specifies a substitute CIELab value;
— Device-dependent fonts
— Use of the device default font in PTOCA text (local ID = X’FF’ in SCFL control sequence);
— Use of the device default font in GOCA graphics (local ID = X’00’ or X’FF’ in GSCS drawing order);
— BCOCA allows the use of a default font to print HRI, and since the HRI is not the actual bar
code, AFP/A allows the use of the default font for HRI. However, this may lead to a slightly
different appearance when the archived file is re-printed. If it is mandatory that the HRI
is reproduced the same way each time the AFP file is printed, the default font should not
be used. Instead, a TrueType/OpenType font that is carried in the print file resource group
should be referenced and used;
— Images without clearly defined resolution
— AFPC JPEG and GIF images normally do not inherently specify their resolution. This resolution
is needed to properly size the object for image presentation space mapping options other than:
the following:
— Scale to fit;
— Scale to fill.
When a mapping option, other than these is specified, these images cannot be included in AFP/A
print files unless they specify an Image Resolution (X’9A’) triplet.
— Device-dependent medium map functions — the following MMC keywords:
— X’90nn’, X’91nn’: high/low media destination selector;
— X’A0nn’: fixed medium information;
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— X’A1nn’: fixed perforation cut;
— X’A2nn’: fixed separation cut;
— X’B4nn’, X’B5nn’: high/low presentation subsystem set-up ID;
— X’E0nn’: media source selector;
— X’E1nn’: media source ID;
— X’F8nn’: print quality control.
In general, archiveability is improved by avoiding resolution dependent data since presentation device
resolutions will change over time. For example, it is preferable to archive bar code data as a BCOCA
object, which is resolution independent, instead of as an image or a raster font.
4.6 Page independence
In AFP/A it is imperative that a single page can be retrieved from a document and viewed or printed
exactly as it appears when printed within the context of the complete archived print file. This means
that the last invoked medium map (the “active” medium map for the page) shall be known, and the
numerical order of the page with respect to the last invoked medium map shall be known. As a result,
the following triplets, which are optional in the general MO:DCA architecture and in IS/3, are mandatory
on BPG structured fields in AFP/A.
— FQN type X’8D’ — Begin Medium Map Reference. This triplet points to the last medium map that
was invoked before the given page; that is it points to the active medium map for the page. Note
that the referenced medium map may be an internal medium map, and this medium map takes
precedence over a medium map in the print file resource group.
— Either the Medium Map Page Number (X’56’) triplet or the Page Position Information (X’81’) triplet.
If both are specified the X’81’ triplet overrides. These triplets specify the sequence number of the
page in the set of pages controlled by the active medium map.
NOTE The Presentation Control (X’83’) triplet remains optional on the BPG in AFP/A; if not specified, the
page is both viewable and indexable.
To ensure that colours are rendered properly, a page shall specify all CMRs and rendering intents
required for presentation; the page cannot rely on inheriting these functions from higher levels in the
document hierarchy.
4.7 Availability of correct resources
All resources that are referenced within the AFP/A print file shall be carried in the print file resource
group. AFP/A does not support referencing a resource that is stored in an external resource library.
This ensures that
— the resource is available whenever the print file is processed and
— the same version of the resource is used whenever the print file is processed.
5 Data stream object structure
This clause defines the objects that make up an AFP/A data stream (see p. 79 of the MO:DCA Reference
for a definition of the syntax used to describe object structure).
NOTE 1 The MO:DCA Begin Print File (BPF) and End Print File (EPF) structured fields are required in an
AFP/A data stream.
NOTE 2 The MO:DCA Begin Document (BDT) and End Document (EDT) structured fields are required in an
AFP/A data stream.
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NOTE 3 The MO:DCA No Operation (NOP) structured field may appear within any begin-end domain and thus
is not listed in the structured field groupings.
NOTE 4 Object content shall not include functions that are not in AFP/A. This is, a print file is not AFP/A
compliant if it includes such content.
NOTE 5 Table 1 contains summaries of the AFP/A object structure. All syntax, semantics, and notes in the
object structure definitions in the MO:DCA Reference, Chapter 4 “MO:DCA Objects” apply, unless explicitly
specified otherwise.
Table 1 — AFP/A objects
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
Print File Begin Print File (BPF) The print file:
X’D3A8A5’ – End Print
—  shall be enveloped by the Begin Print File (BPF) and End
File (EPF) X’D3A9A5’
Print File (EPF) 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); in this case the same value
shall be specified on the BDT for each document in the print
file.
The print file contains only the following objects, as defined
in the general architecture subject to all applicable AFP/A
restrictions:
 Print file
(BPF, D3A8A5)
  [ (Resource Grp)    ]
    (Index + Doc )  (S)
(EPF, D3A9A5)
Index + document
  [ (Index    )    ]
    (Document  )  (S)
 NOTE AFP/A compliant consumers must consider a physical
file, which is an operating system file that, when it contains
AFP data, is printed with a single Form Definition, as a single
MO:DCA (AFP) print file that contains at most one BPF/EPF pair
and at most one print-file-level resource group. Such consumers
should generate a product-specific exception if the physical file
contains more than one BPF/EPF pair.
Resource group (print Begin Resource The resource group may only contain the following resource
file) Group (BRG) objects, as defined in the general architecture subject to all
applicable AFP/A restrictions:
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Table 1 (continued)
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
X’D3A8C6’ - End (BRG, D3A8C6)
Resource Group + [ (Overlay   )  (S) ]
(ERG) X’D3A9C6’ + [ (MO:DCA Pseg )  (S) ]
  + [ (Form Map   )  (S) ]
 + [ (BCOCA    )  (S) ]
 + [ (GOCA     )  (S) ]
 + [ (IOCA     )  (S) ]
 + [ (Object Cont )  (S) ]
 + [ (FOCA Object )  (S) ]
(ERG, D3A9C6)
Each resource referenced in an AFP/A print file shall be carried in
the resource group and shall be enveloped by the Begin Resource
(BRS) and End Resource (ERS) structured fields.
AFP/A may limit the function in objects that are carried as
resources; for details see the individual AFP/A object definitions
in this table.
If an object container in the resource group contains a Metadata
Object (MO), it shall be specified first in the resource group. Mul-
tiple MO containers may be specified in a contiguous sequence;
their collection specifies the metadata for the print file. If MOs are
specified anywhere else in the resource group, they are ignored.
Resource object (in Begin Resource The resource object shall be enveloped by the Begin Resource
print file resource (BRS) X’D3A8CE’ - (BRS) and End Resource (ERS) structured fields:
group) End Resource (ERS)
(BRS, D3A8CE)
X’D3A9CE’
    (Res Object )
(ERS, D3A9CE)
Document index Begin Document Index The document index contains only the following structured fields,
(BDI) X’D3A8A7’ - End as defined in the general architecture subject to all applicable
Document Index (EDI) AFP/A restrictions.
X’D3A9A7’
(BDI, D3A8A7)
 +  (IEL, D3B2A7)  (S)
 + [ (LLE, D3B490)  (S) ]
 + [ (TLE, D3A090)  (S) ]
(EDI, D3A9A7)
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Table 1 (continued)
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
Document Begin Document (BDT) The document contains only the following structured fields
X’D3A8A8’ - End Docu- and objects, as defined in the general architecture subject to
ment (EDT) X’D3A9A8’ all applicable AFP/A restrictions. The BDT for the document
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)
(BDT, D3A8A8)
 + [ (IMM, D3ABCC)   (S) ]
 + [ (LLE, D3B490)   (S) ]
 + [ (Medium Map )   (S) ]
 + [ (REG     )   (S) ]
 + [ (Page    )   (S) ]
 + [ (Page Group )   (S) ]
(EDT, D3A9A8)
Resource Environment Begin Resource The Resource Environment Group contains only the following
Group (REG) Environment Group structured fields, as defined in the general architecture subject
(BSG) X’D3A8D9’ - End to all applicable AFP/A restrictions.
Resource Environ-
ment Group (ESG)
X’D3A9D9’ (BSG, D3A8D9)
  [ (MDR, D3ABC3)  (S) ]
  [ (MPO, D3ABD8)  (S) ]
  [ (PPO, D3ADC3)  (S) ]
(ESG, D3A9D9)
Page Begin Page (BPG) The page contains only the following structured fields and objects,
X’D3A8AF’ - End Page as defined in the general architecture subject to all applicable
(EPG) X’D3A9AF’ AFP/A restrictions.
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Table 1 (continued)
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
 Page
(BPG, D3A8AF)
    (AEG    )
 + [ (IOB, D3AFC3)  (S) ]
 + [ (IPO, D3AFD8)  (S) ]
 + [ (IPS, D3AF5F)  (S) ]
 + [ (LLE, D3B490)  (S) ]
 + [ (TLE, D3A090)  (S) ]
 + [ (BCOCA)      (S) ]
 + [ (GOCA)      (S) ]
 + [ (IOCA)      (S) ]
 + [ (PTOCA)      (S) ]
 + [ (Object Cont )  (S) ]
(EPG, D3A9AF)
 AEG
(BAG, D3A8C9)
  [ (PEC, D3A7A8)    ]
  [ (MCF, D3AB8A) F2 (S) ]
  [ (MDR, D3ABC3)  (S) ]
  [ (MPO, D3ABD8)  (S) ]
  [ (MPS, D3B15F)  (S) ]
    (PGD, D3A6AF)
  [ (OBD, D3A66B)    ]
  [ (OBP, D3AC6B)    ]
    (PTD, D3B19B) F2
(EAG, D3A9C9)
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Table 1 (continued)
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
 Notes:
1. The OBD is only used for PTOCA objects without an OEG, and
if specified,
—  the measurement units shall match the units in the PGD and
—  the extents shall match the extents in the PGD.
These are the architected defaults if the OBD is not specified,
and will cause the text object area to have the same units and
extents as the page presentation space.
2. The OBP is only used for PTOCA objects without an OEG, and
if specified
—  the object area origin shall be set to zero,
—  the object content origin shall be set to zero and
—  the object area orientation shall be set to (0°,90°).
These are the architected defaults if the OBP is not specified,
and will cause the text object area to be positioned coincident
with the page presentation space.
3. The PTD is only mandatory if the page contains one or more
PTOCA objects without an OEG. It is strongly recommended that
the measurement units in the PTD match the units in the PGD.
AFP/A may limit the function in the objects; for details see the
individual AFP/A object definitions in this table.
Page group Begin Named Page Group The page group contains only the following structured fields
(BNG) X’D3A8AD’ - End and objects, as defined in the general architecture subject to all
Named Page Group applicable AFP/A restrictions.
(ENG) X’D3A9AD’
(BNG, D3A8AD)
  [ (TLE, D3A090)  (S) ]
 + [ (IMM, D3ABCC)  (S) ]
 + [ (LLE, D3B490)  (S) ]
 + [ (Medium Map )  (S) ]
 + [ (REG     )  (S) ]
 + [ (Page    )  (S) ]
 + [ (Page Group )  (S) ]
(ENG, D3A9AD)
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Table 1 (continued)
AFP/A data stream object structure
Object name Object envelope Summary of AFP/A object structure; differences from general
MO:DCA architecture noted
Overlay Begin Overlay (BMO) The overlay contains only the following structured fields and
X’D3A8DF’ - End Overlay objects, as defined in the general architecture subject to all
(EMO) X’D3A9DF’ applicable AFP/A restrictions.
Overlay
(BMO, D3A8DF)
    (AEG)
  + [ (IOB, D3AFC3)   (S) ]
  + [ (IPS, D3AF5F)   (S) ]
  + [ (LLE, D3B490)   (S) ]
  + [ (TLE, D3A090)   (S) ]
  + [ (BCOCA    )   (S) ]
  + [ (GOCA    )   (S) ]
  + [ (IOCA
...