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11.3 Setting up AFP Resources
PSF/MVS supports resources in the system libraries defined in the PRINTDEV
statement, and dynamically on a per-job basis via the USERLIB JCL statement.
11.3.1 Migrating Resources from VSE to OS/390
11.3.1.1 Defining Resources
If you have the source definition files for these resources, you can use the same
process to define them on OS/390.
The same utilities are used on OS/390 as on VSE to define resources: PPFA for
PAGEDEFs and FORMDEFs, and OGL for Overlays. Page Segments (PSEGs) can
be created by GDDM or other licensed programs. See
AFP Application
Programming Interface: Programming Guide and Reference
, S544-3872 for more
information.
DCF (Script) is also supported in both environments.
11.3.1.2 Without the Source
If you don′t have the source definition files (and can′t recreate them) then you
will have to use a tool to migrate them (″Mass Migration″).
There are some tools available from the IBM Printing Systems on their FTP site
to help you convert VSE resources to MVS:
VSERES REXX exec to convert multiple VSE LIBR PUNCH phases to AFP
resources
RESPUNCH Assembly program to extract an AFP resource from VSE and create
an input file and JCL for RESMAKE
RESMAKE Assembly program to create an AFP resource in the MVS system
from RESPUNCH
VSEREBLK PC and VSE tools for editing/creating resources on workstations
and transferring them to VSE
APTRCONV Convert MVS resource back to VSE (shipped as part of PSF/MVS)
All of the resources for a specific print job can be extracted into a sequential
(RECFM=VBM) Resource Object file using ACIF in VSE. ACIF will also create a
printable MO:DCA (LIST3820) file from linedata using a PAGEDEF, exactly as PSF
would do.
The Resource Object can also be concatenated to the front of a print job for any
PSF or converted to a PDS (or sequential files in VM) using the FLAT2PDS exec.
See 11.6.5, “Tools” on page 244 for the Internet location.
11.3.2 Remote-Resident Resources
APTRMARK (VSE) and APSRMARK (MVS) differ in a subtle, but important way:
Resources such as fonts that are shipped with PSF/VSE are ″marked″ with an
″object origin identifier triplet″ for VSE. Use the APSRMARK utility to mark
resources that will be printer-resident.
If you move resources marked with the VSE program APTRMARK to an MVS
system, PSF/MVS will not accept them for printer-residency. You must run the
240 VSE to OS/390 Migration Workbook