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Obtain the PDF Document X Y Coordinates and the Required PDF Document Indexing Data

Follow these steps to obtain a map of the PDF coordinates and possible PDF document data that you can use for the PDF indexing specifications.

1. Set the XYDUMP=YES option in the PDFINDEX member to obtain the X and Y coordinates of the PDF data. The X and Y coordinates are written to the PDFREPRT DD statement.

   The PDFINDEX member name that is used is determined according to the following order:

   1. The JES FORMS associated with the SYSOUT
   2. The job name associated with the SYSOUT
   3. The name specified on the INDEXMEM initialization parameter

   Based on this order, the first matching PDFINDEX member name is used. If no matching PDFINDEX member is found, the default settings are used and the PDF document does not get indexed.

2. Load the PDF document into the CA VIEW database to produce a detailed PDF report that contains the PDF document data you need.

   The PDF detailed document is then printed in the PDFREPRT DD in the PDF Collector Functional Subsystem.

3. Review the detailed PDF document.

   Based on the detailed PDF document, add INDEX statements to the PDFINDEX member to define the index names and the location of the index values.

4. To verify your INDEX statements, run a second XYDUMP to produce a list of index values found in the PDF document.

   Review the indexing definitions to be certain that the selected index values are correct. If the index values are not correct, refine the INDEX statements and resend the PDF document to the FSS printer.

5. Use CA Output Management Web Viewer to view the PDF report and indexes.