IBM 47AE - 410168 User Manual

Infoprint Server for iSeries V5

Session 47AE - 410168
Mira Shnier
Senior IT Specialist, Printing Systems Division, IBM Canada Ltd.
[e-mail]

iSeries Output Architecture

Client, network, and

iSeries ASCII

applications

PCL to AFP
PS to AFP
PDF to AFP

SCS

PCL

Client Access AFP Viewer

AFP Viewer Plug-in

E-mail

PDF

IPDS

or

Infoprint Designer

Web,

network

images

GIF to AFP
JPEG to AFP
TIFF to AFP

Overlays

Fonts

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Psegs

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Page &

Form defs

PRTAFPDTA

iSeries native

applications

Printer file

DDS

Output

queue

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OS/400

PSF/400

Create

AFP
Data

PDF

Subsystem

IFS

PDF

PF

Archive

Web

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Enabling "e-output"

E-business is changing the face of business communications

Traditional information methodology has been "print and
distribute"

Networks, Internet, and electronic documents are transforming
this methodology

Electronic documents mean:

Tie to pre-printed form is broken
Flexibility in content
Flexibility in delivery

Networks and Internet drives e-business process re-engineering

Printing, if required, must take place later in the flow
Electronic documents and reports can flow as the process

requires

The output of e-business - "E-output"

Ability to create fully electronic pages of information and deliver
them to the desired destination in the desired format

iSeries Print Version 5

Integrated Applications

Print Services Facility for OS/400

Infoprint Server

for iSeries

e-business

enablement of

output, client and

network transforms,

ERP ASCII data
stream support,

digital output

distribution,

integrated e-mail of

output, PDF,

web-ready AFP

Client Access, Facsimile Support, ImagePlus, OnDemand, Content Manager

Advanced Print Utility (APU), Page Printer
Formatting Aid (PPFA), AFP Toolbox, AFP

Utilities, plus third party tools

AFP Systems Management, IPDS Printer Driver, Integrated e-mail of iSeries output

SCS, AFP, Transforms, TCP/IP, Client Access, DDS, Printer File, Finishing, Color,

Network Print Server, Virtual Print, Host Print Transform, SNMP, National

Language, DBCS, IPP Server, Java XML, Java AFP, Unicode, Page Definition to

Common Server, AFP plug-in, plus third party tools

Output Enablers

OS/400

AFP

Infoprint Designer for iSeries

Integrated document composition

including image, overlay, and full

application layout

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Infoprint Server for iSeries

Focus of Infoprint Server

Electronic Distribution of output
iSeries management of network print

iSeries support for PDF

Transform services for any iSeries
standard output (AFP, IPDS, SCS, even
OV/400)

PDF output to e-mail, IFS, or PDF
printer

High-function PDF Server
Segmentation - "Electronic Burst and

Bind"

Integrated e-mail of output

PDF output can be automatically
e-mailed

Multiple e-mails based on segmentation
Exits 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

Using Infoprint Server

Learning by example

Scenarios illustrating a business needs
How Infoprint Server can help
How it works
What you need to do to make it happen

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1. Publish to the Web

Scenario - monthly
reports sent out to
departments in hard copy

Customer would prefer
these went on the
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.

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Architecture: PDF Web publishing

iSeries native

applications

Printer file

DDS

Overlays

Fonts

Psegs

Page &

Form defs

Output

queue

OS/400

PSF/400

PDF

PSF

Configuration

Object

PDF

Device

Description

IFS

Archive

PDF subsystem setup

Device Description:

Virtual *IPDS/AFP printer on *LAN
Loopback address (127.0.0.1)
Unique Port number
USRDFNOBJ Points to PSF Configuration object

PDF
Company
Intranet

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

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Using iSeries Navigator to create a
PSF Config. Object

The same
object can be
build using the
CRTPSFCFG
or
CHGPSFCFG

commands.

PDF Output

PDF transform enables:

Re-engineering of output distribution
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

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Target Directory and File Name

If you specify a Root File System 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'

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Target Directory and File Name

If you specify a directory name in the QDLS System, the file will
be stored as:

/QDLS/folder-name/job-name/job-number/job-user-name/file-number+
/spooled-file-name/date/sequence-number.PDF

In this example the target was 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

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iSeries Access for WEB
PDF support

Use 5722-XH2

iSeries Access for WEB - view PDF

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2. Electronic Report Distribution

Scenario - monthly sales
reports are printed,
manually separated and
mailed to regional office
managers

Customer would like to
automatically distribute
and send the relevant
reports to specific
managers

Electronic Report Distribution - solution

1. Use DDS keywords to insert 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.

(Other methods of segmenting and addressing
the file will be discussed later.)

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Architecture: E-mail

iSeries native

applications

Printer file

Overlays

Fonts

DDS

STRPAGGRP('513')

e-mail
Mapping
Program

Psegs

Page &

Form defs

Output

queue

PSFCFG

File: LOOKUP

513 [e-mail]
701 [e-mail]
842 [e-mail]

513

E-mail address

PDF

DEVD

701

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

842

OS/400

PSF/400

PDF

Different ways to set e-mail address:
Depends on single vs. multiple & application

Single distribution:

USRDFNDTA('MAILTAG([e-mail])' )
USRDTA('Dept842')

Multiple distribution:

group records to define separation points and e-mail tag

DDS - use STRPAGGRP/ENDPAGGRP keyword
CRTAFPDTA to insert index records

* On V5R2 you can change
USRDFNDTA with CHGSPLFA
after spooled file is created.

Yes
or
Any V5R2*

(A)

USRDFNDTA

MAILTAG

optional

chgprtf

or

ovrprtf?

single

no
(V5R1)*

(B)

USRDTA

single

or multi?

Mapping

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e-mail

pgm

multi

yes

(C)

DDS
STRPAGGRP
ENDPAGGRP

access

DDS?

optional

no

(D)

CRTAFPDTA

E-mail with exit program

PSF

Configuration

Printer File

DDS

USRDFNDTA

(DDS)
STRPAGGRP
ENDPAGGRP

Input

Job Info

Spooled File

Mail Tag

PDF File Path

Sender

User Data

Object

PDFGEN

PDFINCFNT

PDFMULT
PDFDTAQ

PDFSENDER

PDFMAPPGM

PDFDIR

PSF/400

User Exit

Program

Data Queue

PDF

File(s)

Output

Message Text

E-mail Addresses

Disposition

E-mail

Use exit program

if information provided is not a valid e-mail address

i.e. convert "Dept842" to "[e-mail]"
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)
assign a meaningful name for IFS file

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Sample e-mail received (V5R1)

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MSHNIER was the user on BLDASL1 who was the "SENDER"

2

Subject line info comes from PQT4133 in message file

QPQMSGF.

you may "unofficially" modify the first 22 characters

3

Up to 255 characters of text message may be customized using

mapping program.

(default message is, "Mail was sent by OS/400 process. Please do not
reply to this address." Also stored in PQT4133.)

4

This was the 3rd segment of a file processed as "multiple"

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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 PDF bookmarks
iSeries Access for Windows - GUI interface to generate

ad-hoc PDF and/or e-mail

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Ad-hoc PDF - iSeries Access V5R2

New Operations Navigator options

E-mail

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File size considerations

By default PDF includes Adobe fonts
Files may be large if many fonts used
V5R1 - Use PSFDFNOPT with PDFINCFNT(*NO) in

your PSFCFG (PTF si03186 required)
V5R2 use PDFINCFNT(*NO) parameter

File Description no. of pages size of PDF After PTF
Short JOBLOG 2 58 KB
Medium 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 outline fonts to be
used

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3. Print enterprise output on IPDS
printers

Scenario:

Customer uses an ERP
output which generates data
in PCL format

They need the speed,
power and throughput of
their high-speed iSeries
system printer - plus the
IPDS error recovery

Print enterprise output 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

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Architecture: Print Serving

iSeries native

applications

Printer file

DDS

Output

queue

OS/400

PSF/400

Client, netwo rk, and

iSeries ASCII

applications

PCL to AFP
PS to AFP
PDF to AFP

IPDS

Postscript, PCL, PDF to AFP

Transforms are integrated into OS/400 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

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PCL/PS/PDF to AFP setup

Transformations based on:

PCL vs. (PostScript/PDF)
edge-to-edge vs. 1/6" non-print border

Transformation configuration file specifies how many of
each combination: minimum & maximum

Printer device description includes

AFP(*YES)
IMGCFG(*IMGCnn), where nn is 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
iSeries.

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Integrate web and network images
into iSeries applications - solution

1. The user sends the image file to the Windows-based
JPEG transform to create an AFP image file.

2. Next, the user could use the AFP Manager
component of Operations Navigator to create the page
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.

Image Transforms

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)

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Architecture: Web image

OS/400

Overlays

Web,

network

images

GIF to AFP
JPEG to AFP
TIFF to AFP

Fonts

Psegs

Page &

Form defs

PSF/400

5. Indexed data for fast navigation

Scenario - A phone company
creates customer statements
using the external formatting
capabilities on 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
code.

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Indexed data for fast navigation ­solution

1. An application creates the data and puts it on the
OS/400 spool.

2. The

CRTAFPDTA

command generates the
document as an AFP stream file, puts the indexing
information in an index object stream file, gathers 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.

Architecture: Portable AFP

iSeries application

Printer file

Output

queue

Overlays

Fonts

Psegs

Page &

Form defs

CRTAFPDTA

PRTAFPDTA

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OS/400

PSF/400

Web

Archive

CRTAFPDTA and CVTLINDTA
similarities

Convert *LINE data to *AFPDS (MO:DCA)

Use with AFP Viewer
Print to non-IPDS printers using HPT
Processes the "rules" from Page Definition to create

resolved output

*LINE *AFPDS

Page

Definition

CRTAFPDTA vs. CVTLINDTA
differences

CRTAFPDTA CVTLINDTA

Command with many
parameters

Input is existing *LINE
Spooled file

Output is Stream file in
AFPDS format

Part of Infoprint Server
Licensed Pgm. ($)

Allows for Indexing and
Resource capture

Portable AFP - print or view
anywhere

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Printer file parameter
(*YES/*NO)

Input comes directly from
application program

Output is *AFPDS spooled file

Free with OS/400

No indexing or resource
capture

Print only from same iSeries
(PSF or HPT). View with CA
Express Ops Nav.

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What else would you use if for?

Create an index document

AFP Viewer - quick access to selected pages
PDF generation - index to segment large file and add

addressing information for e-mail or generate PDF
bookmarks

Archive & Retrieve selected groups of pages

Create 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.

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Scenarios and Server Components

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

Index AFP for navigation CRTAFPDTA

CRTAFPDTA
OS/400

Integrate web/network image into iSeries
applications

Image transforms

iSeries Transforms

SCS LINE AFP PCL PS PDF

SCS

LINE

AFP

PCL

PS

PDF

Web
AFP

- Y Y HPT N IPS IPS

Y -

- - - HPT N IPS IPS

- - IPS - - - -

- - IPS - - - -

- - IPS - - - -

- - - - - IPS -

OS400

V5R1

HPT

V5R1

N IPS IPS

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

Web
AFP

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

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Infoprint Server Architecture

Infoprint Designer

Web,

network

images

GIF to AFP
JPEG to AFP
TIFF to AFP

Overlays

Fonts

Psegs

V

C

Page &

Form defs

PRTAFPDTA

iSeries native

applications

Printer file

DDS

Output

queue

S

E

Y

*

=

A

T

D

N

I

L

T

OS/400

Client, network, and

iSeries ASCII

applications

PCL to AFP
PS to AFP
PDF to AFP

SCS

PDF

PCL

IPDS

PSF/400

Create

AFP
Data

PDF

Subsystem

IFS

Client Access AFP Viewer

or

AFP Viewer Plug-in

E-mail

PDF

PF

Archive

Web

Infoprint Server: Summary

Powerful tools to enable "e-output"
Deliver electronic output to desired destination in the

desired format

PDF

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Other Print and E-output Sessions

Session Title

V5 Printing and E-output Overview

iSeries Output Flow and Architecture

iSeries Output Application

Development

Infoprint Designer for iSeries

Infoprint Server for iSeries

LAB: Infoprint Designer for iSeries

V5 Printing and E-output Overview

LAB: Infoprint Server for iSeries

iSeries Network Printing

Color Applications

Session

Number ID

409061 42AE Wed @ 9:30AM

250343 43AE Wed @ 11:00AM

410162 45AE Wed @ 2:00PM

404243 46AE Wed @ 3:30PM

410168 47AE Wed @ 5:00PM

250033 51LC Thurs @ 8:00AM

409061 53IB Thurs @ 11:00AM

410159 54LD Thurs @ 12:30PM

403767 56AM Thurs @ 3:30PM

430038 57AM Thurs @ 5:00PM

Day/Time

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 Printing IV (GG24-4389)
IBM AS/400 Printing V (SG24-2160)
IBM AS/400 Printing VI (SG24-6250)
AS/400 System API Reference (SC41-5801)
AS/400 Printer Device Programming (SC41-5713)
AS/400 Workstation Customization Programming (SC41-3605)
Infoprint Server Planning (G544-5774), User's Guide (G544-5775)
Infoprint Designer Getting Started (G544-5773)

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Glossary

AFP - Advanced Function Presentation
AFCCU - Advanced Function Common Control Unit
AFPDS - Advanced Function Printing Data Stream
API - Application Program Interface
ASCII - American National Standard Code for Information
Exchange
BGU - Business Graphics Utility
BMP - OS/2 and Windows Bitmap
BRMS - Backup Recovery Management System
COR - Computer Output Reduction
DJDE - Dynamic Job Datastream Entry (Xerox)
DSS - Device Support Systems (AIX IpM)

EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

Form Def - Form definition - OS/400 object used to position and
format 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 - Continued

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
MO:DCA - Mixed Object: Data Content Architecture
MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit (Internet protocols)
Page Def - Page Definition - OS/400 object used to describe the printed page ­Created using PPFA or other tools
PPFA - Page Printer Formatting Aid - A language to define output

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