Softcopy Publications Support, Library Center

•Data stream transforms let you print AFP™ applications on printers using PCL, PostScript or PDF. You can also print PCL, PostScript and PDF output on AFP printers.

•A transform from SAP to AFP and a certiﬁ ed SAP Output Management System lets you print SAP application output on your fast, reliable AFP printers, and receive print completion notiﬁ cation back at the SAP Application Server.

Beneﬁ ts of consolidating your enterprise printing onto z/OS using Infoprint Server can include:

•Reduced total cost of ownership for distributed print operations

•Improved productivity with simpliﬁ ed print operations and management

•Investment protection and leverage for your AFP appli- cations and printers

•Faster deployment of on demand initiatives with ﬂ exible output delivery options

Softcopy Publications Support

z/OS Version 1 Release 6 base elements

BookManager® READ V3

Library Server

GDDM

Library Center

z/OS Version 1 Release 6 optional priced features

BookManager Build

BookManager READ is used to display, search, and manage online documents and bookshelves. BookManager BUILD is an optional feature that allows the creation of softcopy documents that can be used by any of the BookManager products.

Library Server converts BookManager documents to HTML for display through a Web browser.

Library Center

IBM is providing an alternative way to navigate our z/OS library on the Internet. Beginning with z/OS 1.5, the Library Center for z/OS provides a Microsoft Windows Explorer-like view of the contents of the entire z/OS and Software Prod- ucts DVD Collection. The Library Center uses the new IBM Library Server with new advanced search functions to help users ﬁ nd information “on demand.”

The Library Center offers easier navigation and new advanced search features:

•An IBM Redbooks™ bookshelf lets the user perform a BookManager search and locate a corresponding Red- book in PDF format. The search scope pull-down lets the user launch searches in other repositories such as the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS or Google.

•The Library Center also provides a handheld mode to support both connected and disconnected handhelds.

Integrated Testing

z/OS is system-integration tested using a production-like environment. The z/OS environment includes subsystems, such as CICS, IMS, DB2 and WebSphere. This additional testing supplements existing functional tests, with a focus on tasks performed by customers in the production environ- ment, thus helping establishments move more quickly to new functions.

Publications

For a list of the publications available for z/OS, visit the z/OS library Web site at: ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/ zos/bkserv.