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Three “modes” of running ACIF are available:
/SM590000Mode one: Line data input to ACIF creates line data output:
– Specify the ACIF parameter CONVERT=NO.
– ACIF does not create a resource file.
– Files produced: .out and .ind.
/SM590000Mode two: Line data input to ACIF creates AFP output:
– Specify the ACIF parameter CONVERT=YES.
– ACIF creates an AFP resource file.
– Files produced: .out,  .ind, and .res.
/SM590000Mode three: AFP input to ACIF creates AFP output:
– Specify the ACIF parameter CONVERT=YES.
– ACIF creates an AFP resource file.
– Files produced: .out, .ind, and .res.
A subset of the second mode is mixed mode input (line data records mixed with AFP 
records). In this case, ACIF creates AFP output:
/SM590000   Specify the ACIF parameter CONVERT=YES.
/SM590000   ACIF creates an AFP resource file.
/SM590000   Files produced: .out, .ind, and .res.
Types of ACIF parameters
Because ACIF has so much functionality, it has many parameters. Four logical sets of ACIF 
parameters are available:
/SM590000ACIF parameters that describe the format of the data: CC, CCTYPE, TRC, FILEFORMAT, and 
CPGID
/SM590000ACIF parameters for line data to AFP conversion: CONVERT, MCF2REF (we recommend 
coded font (CF parameter) instead of code page character set (CPCS parameter)), IMAGEOUT 
(we recommend ASIS parameter instead of Image Object Content Architecture (IOCA)), 
FORMDEF, and PAGEDEF
/SM590000ACIF parameters for indexing: TRIGGER, FIELD, INDEX, INDEXOBJ, and INDEXSTARTBY
/SM590000ACIF parameters for collecting resources: RESTYPE and EXTENSIONS=RESORDER
For a description of the parameters, see the section “ACIF reference” in IBM Content 
Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms Indexing Reference, SC19-3354, or “ACIF reference” 
in IBM Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Indexing Reference, SC19-3368.
Tools for working with ACIF
Consider the use of the following tools when you work with ACIF:
/SM590000The Administrator line data graphical indexer
/SM590000A hexadecimal editor to display the input file
/SM590000The arsafpd utility, run with the -d and -t options
The arsafpd utility can display the .out file (if it is AFP), .ind file, and .res file that are 
created by ACIF .