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<h3 id="rzau6topdf">Transform data to PDF</h3>
<p>This topic provides information about IPDS-to-PDF transform support, also
called the <span class="bold">PDF subsystem</span>. The PDF subsystem is an IBM&reg; Infoprint&reg; Server for iSeries&trade; function that lets you generate Portable
Document Format (PDF) files or Advanced Function Presentation&trade; (AFP&trade;) files (for spooling only) from AFP, SNA character string (SCS), or Intelligent Printer Data
Stream&trade; (IPDS&trade;) spooled files. Intelligent routing is then used to route the output
file. Intelligent routing is the ability to take the entire spooled file or
any segment of the input spooled file and do any combination of these: </p>
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<li>Generate a PDF file and send it as an e-mail attachment.</li>
<li>Generate a PDF file and store it as a stream file in the integrated file
system.</li>
<li>Generate a PDF file and spool it.</li>
<li>Generate an AFP file and spool it.</li></ul><p class="indatacontent">Intelligent routing is controlled by values in a PSF configuration object
and a mapping program.</p>
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<div class="notetitle" id="wq25">Note:</div>
<div class="notebody">The Print Services Facility&trade; (PSF) transform interface supports an IPDS-to-PDF transform program
that emulates a TCP/IP-connected IPDS 4028, 3812, or Infoprint 40 printer
device.
<p>An IPDS-to-PDF transform that can be used with PSF is provided in
the IBM Infoprint Server for iSeries product. The transform converts IPDS controls and data into PDF files. The output PDF files include text,
graphics, and image data, as appropriate. The transform also stores the mail
tag in a comment statement in the PDF output. The mail tag is specified in
the printer file's USRDFNDTA parameter or the STRPAGGRP Data description specifications
(DDS) keyword. For detailed information about the IPDS-to-PDF transform (including
the user exit program), see the Infoprint Server for iSeries User's Guide.</p>To use the transform provided in Infoprint Server, PSF is not required.</div><p class="indatacontent">A mapping program is a user exit program specified on the PSF configuration
object's PDFMAPPGM parameter. You can do these and more with a mapping program: </p>
<ul>
<li>Interpret routing tags</li>
<li>Specify the subject of an e-mail</li>
<li>Add text to the beginning of an e-mail</li>
<li>Specify the path to store the PDF stream file</li></ul><p class="indatacontent">If you are using a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server to send
the e-mail, it has additional capabilities, such as specifying carbon-copy
(cc), blind-carbon-copy (bcc), and return-to e-mail addresses; specifying
a file to use as the body of an e-mail; and specifying attachments.</p>
<p>These topics describe the main ways to access the PDF subsystem and how
to specify that a PDF file is sent as e-mail:</p>
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<li><a href="rzau6afpman.htm#rzau6afpman">Transform spooled files to PDF without manual
setup</a>: For operating systems later than V5R3, this method requires no
setup. It is best for simple applications, such as a trial run of a billing
application. The input spooled files can only be output in one way, not a
combination.</li>
<li><a href="rzau6ips.htm#rzau6ips">Transform spooled files to PDF with manual setup</a>: This method requires varying levels of setup, depending on the complexity
of the required output. This method gives you the most flexibility.</li>
<li><a href="rzau6mail.htm#rzau6mail">Send the PDF file as e-mail</a>: This topic describes how to send
an output PDF file as e-mail. It also describes how to use a mapping program
to customize the e-mail.</li></ul>
<p><span class="bold">Related information</span></p>
<p><a href="../books/g5445775.pdf" target="_blank">Infoprint Server for iSeries User's Guide
PDF</a></p>
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