Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP InfoPrint Manager - Page 229

Creating a transform with bin mappings, input, device_controls, Server, Transform, Create

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v Edit pcl2afp.cfg or ps2afp.cfg if different people have to use different mappings. Follow these steps to edit the appropriate file. 1. On the system that your InfoPrint Manager server is installed on, locate the file. It should be in the /usr/lpp/psf/pcl2afp or the /usr/lpp/psf/ps2afp directory. 2. Open the file in a text editor, such as dtpad, vi, or pico. At the bottom of the file, you will see blocks of instructions and sample commands. 3. Modify the file according to the instructions in the file. Choose one of the options and uncomment that line, then enter your mapping numbers. If you are using the ps2afp transform, replace the inputX=... portion of the device_controls line with your identification statement from "Identifying paper trays to InfoPrint Manager" on page 213. 4. Save the file. Note: It is recommended that you save a copy of your changes in a directory outside of the /usr/lpp/psf path so that you have a copy in case you ever have to re-install or apply service to InfoPrint Manager. 5. Close the file. 6. Restart the configuration daemon (for example, for PCL, specify ps2afpd -C /usr/lpp/psf/bin/ps2afpd at the AIX command line) to have the new settings take effect. 7. Tell your users what kind of paper is in each bin and how to print to each of them. Creating a transform with bin mappings You can use the InfoPrint Manager transforms to process print jobs with different options, including which paper bins to use. First, you create a transform using the InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI, specifying an input data stream and an output data stream. Then, you associate it with one or more printers. When you send a print job to that printer, your transform checks to see if the file is the data stream that needs to be transformed. If it does, the transform converts the file as you specified; if it is not, the transform passes the file to the logical destination. As a result, if you do not want to use the same bin mappings for all of your printers, you can create several different transforms, all with different mappings. Then, associate each transform with whichever printer or printers you want. Note: If you will be sending both PCL and PostScript jobs to the same printer, you can create two transform objects (one that accepts PCL and one that accepts PostScript) and associate them both with that printer. Follow these steps to create a transform that maps PCL or PostScript bins to AFP bins. 1. In the InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI, click the Server menu and select Transform → Create. 2. In the Create transform dialog, fill in the fields: v Name: Type a name for the transform. v Server: Choose the correct InfoPrint Manager server. v Format of output file: Select MODCA-P. Chapter 18. Printing PCL or PostScript to PSF destinations: Specifying which paper bin to use 215

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v
Edit
pcl2afp.cfg
or
ps2afp.cfg
if different people have to use different
mappings.
Follow these steps to edit the appropriate file.
1.
On the system that your InfoPrint Manager server is installed on, locate the file.
It should be in the
/usr/lpp/psf/pcl2afp
or the
/usr/lpp/psf/ps2afp
directory.
2.
Open the file in a text editor, such as dtpad, vi, or pico.
At the bottom of the file, you will see blocks of instructions and sample
commands.
3.
Modify the file according to the instructions in the file.
Choose one of the options and uncomment that line, then enter your mapping
numbers. If you are using the ps2afp transform, replace the
input
X
=
... portion
of the
device_controls
line with your identification statement from “Identifying
paper trays to InfoPrint Manager” on page 213.
4.
Save the file.
Note:
It is recommended that you save a copy of your changes in a directory
outside of the
/usr/lpp/psf
path so that you have a copy in case you ever have
to re-install or apply service to InfoPrint Manager.
5.
Close the file.
6.
Restart the configuration daemon (for example, for PCL, specify
ps2afpd -C
/usr/lpp/psf/bin/ps2afpd
at the AIX command line) to have the new settings
take effect.
7.
Tell your users what kind of paper is in each bin and how to print to each of
them.
Creating a transform with bin mappings
You can use the InfoPrint Manager transforms to process print jobs with different
options, including which paper bins to use. First, you create a transform using the
InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI, specifying an input data stream and an
output data stream. Then, you associate it with one or more printers. When you
send a print job to that printer, your transform checks to see if the file is the data
stream that needs to be transformed. If it does, the transform converts the file as
you specified; if it is not, the transform passes the file to the logical destination. As
a result, if you do not want to use the same bin mappings for all of your printers,
you can create several different transforms, all with different mappings. Then,
associate each transform with whichever printer or printers you want.
Note:
If you will be sending both PCL and PostScript jobs to the same printer, you
can create two transform objects (one that accepts PCL and one that accepts
PostScript) and associate them both with that printer.
Follow these steps to create a transform that maps PCL or PostScript bins to AFP
bins.
1.
In the InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI, click the
Server
menu and
select
Transform
Create
.
2.
In the
Create transform
dialog, fill in the fields:
v
Name:
Type a name for the transform.
v
Server:
Choose the correct InfoPrint Manager server.
v
Format of output file:
Select
MODCA-P
.
Chapter 18. Printing PCL or PostScript to PSF destinations: Specifying which paper bin to use
215