PSF system programmer tasks for microfilm devices

This topic presents a visual representation of how PSF and a microfilm device work together to print AFP information to microfilm. The rest of this information describes the process by for setting up a user of PSF to print AFP jobs to microfilm.

Figure 84 shows a possible configuration for a microfilm system. This figure represents the flow of an AFP document and related resources through PSF into the microfilm device.

Figure 84. Example of AFP data being transmitted to a microfilm device

Even though your system has been configured and installed as instructed by the manufacturer of the microfilm device, you still have some tasks to perform before the microfilm device and PSF can work together so PSF users can print AFP jobs on microfilm:

• Attach and define the microfilm device to z/OS® or VTAM®.
• Define the microfilm device to JES2 or JES3.
• Define the microfilm device to PSF.
• Establish a PSF startup procedure.
• Work with the libraries required for microfilm jobs.
• Manage PSF resources and selecting special processing parameters for microfilm jobs.
• Manage PSF data protection and security for microfilm jobs.
• Use PSF installation exits for microfilm jobs.
• Understand PSF performance issues as they pertain to microfilm.
• Respond to PSF errors reported by a microfilm device.
• Redirect PSF messages for microfilm jobs.
• Recover or restart AFP print jobs for microfilm output.