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Publishing iSeries Output Electronically
In this scenario, a company uses an iSeries to generate monthly reports. These
reports are then distributed to the sales regions. Instead of sending out hardcopy
versions of these reports, the company wants to make them available for Web
access.
Here is how this company can use the Infoprint Server components to meet its
requirements:
1. An OS/400 application creates the data and puts it on the spool.
2. The data (SCS, IPDS, AFP, Line Data, or OfficeVision/400 data stream) is sent
to print. The device description associated with the printer writer specifies a PSF
configuration object.
3. The PSF configuration object specifies that the data is to be transformed into
PDF. Therefore, the data is sent to PSF.
Note: Although the PDF subsystem interacts with PSF, you do not need a PSF
license to use the PDF subsystem.
4. PSF sends the data to the PDF subsystem. The PDF subsystem transforms the
data into PDF and sends it back to PSF.
5. PSF places it in the integrated file system in a specified location. You can
specify the location in the PSF configuration object.
You can put the PDF file in an area of the integrated file system that a Web
client can access. If you put the file in a folder that your PC has access to, you
can use your PC to access the file.
Figure 3 shows how Infoprint Server lets you publish iSeries output.
Integrated
File System
Shared Folder
Web
PDF
Subsystem
PSF for
OS/400
Application
PSF Configuration
Object
OS/400
Spool
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Figure 3. Publishing iSeries Output Electronically
10 Infoprint Server for iSeries: Introduction and Planning Guide