Set up your PSF configuration object

Before you set up your Print Services Facility™ (PSF) configuration object, you need to decide what you want done with the output file after it is created. It can be stored in a directory as PDF, placed on an output queue as Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) or PDF, or e-mailed as a PDF attachment.

To create or change a PSF configuration object, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).
2. Expand AFP Manager.

   If you do not have an AFP Manager icon, install AFP Manager as follows: Right-click My Connections (or your active environment) and select Install Options then Selective Setup.

3. Create a new PSF configuration object or change one that already exists.
   • To create a PSF configuration object, right-click the PSF configuration objects folder and select New.
   • To change a PSF configuration object, expand the PSF configuration objects folder, right-click the PSF configuration object you want to change, and select Configure.
4. If you are creating a PSF configuration object, on the General page, specify a name.
5. On the PDF Destinations page, specify what you want done with the generated PDF files:
   • Select Generate PDF.
   • If you want the PDF files spooled to an output queue, select Store as printer output. You must also specify the library-qualified output queue. Click Browse to search for an output queue.
   • If you want the PDF files stored as a stream file in the integrated file system, select Store as stream file. You must also specify the stream file directory where you want the PDF file stored.
   • If you want the PDF files sent as e-mail, select Send as electronic mail.
   • For Administrator address, specify the e-mail address of the PDF administrator. Any PDF files that are not distributed correctly are attached (if possible) to an e-mail that is sent to this address. Your iSeries must be set up to send e-mail to use this option. If the specified address is on an iSeries, that iSeries must be set up to receive e-mail. For instructions about setting up your iSeries to send and receive e-mail, see the Configure e-mail topic.
6. If you selected Send as electronic mail or specified an Administrator address, specify the mail sender and, optionally, the mail server to use:
   • Specify the e-mail sender or click the arrow to select from a list. The e-mail sender must be enrolled in the system distribution directory.

     Use the Display Directory Entries (DSPDIRE) command to view the entry in the system distribution directory. If you have security administrator authority, you can change the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) information with the Work with Directory Entries (WRKDIRE) command.

   • If you want to specify the mail server to use, select Advanced. If you do not specify a mail server, the Send Distribution (SNDDST) command is used. Many of the options available through the mapping program require you to use an SMTP server.
7. On the PDF Processing page, specify any of these options to customize the PDF that is generated:
   • If you want the fonts to be included in the output file, select Include PDF fonts inline. This ensures fidelity when you print or view the file, but increases file size. This function only works with IP40240 or IP40300 device emulation.
   • If you want PSF to use the named groups defined in the input file, select Generate multiple PDF files.
     • If you want the file split at named group boundaries, select Create separate PDF files.
     • If you want one output file created with index tags at named group boundaries, select Create single PDF file with index tags.
   • In the Device emulation type field, specify the device that AFP should emulate.
   • Specify the paper size in printer drawers one and two of the device specified for Device emulation type.
   • Specify the library-qualified data queue where the PDF transform status messages should be posted. Click Browse to search for a library.
   • If applicable, specify the library-qualified Mapping program. Click Browse to search for a library. If you want to use a mapping object, select *IBMPGM.
   • If applicable, specify the library-qualified Mapping object. Click Browse to search for the mapping object.
8. Click OK.

For help with any field, select the field and press F1.

Related tasks

Configure e-mail

Related reference

Display Directory Entries (DSPDIRE) CL command

Send Distribution (SNDDST) CL command

Work with Directory Entries (WRKDIRE) CL command