Introducing AFP Download Plus

AFP Download Plus is a separately ordered feature of IBM® Print Services Facility™ (PSF) for z/OS® (hereafter referred to as PSF). AFP Download Plus distributes AFP data from a z/OS system to a program such as:

• Content Manager OnDemand
• InfoPrint Manager for AIX®
• InfoPrint Manager for Linux
• InfoPrint Manager for Windows
• Ricoh ProcessDirector for AIX
• Ricoh ProcessDirector for Linux
• Ricoh ProcessDirector for Windows
• PSF for z/OS

AFP Download Plus accepts a data set from the Job Entry Subsystem (JES) spool–line data, XML data, or Mixed Object Document Content Architecture (MO:DCA) data, transforms the data into Mixed Object Document Content Architecture for Presentation (MO:DCA-P), if required, and then distributes the AFP data set and all resources that are required for printing, emailing, faxing, or archiving.

This topic describes how AFP Download Plus differs from other PSF features; describes the AFP Download Plus sender and receiver communication; explains how AFP Download Plus works; lists highlights, limitations, and software requirements; describes performance considerations; and describes considerations for using MO:DCA IS/3 compliant files.