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A copy of iPDF is integrated into iDocs. If you have installed a standalone copy of iPDF add IPDF above the iDocs library in the library list. The processing options are taken from the file / | A copy of iPDF is integrated into iDocs. If you have installed a standalone copy of iPDF add IPDF above the iDocs library in the library list. The processing options are taken from the file / | ||
+ | Note: Added Protected PDF iDocs feature with password in the iDocs merge. New reserved mapping keyword *PDFPASWRD was introduced. (6.94) 04/20/20 | ||
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===== Monitoring an OutQueue with iPDFMon ===== | ===== Monitoring an OutQueue with iPDFMon ===== | ||
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+ | For a product demonstration of how to use the iPDF Monitor to convert your spool files to PDF or TIF use the link below: | ||
< | < | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | * **Outqueue Name**: Enter the name of the output queue to be monitored. | + | * **Outqueue Name**: Enter the name of the output queue to be monitored. One instance of iPDFMon per outqueue. Don't run iPDFMon on outqueues monitored by iDocs, iMail, or iView engines, or any dataqueue process. |
* **Outqueue Library**: Enter the library where the output queue resides. | * **Outqueue Library**: Enter the library where the output queue resides. | ||
- | * **Output PDF Path**: Path for the IFS or Network output should be directed. Note that you can specify a **remote networked directory** as the output path using the QNTC file system. QNTC is a function of IBM i/OS and is documented here: [[http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/ifs/ | + | * **Output PDF Path**: Path for the IFS or Network output should be directed. Note that you can specify a **remote networked directory** as the output path using the QNTC file system. QNTC is a function of IBM i/OS and is documented here: [[https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/welcome.htm|IBM Knowledge Center]] |
- | * **DataQueue Name**: | + | * **DataQueue Name**: |
- | * **DataQueue Library**: Specify the Data Queue to be used. | + | * **DataQueue Library**: Specify the Data Queue library |
* **Document Prefix**: Option to select a file name prefix if desired for identification.. | * **Document Prefix**: Option to select a file name prefix if desired for identification.. | ||
* **Overwrite File**: Enter *YES to overwrite file or *NO to increment file name if existing. | * **Overwrite File**: Enter *YES to overwrite file or *NO to increment file name if existing. | ||
- | * **Converted Spool Types**: Select *PDF or *TIF supported formats for the output file. | + | * **Converted Spool Types**: Select *PDF or *TIF supported formats for the output file. See Note below. |
* **Perform Archive/ | * **Perform Archive/ | ||
* **Archive Output Queue**: Enter a Archive Output Queue if you wish the originating output queue to be archived. | * **Archive Output Queue**: Enter a Archive Output Queue if you wish the originating output queue to be archived. | ||
* **Library**: | * **Library**: | ||
- | * [[ipdfname parms | F10=Additional parameters]]: | + | * [[ipdfname parms | F10=Additional parameters]]: |
\\ | \\ | ||
+ | **Note...** | ||
+ | The output is based on the spool file that is fed into the out queue being monitored. | ||
+ | * The output for *TIF is only in monochrome black/ | ||
+ | * The output for *PDF can be monochrome black/white or color | ||
==== iPDFMon SBMJOB ==== | ==== iPDFMon SBMJOB ==== | ||
- | You can monitor | + | You can monitor |
Invoke for example as follows: | Invoke for example as follows: | ||
SBMJOB < | SBMJOB < | ||
- | CMD(IPDFMON OUTQ(QPRINT) OUTQLIB(QGPL) OUTPATH('/ | + | CMD(IPDFMON OUTQ(HANDOFF) OUTQLIB(OFERRER) OUTPATH('/ |
- | JOB(INVOICES)< | + | JOB(IPDFMONTQ)< |
LOG(0 0 *NOLIST) LOGCLPGM(*NO)< | LOG(0 0 *NOLIST) LOGCLPGM(*NO)< | ||
< | < | ||
- | This invocation monitors outqueue | + | This invocation monitors outqueue |
- | This invocation creates dataqueue | + | This invocation creates dataqueue |
- | All *SCS and *USERASCII spool files are converted to PDF and saved into the /home/files directory in the IFS. < | + | All *SCS and *USERASCII spool files are converted to PDF and saved into the /iview/dantest |
- | All file names are prefixed with ACCTG.< | + | All file names are prefixed with YOURNEWPDF.< |
No logging is done.< | No logging is done.< | ||
- | The statement | + | The JOB(IPDFMONTQ) names the batch job, names it IPDFMONTQ |
- | Note that iPDFMON does not archive or delete spool files from the monitored outqueue. It leaves them there.< | ||
Note that iPDFMON distinguishes between *SCS and *USERASCII spool files and invokes the correct conversion. | Note that iPDFMON distinguishes between *SCS and *USERASCII spool files and invokes the correct conversion. | ||
Also Note:< | Also Note:< | ||
- | You may have as many jobs of iPDFMOn | + | You may have as many jobs of iPDFMon |
You can only have 1 instance of iPDFMon attached to an outqueue, but you may have an unlimited number of instances outputting to a particular directory.< | You can only have 1 instance of iPDFMon attached to an outqueue, but you may have an unlimited number of instances outputting to a particular directory.< | ||
iPDFMon creates a data queue and attaches the dataqueue to the outqueue. < | iPDFMon creates a data queue and attaches the dataqueue to the outqueue. < | ||
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* Don't run iPDFMon on outqueues monitored by iDocs, iMail, or iView engines, or any dataqueue process. | * Don't run iPDFMon on outqueues monitored by iDocs, iMail, or iView engines, or any dataqueue process. | ||
* Specify a unique library/ | * Specify a unique library/ | ||
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- | ==== iPDFMon Output to Remote Networked Directory ==== | ||
- | |||
- | Note that you can specify a **remote networked directory** as the output path using the QNTC file system. QNTC is a function of IBM i/OS and is documented here: [[http:// | ||
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