Customizing IP PrintWay

This information describes how to customize the IP PrintWay™ component of Infoprint Server. You must customize IP PrintWay if you want to transmit output data sets from the JES spool to (1) TCP/IP-attached ASCII printers or print servers, (2) VTAM-controlled printers in an SNA network, or (3) email destinations. For an overview of IP PrintWay and how this component fits into your system, see IP PrintWay.

You can run either IP PrintWay basic mode or IP PrintWay extended mode:

• IP PrintWay basic mode uses the Functional Subsystem Interface (FSI) to obtain output data sets from the JES spool.
• IP PrintWay extended mode uses the z/OS® Sysout Application Programming Interface (SAPI) to obtain output data sets from the JES spool.

Tip: Run IP PrintWay extended mode to obtain better performance, improved usability, and additional functions. IBM® does not plan to add new functions to IP PrintWay basic mode in future releases. For comparison information, see Comparing IP PrintWay extended mode to basic mode. For information about actions you need to take to migrate from IP PrintWay basic mode to extended mode, see Migrating from IP PrintWay basic mode to extended mode.

Table 27 summarizes the tasks to customize IP PrintWay extended mode. Required tasks are required by all installations. Optional tasks are required only if the listed condition applies.

Table 28 summarizes the tasks to customize IP PrintWay basic mode. Required tasks are required by all installations. Optional tasks are required only if the listed condition applies.

If you have already customized IP PrintWay to use the LPR or direct sockets transmission protocol and you now want to use the VTAM®, email, or IPP protocol, you need to do the additional customization tasks summarized in Table 29.

Table 30 lists other components of Infoprint Server that you might need to customize:

Related tasks: After you customize IP PrintWay, do these tasks. For information about these tasks, see z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration:

• Create a printer definition in the Printer Inventory for each target printer and specify attributes required by IP PrintWay. To transform data, also specify attributes required by the transforms. IP PrintWay extended mode and basic mode use the same printer definitions.
• Start IP PrintWay:
  • IP PrintWay basic mode: Start the IP PrintWay basic mode functional subsystems (FSAs).
  • IP PrintWay extended mode: Use either the aopstart command or the AOPSTART JCL procedure to start the IP PrintWay extended mode daemons.