IBM G544-5774-01 manual Contents

Contents

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About Infoprint Server for iSeries: Introduction and Planning Guide (G544–5774) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Who Should Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Prerequisite and Related information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii iSeries Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1. What Infoprint Server Can Do for You	. . . .	.	1
How Output Requirements Are Changing	. . . .	.	1
How to Handle the Changing Output Requirements	. . . .	.	2
How Infoprint Server Fits in with OS/400 Printing	. . . .	.	2
What’s New in Infoprint Server Version 5.2?	. . . .	.	5
Benefits of Using Infoprint Server	. . . . . 6
Create Electronic Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Better Access to IPDS Printers	. . . .	.	7
Handle Print Jobs Effectively	. . . .	.	7
Detect and Transform Job Data Streams	. . . .	.	7
Support Common Printer Languages	. . . .	.	7
Create AFP Output from Images on Windows	. . . .	.	7
External Formatting Flexibility	. . . .	.	7
Easier Navigation of Large Files	. . . .	.	7
Print to PDF Printers	. . . .	.	8
Hardware Requirements	. . . .	.	8
Software Requirements	. . . .	.	8
Compatibility	. . . .	.	8
Chapter 2. Using Infoprint Server	. . . .	.	9

Publishing iSeries Output Electronically	.	10
Electronic Report Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Printing Enterprise Print Output on IPDS Printers	.	12
Integrating Web and Network Images into iSeries Applications	.	13
Indexing Data for Navigation	.	14
Distributing AFP Output Electronically	.	15
Chapter 3. Understanding the Infoprint Server Components	.	17
PDF Subsystem	.	17
E-Mail Support	.	18
PCL, PDF, and PostScript Transforms	.	19
Create AFP Data Command	.	20
Image Transforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4. Related Products	.	23
Advanced Print Utility	.	23
AFP Font Collection	.	23
AFP Toolbox	.	23
AFP Utilities	.	24
AFP Viewer Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Infoprint Designer for iSeries	.	24
iSeries Access	.	24
iSeries Navigator	.	25

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