AFPDS::IPDS Module
The AFPDS::IPDS Module of the Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE) converts AFPDS data streams (and resources referenced in the data stream) from mainframes, AS/400s and network systems to IPDS. This enables AFP print data intended for centralized mainframe printers to be used with a wide variety of production or distributed IPDS printers. The conversions can be several thousand pages per minute on an appropriate Pentium PC. The AFPDS::IPDS Emulation Module facilitates increased flexibility in processing and printing data traditionally locked in the mainframe, AS/400, AIX world and vendor-specific AFPDS to IPDS products. The module works in conjunction with the IPDS Printer Controller to emulate host-based PSF to manage and drive IPDS printers.
The AFPDS::IPDS Emulation Module accepts AFPDS data, which is a binary stream of variable-length structured fields (records) that define a document and its resources. In IBM documentation, AFPDS data is also commonly referred to as MO:DCA-P (Mixed Object: Document Content Architecture-Presentation) data. The module also supports AFPDS Conversion and Indexing Facility (ACIF) data, where the AFPDS document data and all resources are concatenated in one file.
The Line Mode::AFPDS Module converts AFP formatted line and mixed mode data into fully composed AFPDS for further processing by the AFPDS Modules. |
