Solutions And Benefits; Features - IBM eserver i5 Handbook

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
IBM Print Services Facility for iSeries (PSF/400)
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Solutions and benefits

PSF/400 is the common denominator across the many trends impacting
business and on demand business communications and occupies a central role
in the flow of output from applications to users.
Documents and reports can be produced using a variety of enabling tools,
including the new Infoprint Designer for iSeries (5733-ID1). Other enabling
tools include OS/400 printer file keywords (for front and back overlays, N-Up,
and duplex), DDS printer files, iSeries page and form definitions, APU, and
AFP Toolbox.
Output created by network and client applications can also be transformed to
AFP and thus managed by PSF/400 to IPDS printers.

Features

PSF/400 supports these features:
PSF/400 is the OS/400 subsystem driving the interactive management of
IPDS printers. IPDS is a bi-directional print architecture that ensures that the
printing process can be managed every step of the way. When an OS/400
writer is started to an IPDS printer, PSF/400 provides the following services:
– Establish communication and query printer capabilities and status
– Manage overlay, image, and font resources required in the printer
– Transform the AS/400 spooled file (from AFP, IPDS, or SCS) into a
printer-specific IPDS data stream
– Manage the print process, including handling error conditions and
managing error recovery down to the page level
The level of print management provided by PSF/400 ensures each page of
each spooled file is printed completely and accurately. PSF/400 enables all
Software Subscription
Feature of OS/400
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Infoprint Server for iSeries, AFP Font Collection Type Transformer for
Windows, Infoprint Designer for iSeries, and Facsimile Support for
iSeries
PSF/400 (5769-SS1)
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