Customizing Transform Interface

This information describes how to customize the Transform Interface component of Infoprint Server. Transform Interface communicates with transforms that IBM® and Ricoh provide. For an overview of Transform Interface, see Transform Interface and Transforms.

Table 1 summarizes the tasks to customize the Transform Interface. Required tasks are required by all installations that use the indicated transforms. Optional tasks are required only if the listed condition applies to your installation.

Table 1. Customization tasks for Transform Interface
Task Condition
Identifying software requirements for Transform Interface Required
Editing the aopd.conf file for the Transform Manager Optional: To use IBM transforms that run on the z/OS® system
Creating the transform configuration file (aopxfd.conf) Optional: To use IBM transforms that run on the z/OS system
Creating the remote transform configuration file (aoprxf.conf) Optional: To use Ricoh transforms that InfoPrint Transform Manager for Linux manages
Setting environment variables for Transform Interface Optional: To change the default location of configuration files
Customizing the TCP/IP firewall Optional: To use transforms that run on a remote system
Setting up security for transform resources Optional: To use transform resources
Creating a code page conversion table Optional: To use Ricoh transforms that InfoPrint Transform Manger for Linux manages with a custom EBCDIC code page for the z/OS locale
Table 2 lists other components of Infoprint Server that you might need to customize:
Table 2. Other components to customize for Transform Interface
Task Condition
Customizing the Printer Inventory Manager Required
Customizing Print Interface Optional: To transform data that is submitted to Print Interface or to IP PrintWay™ basic mode
Customizing IP PrintWay Optional: To transform data that is submitted to IP PrintWay basic mode or extended mode
Related tasks: After you customize Transform Interface, do these tasks. For information about these tasks, see z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration:
  • Specify the appropriate transform filter in the Filter field of the printer definitions.
    Tip: If you run IP PrintWay basic mode, also select the resubmit for filtering option in the printer definition.
  • If you edited the Infoprint Server configuration file to start the Infoprint Server Transform Manager, restart Infoprint Server.