System Guide 3- 17Printing and queue managementNOTE: PSF is an IBM software product that controls IPDS printersand forwards Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) data to theprinters in the IPDS language used by IPDS printers.FreeFlow Print Server IPDS supports the TCP/IP and onlinechannel interfaces.FreeFlow Print Server IPDS provides the ability to:• Print the standard IBM IPDS data stream.• Properly image all IPDS-required print resources and fonts.• Support printing systems and feeding/finishing equipmentsupported by FreeFlow Print Server.• Recognize and process all supported IPDS commands fromthe IBM channel and AFP software.NOTE: AFP, or Advanced Function Presentation, is a collection ofprograms used to format and print documents by defining theexact placement of resources on a printer page.IPDS Interpreter licenseFreeFlow Print Server support for IPDS is enabled with anoptional IPDS Interpreter License. When this license is active, thefollowing features are enabled on the controller:• The IPDS Interpreter• An IPS menu selection on the System GUI. This enables IPDSto be invoked.• An IPDS graphical user interface to apply settings.• A TCP/IP socket to provide connectivity to a host systemstoring the IPDS print jobs.• A Channel bus and tag or card.IPS ManagerThe IPS Manager selection on the FreeFlow Print Server SystemGUI enables an operator to access management functions anduse them to configure IPDS options not otherwise available on thecontroller. The main IPS components are:• File pull-down menu – Enables an operator to select and loadan existing job setup, to create and save a new job setup, andto delete a job setup.• System pull-down menu – Enables an operator to go online oroffline, stop or continue jobs, cancel an incoming job, performsystem configuration, manage resident fonts, and capture orplayback an IPDS diagnostics trace.• Job Settings tab – Enables an operator to set up the followingfor a specific job or class of jobs: Resource Resolution, GOCAImage Resolution, End of Set Criterion, Output Queue,Replicate and Trim, Enhanced Font Support, and Emulate
