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Using InfoPrint Submit Express

To use InfoPrint Submit Express (available for Windows and Mac 10.4.5 or higher),

you must install and configure InfoPrint Submit Express on the workstation. The

InfoPrint Submit Express clients and installation instructions are available with the

InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Print-on-Demand Feature.

With InfoPrint Submit Express in place, commercial print shops can create job

tickets, submit print jobs to the InfoPrint Manager for AIX server, and track the

progress of those jobs. A job ticket contains all the specifications for a job

(including layout and finishing options), as well as the files that are associated

with that job. The job ticket refers to the customer’s job data and pulls them

together in a job bundle. InfoPrint Submit Express allows client users to make use

of all the data stream transforms (PCL, PostScript, TIFF, GIF, and JPEG) that are

available from the InfoPrint Manager for AIX server. Finally, the InfoPrint Submit

Express user can submit jobs to destinations controlled by InfoPrint Manager for

AIX.

Using InfoPrint Job Ticketer

InfoPrint Job Ticketer is a Web application that you can use to create, lay out, store,

and retrieve print jobs, and to submit the jobs for printing. The InfoPrint Job

Ticketer application is installed on the InfoPrint Manager for AIX server. Users can

access InfoPrint Job Ticketer in their Web browser on a client workstation running

Windows or Macintosh 10.4.5. Installation instructions are provided with the

InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Print-on-Demand Feature.

When InfoPrint Job Ticketer is installed on the InfoPrint Manager server, users

provide input on the user interface to create and submit print jobs to the server.

They can also import print jobs or job tickets that were created with InfoPrint

Submit, InfoPrint Submit Express, IBM Job Ticket Composer, or any JDF job ticket

to create an InfoPrint Job Ticketer print job. A print job contains all of the

specifications for a job (including layout and finishing options), along with the

print files that are associated with the job. InfoPrint Job Ticketer clients can make

use of all the data stream transforms (PCL, PostScript, TIFF, GIF, and JPEG) that

are available from the InfoPrint Manager for AIX server and submit jobs to

destinations controlled by InfoPrint Manager for AIX.

Using an IPP Gateway

InfoPrint Manager includes an IPP gateway that allows users anywhere in the

network to submit jobs through InfoPrint Manager, even to printers that are not

IPP-enabled. Users install IPP client software on their workstations, then follow the

instructions provided with the IPP client to access a printer managed by a remote

printer server.

The IPP gateway provides the InfoPrint Manager administrator with

straightforward control over which destinations are accessible to applications. This

feature does not provide detailed event notification from InfoPrint Manager, but

users can receive detailed notification if they install InfoPrint Manager

Notifications on their workstations.

Using InfoPrint Manager hot folders

An InfoPrint Manager

hot folder

is a directory that is associated with a logical

destination. When you copy or move a file to the hot folder, InfoPrint Manager

automatically submits the job to that logical destination. The hot folder directory

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Section	Page
Contents	5
Figures	7
Tables	9
About this publication	11
Organization of this publication	11
Most recent information	11
The InfoPrint publication library	11
InfoPrint Manager common publication library	11
InfoPrint Manager for AIX publication library	12
InfoPrint Manager for Windows publication library	13
Related publications	13
What's new in InfoPrint Manager for AIX Release 3	13
Support for PSF and AIX print system	13
Support for IBM Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0	14
Support for Managed IPDS Dialog (MID)	14
Support for color management resources added to selected transforms	14
Support for Unicode Extended Code Pages	14
Support for page count for AFP	14
Support for separator pages for AFP Download Plus	14
Support for BCOCA desired symbol width	14
Dropped support	15
Chapter 1. Introducing InfoPrint Manager for AIX	17
Optimizing your print resources	17
Understanding the InfoPrint Manager server	18
Basic print flow	18
Logical destinations	19
Queues	19
Actual destinations	20
Host receivers	20
Documents and jobs	20
Auxiliary sheets	20
Media	21
Resource contexts	21
Transforms	21
Sizing your InfoPrint Manager environment	21
Understanding server configuration options	23
Standard server environment	23
Basic server option	23
InfoPrint Manager interfaces	24
Comparing InfoPrint Manager on different platforms	24
Understanding common features	24
Understanding InfoPrint Manager for AIX features	26
Understanding InfoPrint Manager for Windows features	26
Supported printers	26
PCL printers	26
PostScript printers	27
PPDS printers	27
IPDS printers	27
Supported data streams	29
Chapter 2. Planning for configuration	31
Default model	31
Desktop destination configuration model	32
Pool destination configuration model	33
Funnel destination configuration model	33
Hourglass destination configuration model	34
Recommended distributed configuration model	35
Chapter 3. Planning to print with host systems	37
Print shop scenarios	37
A black box shop	37
Printing from the LAN and the host	38
Distributed print shop using remote spooling	38
Managing resources with MVS Download	38
Managing resources with AFP Upload	38
Chapter 4. Using AFP resources	41
Chapter 5. Planning to share printers	43
Methods for sharing printers	43
Sharing the communication link with IPDS printers	44
Sharing the communication link with PostScript, PCL, or PPDS printers	44
Submitting jobs to the same print queue	44
Using an InfoPrint Manager actual destination	45
Using a PSF for z/OS or OS/390 defined printer	45
Sharing printers between host and LAN applications	45
Printing from existing host applications	45
Printing from existing LAN applications	46
Using InfoPrint Select	46
Using InfoPrint Submit Express	47
Using InfoPrint Job Ticketer	47
Using an IPP Gateway	47
Using InfoPrint Manager hot folders	47
Chapter 6. Verifying prerequisites	49
Understanding hardware requirements	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load light	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load heavy	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load high performance	49
Client hardware requirements	49
Printer attachment requirements	50
RS/6000 requirements	50
TCP/IP-attached printer requirements	50
Understanding AIX software requirements	50
Verifying AIX filesets for Version 4.3.0	51
Verifying requirements for all InfoPrint Manager installations	51
Displaying currently installed AIX filesets	52
Locating missing required filesets	52
Installing required filesets	52
Verifying updates to AIX filesets for InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	52
Verifying AIX Version 5.3 filesets updated by the InfoPrint Installer	53
AFP Download Plus prerequisites	53
Client software prerequisites	53
Chapter 7. Migrating to InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	55
Preparing to migrate to InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	55
Chapter 8. Collecting required information for the install	57
Configuration options you select during the install	57
The invoice shipped with your software	57
Communications worksheet	57
Planning for printers	58
Chapter 9. Reviewing software components	59
Appendix. Accessibility	63
Using assistive technologies	63
Keyboard navigation of the user interface	63
Notices	65
Trademarks	66
Glossary	69
Index	93
A	93
B	93
C	93
D	93
E	93
F	93
G	93
H	93
I	93
J	94
K	94
L	94
M	94
N	94
O	94
P	94
Q	94
R	94
S	94
T	95
U	95
V	95
W	95
X	95

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