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Application

Infoprint Server Component

Publish iSeries-AS/400 output

PDF transform (alternative is Create AFP

Data - CRTAFPDTA)

Electronic report distribution

PDF transform, integrated e-mail

Print directly to PDF printers

PDF transform (output to queue)

Electronic burst and bind

PDF transform, segmentation support

ERP print driver

Postscript, PDF, and PCL transforms

iSeries as an enterprise print server

Postscript, PDF, and PCL transforms

Electronic output distribution

CRTAFPDTA, AFP to AFP+, AFP browser

plug-in

Print line data to PCL printers, view line

data formatted output

CRTAFPDTA

OS/400

Index AFP for navigation

CRTAFPDTA

Integrate web/network image into iSeries

applications

Image transforms

Scenarios and Server Components

What's New

PCL to AFP
PS to AFP
PDF to AFP
IPDS to PDF
AFP to AFP Plus
Line Data to AFP
GIFF to AFP*
JPEG to AFP*
TIFF to AFP*

* Invoked from Windows

SCS

LINE

AFP

PCL

PDF

Web

AFP

SCS

HPT

IPS

LINE

OS400

V5R1

HPT

V5R1

IPS

AFP

HPT

IPS

PCL

IPS

PDF

IPS

Web

AFP

IPS

Image: TIFF, GIF, JPEG to AFPDS image (IPS)
SAP to AFP (PrintSuite)
JDE AFP (OneWorld Xe)

iSeries Transforms

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Page 1: ...t Architecture Web network images PDF Subsystem Create AFP Data PF IFS OS 400 PSF 400 Printer file iSeries native applications E mail PDF Web PRTAFPDTA GIF to AFP JPEG to AFP TIFF to AFP PDF PCL IPDS Infoprint Designer Client network and iSeries ASCII applications PCL to AFP PS to AFP PDF to AFP DDS CVTLINDTA YES Client Access AFP Viewer or AFP Viewer Plug in COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server De...

Page 2: ...ent and network transforms ERP ASCII data stream support digital output distribution integrated e mail of output PDF web ready AFP Integrated Applications Client Access Facsimile Support ImagePlus OnDemand Content Manager Common Server AFP plug in plus third party tools Infoprint Designer for iSeries Integrated document composition including image overlay and full application layout Output Enabler...

Page 3: ...ts for customization iSeries as a network print server PCL Postscript and PDF to AFP Postscript and PDF transform is IBM Adobe full function Level 3 Portable web ready AFP Add external resources to AFP data for portability and browser view Add indexing for navigation and report segmentation Image transforms GIF TIFF and JPEG transforms to IOCA Windows based Infoprint Server for iSeries Using Infop...

Page 4: ...company Intranet or Internet Publish to the Web solution 1 An OS 400 application creates the data and puts it on the spool 2 Use the IPDS to PDF conversion function to store the data in the iSeries IFS 3 Access the data from a web application or using Client Access COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver PRZ 7 8 10 11 02 ...

Page 5: ...m setup Device Description Virtual IPDS AFP printer on LAN Loopback address 127 0 0 1 Unique Port number USRDFNOBJ Points to PSF Configuration object PSF Configuration object Select PDFGEN MAIL STMF SPLF Single or Multiple Destination Outq IFS directory or e mail E mail mapping program Default SENDER Data queue PDF device type Recommend IP40300 Paper size Include PDF fonts Y N COMMON 410168 47AE I...

Page 6: ...Soft copy repositories for demand pull information dissemination Printing directly to PDF capable printers Integrate with custom e mail applications PDF files in ASCII full text format Full text output SBCS raster and outline fonts DBCS raster fonts Output PDF to Dynamic e mail Integrated File System Output queue PDF Output COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver PRZ 11 12 10 11 02 ...

Page 7: ...m directory name the file will be stored as PDF directory name job name job user name job number_file number_spooled file name_date_sequence number PDF In this example the target was specified as reports COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver PRZ 13 14 10 11 02 ...

Page 8: ...specified as QDLS EMAILS More on Target Stream Files If you select Generate multiple PDF files the separate files will have sequence number 00001 PDF 00002 PDF etc File s will be generated as owned by the spooled file owner with public authority of EXCLUDE Any directories that do not already exist are created by the PDF subsystem are owned by QSPLJOB and have a public authority of RX COMMON 410168...

Page 9: ...iSeries Access for WEB PDF support Use 5722 XH2 iSeries Access for WEB view PDF COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver PRZ 17 18 10 11 02 ...

Page 10: ... Group tags in AFPDS spooled file 2 Original spooled file converted to multiple PDF files 3 User exit program converts department name to e mail address 4 Each PDF file sent to appropriate regional office as e mail attachment V5R1 uses SNDDST V5R2 you can use SNDDST or any SMTP server Electronic Report Distribution solution Other methods of segmenting and addressing the file will be discussed late...

Page 11: ... on single vs multiple application Single distribution USRDFNDTA MAILTAG mshnier ca ibm com USRDTA Dept842 Multiple distribution group records to define separation points and e mail tag DDS use STRPAGGRP ENDPAGGRP keyword CRTAFPDTA to insert index records single or multi access DDS chgprtf or ovrprtf USRDFNDTA MAILTAG USRDTA CRTAFPDTA DDS STRPAGGRP ENDPAGGRP e mail Mapping pgm optional multi no V5...

Page 12: ...mail with exit program if information provided is not a valid e mail address i e convert Dept842 to wshaffer us ibm com build a 255 byte message V5R1 imbed additional text or HTML files V5R2 add additional attachments V5R2 change subject line V5R2 decide not to e mail a file some error checking and logging make copy of PDF file to IFS change security of IFS file Default is PUBLIC gets Exclude assi...

Page 13: ...PQT4133 This was the 3rd segment of a file processed as multiple 2 3 4 1 Sample e mail received V5R1 V5R2 enhancements Use any SMTP mail server instead of SNDDST on V5R1 Greater flexibility in document content imbed extra text or HTML file add other attachments customize subject line Greater flexibility in addressing ReplyTo e mail address CC and BCC addresses Index records in spooled file become ...

Page 14: ...Ad hoc PDF iSeries Access V5R2 New Operations Navigator options E mail COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver PRZ 27 28 10 11 02 ...

Page 15: ...dium JOBLOG 19 94 KB Long JOBLOG 217 493 KB Single Invoice 1 752 KB 52 KB Multiple Invoices 6 761 KB 59 KB Improve quality with Outline Fonts iSeries Raster fonts produces Type 3 pdf fonts Note The difference is only evident when viewing the pdf Printing both versions produces the same quality results iSeries Outline fonts produces Type 1 pdf fonts Use USEOUTLFNT YES on your PSFCFG to force outlin...

Page 16: ... on IPDS printers solution 1 From a Windows workstation a user submits the document for printing on an IPDS printer using a printer shared though NetServer 2 The document is put on the OS 400 spool and then directed to Transform Manager 3 Transform manager uses the PCL transform to transform the data to AFP 4 The transform sends the AFP data to PSF 400 5 PSF submits the data for printing COMMON 41...

Page 17: ... architecture Provides generic iSeries print support for ERP applications Workstation access through LPD NetServer IPP Adobe transform for PDF and Postscript to AFP Level 3 full support Developed jointly by IBM and Adobe Equivalent transform on iSeries xSeries pSeries and zSeries PCL transform to AFP PCL 5e Runs in PASE environment Postscript PCL PDF to AFP COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denv...

Page 18: ...based on print density edge to edge y n image compression STRTFMMGR ENDTRMMGR 4 Integrate web and network images into iSeries applications Scenario A manufacturer has an engineering drawing application on Windows NT that creates drawings in JPEG format The manufacturer wants to be able to print the same drawing on a work order but the work order is a line of business LOB document produced by the i...

Page 19: ...ge segment and store it in the iSeries Alternatively the user could use a network drive mapped to an iSeries to put the AFP output file in a shared folder then use OS 400 commands to create it as a page segment on the iSeries Windows transforms for GIF TIFF and JPEG image files Transform to iSeries image format page segment Can be run dynamically via STRPCCMD Start PC Command Image Transforms COMM...

Page 20: ...the iSeries page definitions and form definitions together with AFP This company wants its customer service representatives to be able to view the statements in the same format that the customer receives them The company also wants the customer service representatives to be able to quickly locate a customer s statement for the appropriate month based on the customer s name phone number or area cod...

Page 21: ...all of the needed resources into a resource stream file then concatenates them into a merged stream file 3 Users can now view the indexed file on their workstation send the file for use on another system or archive the file Overlays Fonts Psegs Page Form defs Output queue Architecture Portable AFP CRTAFPDTA PF IFS OS 400 PSF 400 Printer file iSeries application PRTAFPDTA Archive Web COMMON 410168 ...

Page 22: ... many parameters Printer file parameter YES NO Input is existing LINE Spooled file Input comes directly from application program Output is Stream file in AFPDS format Output is AFPDS spooled file Part of Infoprint Server Licensed Pgm Free with OS 400 Allows for Indexing and Resource capture No indexing or resource capture Portable AFP print or view anywhere Print only from same iSeries PSF or HPT ...

Page 23: ... a resource group Portable AFP Other iSeries or other platforms Fidelity forever for Archive Retrieve even if external resources change over time When sending print to an outsourcer AFP Viewer on Web Concatenate the AFP Index and Resource file into one Merged file Overview of CRTAFPDTA The output from CRTAFPDTA must be re spooled with PRTAFPDTA in order to send it to an iSeries managed printer COM...

Page 24: ...P browser plug in Print line data to PCL printers view line data formatted output CRTAFPDTA OS 400 Index AFP for navigation CRTAFPDTA Integrate web network image into iSeries applications Image transforms Scenarios and Server Components What s New PCL to AFP PS to AFP PDF to AFP IPDS to PDF AFP to AFP Plus Line Data to AFP GIFF to AFP JPEG to AFP TIFF to AFP Invoked from Windows SCS LINE AFP PCL P...

Page 25: ...b PRTAFPDTA GIF to AFP JPEG to AFP TIFF to AFP PDF PCL IPDS Infoprint Designer Client network and iSeries ASCII applications PCL to AFP PS to AFP PDF to AFP DDS CVTLINDTA YES Client Access AFP Viewer or AFP Viewer Plug in Infoprint Server Summary Powerful tools to enable e output Deliver electronic output to desired destination in the desired format PDF COMMON 410168 47AE Infoprint Server Denver P...

Page 26: ...30PM Color Applications 430038 57AM Thurs 5 00PM Additional Information IBM Printing Systems www printers ibm com iseries AS 400 www iSeries ibm com AS 400 Service and Knowledge Base www as400service ibm com Online books www as400bks rochester ibm com Redbooks www redbooks ibm com AS 400 Guide to AFP and PSF S544 5319 IBM AS 400 Printing II GG24 3704 IBM AS 400 Printing III GG24 4028 IBM AS 400 Pr...

Page 27: ...at data text and images on an output page GDF Graphical Display File GIF Graphics Interchange Format HPT Host Print Transform IOCA Image Object Content Architecture IPDS Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPxxxx IBM s Infoprint printers Glossary IPM Infoprint Manager AIX NT and 2000 IPP Internet Print Protocol LCDS Line Conditioned Data Stream Xerox LPR LPD Line Printer Requestor Line Printer Daemon ...

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