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Working With IPDS
IPDS is a printer device data stream (specific to IBM) that contains the information necessary to identify, monitor, and control the functions
of the printer. This information includes the characteristics of the printer, its resolution, what resources it has, whether it has sufficient
memory, and whether it receives and prints a job.
IPDS enables a two-way dialog between the printer and the printer driver to create a cooperative print management system. IPDS is
device dependent and is unique for each printer.
Verifying the presence of the IPDS and the Productivity Pack Licenses
To print IPDS jobs, you must verify that the IPDS license is installed and enabled on the system. You must also have the Productivity Pack
license enabled for the stock library to be available as well as all valid halfone screens.
Printing IPDS jobs
This is the general procedure for setting up the printer for printing an IPDS job. The procedure assumes that the correct IPDS options have
been entered using Set Option , and that a virtual printer with appropriate attributes for the job, including a media list, has been created. It
also assumes that printing and queuing are started.
1. Enter Show IPDS Status so that you know the current system state and virtual printer state.
2. Enter Set Channel Online , if needed.
3. Enter Set IPDS Virtual Printer , if needed.
4. Load the required paper stock in the printer.
5. Set up the paper trays using Set Tray or Set Tray from Virtual Printer Media .
6. Enter Start IPDS Printing , if needed.
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FreeFlow Print
The following FreeFlow Print Server features should not be applied to IPDS jobs: Job Forwarding, Save Jobs,
Server features not
Proof, Promote, Preview, Exception Pages, Covers, and Inserts.
supported
Environments
The Currently supported environments are Z/OS (MVS) with PSF, OS400 with PSF, AIX with InfoPrint Manager
supported
and Windows with InfoPrint Manager. In addition, the Emtex VIP Front End Processor (FEP) is supported, but only
for monochrome or highlight color data, at this time. Some other environments or FEPs may work successfully,
but interoperability cannot be guaranteed.
Image shift affects
Image shift affects banners as well as application. IPDS host banners are not distinguished from other application
banners
pages.
Avoidance: Although they do not affect FreeFlow Print Server banners, queue and job based Image Shift and
Alignment values apply to host banners, just as they do to other application pages. If host banners are shifted to
an inappropriate position, but other application data is printing correctly, revise the host application so that both
application data and banners can be positioned correctly on FreeFlow Print Server without an added image shift
or alignment value.
Importing
DocuPrint IPS 7.x Input Groups and 8.x Virtual Printer Media Lists cannot be imported into FreeFlow Print Server
IPDS. FreeFlow Print Server IPDS Job Setups must be recreated.
IOCA Tile objects
IOCA Tile objects which don't contain an IOCA image do not work reliably.
User Action: Avoid using above feature.
IPS Manager
Printer Tray values IPS Manager Printer Tray values are not intended for editing.
Avoidance: Do not attempt to edit values in the 'Printer Trays' column of the IPS Manager, 'Tray/Bin Mappings'
tab. Characters input into this column, though allowed by the GUI, have no effect on system operation, and will
NOT be registered by the IPS Manager. This field is intended for read-only use.
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