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Printing Enterprise Print Output on IPDS Printers
In this scenario, a business uses an enterprise resource planning software package
to create and print its output in PCL format. They would like to direct their high
volume print jobs to high-speed IPDS printers.
Here is how this business can use the Infoprint Server components to meet its
requirements:
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 for OS/400.
5. PSF submits the data for printing.
Figure 5 shows how Infoprint Server lets you print PCL, PDF, or PostScript
documents from your workstation on IPDS printers.
Web
Document
Net Server
Shared
Printer
PCL to
AFP Transform
PDF to
AFP Transform
Post Script to
AFP Transform
LPR
Windows
OS/400
Spool
Transform
Manager
PSF
for
OS/400
IPDS
Printer
Figure 5. Printing documents from a Workstation on IPDS printers
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