Specifying object container libraries in UNIX files

Data object resources, including color management resources (CMRs), that are installed with resource access tables (RATs) are stored in the printer, inline in the print data set, or in object container path libraries in UNIX files (HFS or zFS files). PSF uses z/OS® UNIX System Services to access data object resources in path libraries specified in the OBJCPATH parameter on the PRINTDEV statement of the PSF startup procedure or the USERPATH parameter on the OUTPUT JCL statement.

To specify object container path libraries for RAT-installed data object resources, you or the system administrator must perform these steps:

1. Use a resource installer program, such as the InfoPrint AFP Resource Installer (Program Number 5639-EE2) to install data object resources in path libraries. The resource installer creates RATs, in the appropriate resource directories, that map the data objects to a path and file name that PSF can access.
   Notes:

   1. Be sure the resource installer is set up with the correct permissions to access the path libraries.
   2. If you are using PSF with z/OS V2R1, a resource installer program is not necessary because the z/OS Font Collection contains prebuilt RATs for TrueType and OpenType fonts that are installed during the z/OS V2R1 installation. For more information about the z/OS Font Collection, see z/OS Font Collection.
2. Identify the path libraries where the resources are found:
   • Identify the system object container path libraries in the PSF startup procedure with the OBJCPATH parameter on the PRINTDEV statement. See PSF for z/OS: Customization.
   • Identify user path libraries with the USERPATH parameter on the OUTPUT JCL statement. See USERPATH.
3. Use z/OS UNIX System Services to set access permissions to the directories and files in the user path and object container path libraries. PSF must have read permissions set for each path directory and file it is accessing. If the permissions for each directory or file are not set correctly, PSF cannot access the path library. For more information about z/OS UNIX System Services, see z/OS UNIX System Services Command Reference.

For information about CMRs and color printing, see Color and grayscale printing.