Ok, I'll try to put as much detail without being too word'y, so here is some background info:
The current setup is that we have an ancient third part overlay designer called Create!Form from BottomLine Tech., no longer supported.
The Create!Form software is loaded on a Windows XP desktop(Latest Version of Windows it will work on) and after the overlay is designed on the XP desktop, its overlay definition is sent to the as400/i5, which has the corresponding Create!Form Server application.
When a spool file is sent to the designated OutQue, the form type is what determines which overlay is used.
Ok now here is the current printing process as far as I can determine, please bear with me as I am not a printing/OutQue expert.
Example below is for a Work Order:
The work order is sent to the OutQue where the overlay is applied. There is a Gauss server that either picks up or has an associated printer queue, and stores it as a .PDF on Gauss for anyone to lookup in SpyView. (Oh yeah, currently we have a Gauss Server, which runs an application called SpyView,.which uses work order number as an index to be looked up in SpyView)
Here is what is needed:
Gauss & SpyView are being decommissioned. So the powers that be would like ME, to store the spool file with its overlay, as a .PDF on the IFS for anyone(any other server or application) to pickup or reference. I am struggling mightily to figure out how to get the overlay applied and then store the spool file as a PDF. I know about the CPYSPLF to a PDF and save it to the IFS, and I thought I had it all figured out with this command, but when I apply that command on a spool file in the specified Outque described below, it does not have the overlay applied in the pdf, ,,.......HELP!!?!!?
Like I said I am not very knowledgeable about all these printing/Outque parameters and options.
So here/below is an example of what I am talking about, it is used with the Gauss server, which seems to be associated as a remote printer queue.
Not sure how most of this(Outque parameters) works, so any/all help and explanations of "How To's" of possible solutions is appreciated! As I have never before setup Remote Outques or any of this User Data Transform stuff.
Also, let me know if you need any other info.
Outque Description (Wasn't sure if I should insert an image or just copy/paste the parms, oh well):
Queue: MAGELDEV1 Library: QUSRSYS
The current setup is that we have an ancient third part overlay designer called Create!Form from BottomLine Tech., no longer supported.
The Create!Form software is loaded on a Windows XP desktop(Latest Version of Windows it will work on) and after the overlay is designed on the XP desktop, its overlay definition is sent to the as400/i5, which has the corresponding Create!Form Server application.
When a spool file is sent to the designated OutQue, the form type is what determines which overlay is used.
Ok now here is the current printing process as far as I can determine, please bear with me as I am not a printing/OutQue expert.
Example below is for a Work Order:
The work order is sent to the OutQue where the overlay is applied. There is a Gauss server that either picks up or has an associated printer queue, and stores it as a .PDF on Gauss for anyone to lookup in SpyView. (Oh yeah, currently we have a Gauss Server, which runs an application called SpyView,.which uses work order number as an index to be looked up in SpyView)
Here is what is needed:
Gauss & SpyView are being decommissioned. So the powers that be would like ME, to store the spool file with its overlay, as a .PDF on the IFS for anyone(any other server or application) to pickup or reference. I am struggling mightily to figure out how to get the overlay applied and then store the spool file as a PDF. I know about the CPYSPLF to a PDF and save it to the IFS, and I thought I had it all figured out with this command, but when I apply that command on a spool file in the specified Outque described below, it does not have the overlay applied in the pdf, ,,.......HELP!!?!!?
Like I said I am not very knowledgeable about all these printing/Outque parameters and options.
So here/below is an example of what I am talking about, it is used with the Gauss server, which seems to be associated as a remote printer queue.
Not sure how most of this(Outque parameters) works, so any/all help and explanations of "How To's" of possible solutions is appreciated! As I have never before setup Remote Outques or any of this User Data Transform stuff.
Also, let me know if you need any other info.
Outque Description (Wasn't sure if I should insert an image or just copy/paste the parms, oh well):
Queue: MAGELDEV1 Library: QUSRSYS
- Status:
- Writer active . . . . . . . . . . . : Y
- Writer name(s) if active . . . . . . : MAGELDEV1
- Output queue held . . . . . . . . . : N
- Maximum spooled file size:
- Number of pages . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Starting time . . . . . . . . . . . :
- Ending time . . . . . . . . . . . . :
- Writers to autostart . . . . . . . . . : 1
- Display any file . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
- Job separators . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
- Operator controlled . . . . . . . . . : *YES
- Order of files on queue . . . . . . . : *FIFO
- Data queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
- Authority to check . . . . . . . . . . : *OWNER
- Remote system . . . . . . . . . . . . : KNLEGMAD
- Remote printer queue . . . . . . . . . : KNLEGMAD
- Queue for writer messages . . . . . . : QSYSOPR
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *LIBL
- Connection type . . . . . . . . . . . : *IP
- Destination type . . . . . . . . . . . : *OTHER
- Host print transform . . . . . . . . . : *NO
- User data transform . . . . . . . . . : CFS100 (I believe this is a program that is used by the Create!Form to apply the overlay. I just don't know how this parameter works.)
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CFSSYS270
- Manufacturer type and model . . . . . : *WSCST
- Workstation customizing object . . . . : HPPJLPS
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : LASERS
- Image configuration . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Destination options . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Print separator page . . . . . . . . . : *NO
- User defined option . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- User defined object:
- Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
- Object type . . . . . . . . . . . . :
- User driver program . . . . . . . . . : *NONE
- Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
- Spooled file ASP . . . . . . . . . . . : *SYSTEM
- Text description . . . . . . . . . . . : *BLANK
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