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Levi, Ray & Shoup
Enterprise Output Management
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Juni 2003
Dietmar Neidhardt
Software Consultant
[email protected]
Levi, Ray & Shoup,
München
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LRS – der Output Spezialist
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Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., gegründet 1979
Sitz in Springfield, Illinois
650 Mitarbeiter
Niederlassungen in England, Deutschland,
Spanien, Australien
Distributoren weltweit
Dick Levi ist alleiniger Inhaber
Software wird von LRS selbst entwickelt und
gewartet
30 Vollzeit-Entwickler arbeiten an EOM Lösungen
Große Investitionen in Weiterentwicklung und
Software Upgrades
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LRS - Ihr Output
Management Partner
• Führende Output Management Lösung
– Über 5,000 Installationen weltweit seit 1979
– 93 der Fortune100 Accounts nutzen LRS
Software
– Führende Unternehmen wie Allianz, BMW,
Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler, Audi, RZ Verden,
Dt. Bundesbank, Hermes, HSBC,... nutzen VPS
– IBM selbst nutzt VPS für seine Outsourcing
Kunden
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LRS Technischer Support
• 3 Techniker in Deutschland
– Stuttgart, München, Frankfurt
• Dietmar Neidhardt, Stuttgart
• Seit 3 Jahren Software Berater bei LRS
• Davor 10 Jahre Entwicklung und Wartung eines
eigenen EOM Systems für DaimlerChrysler
• Zuständig für Präsentationen, Kundenlösungen,
Installation und Vor-Ort-Support
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Enterprise Output
Server
VPS, DRS, LRS Server, VMCF
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Perfect Solution
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Required Features
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Multi-Platform Support
Common WEB Interface
Guaranteed Delivery
Error Recovery/ Restart
File retention and reprint
Client for all platforms
Single print queue for all output
Stable and Scaleable Server
Security
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Enterprise Output Server
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LRS Output Server
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LRS Output Server
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LRS Output Server
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Delivering Output
VPS®
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Executes on an OS/390 system
Provides platform for print distribution
Distribute via SNA, TCP/IP, E-Mail, CDI,
DRS or ANYQ
Selects output from JES via SAPI interface
(CLASS, DEST, FORM, WRITER)
Supports an unlimited number of printers
28 customizable exits
Basic formatting support
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Delivery via TCP/IP
VPS/TCPIP
Runs in the VPS® address space
Supports LPR/LPD & Sockets communication
Can communicate via LPR/LPD with Windows
or UNIX servers
• Provides Bi-directional Internet Printing - BIP™
• BIP provides guaranteed paper delivery
• BIP enables printer status monitoring
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Delivery via TCP/IP BIP
• Guaranteed delivery
– Confirmation of each page printed
– Confirmation sent when page hits output tray
– No impact on performance
• Device Status
– Notification of status change
– Error conditions logged
• Checkpoint Restart
– Restart to exact page after failure
• Cancel button
– Printer cancel request is passed to print server and document
removed from spool
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Secure Printing Across
TCP/IP
VPS/Secure
• Provides encryption for reports delivered to
TCP/IP connected printers and servers
• Solution co-developed with hardware &
software manufacturers.
• Uses Rijndael encryption algorithm
• Protects print data from TCP/IP networks
• HP and Lexmark Printers currently supported
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Distributing Output via
Email
VPS/Email
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Automated output delivery to remote users via email
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Uses standard SMTP protocols
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Send output as e-mail text or attachment
(HTML, RTF, PDF)
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Supports any SMTP capable mail server
(Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, etc.)
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Text and AFP can be converted and ‘attached’
• Notification from remote mail server supported
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Distributing Output via Email
Sample JCL
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//USER OUTPUT USERDATA=('SUBJECT: Verkaufszahlen Juni',
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'to:[email protected]',
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'cc:[email protected]',
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'NOTIFY:[email protected]',
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'PDFTITLE=Verkaufszahlen Juni 2003',
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'PDFFONT=(COURIER,10)',
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'FILENAME:Verkauf.PDF',
// 'FILEDESC: Guten Tag,',
// 'FILEDESC: im Anhang finden Sie die neuesten Verkaufszahlen',
// 'FILEDESC: der neuen XY Produktionsreihe.',
// 'FILEDESC: Mit freundlichen Grüßen,',
// 'FILEDESC: Dietmar Neidhardt',
// 'FILEDESC: Marketing Account Manager',
// 'FILEDESC: ABC AG, Musterstadt')
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Distributing Output via Email
Result
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VPS Retention feature
• Retain reports after printing
• Enables reprint of damaged, lost
or cancelled reports.
• Retention specified in Hours
• Retention defined at printer or
report level.
• Reports automatically removed on
expiration.
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Datastream conversion
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Datastream conversions
integrated in VPS
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AFP2PCL
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AFP2PDF
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Text2PDF
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XES2AFP (and to PCL or PDF)
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AFP2IPDS (VTAM and TCP/IP)
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Routing AFP to PCL
Printers
VPS/PCL
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Executes in the VPS address space
Provides enterprise wide AFP printing
Eliminates proprietary hardware
Supports enterprise attached PCL5 capable
printers
No limitations for TCP/IP printing
VPS/XES can be used to convert XES data
streams
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Distributing AFP files in
PDF format
VPS/PDF
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Executes in the VPS address space
Extends access to corporate documents to
any user and / or platform
Integrated distribution to :
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Email (via VPS/Email)
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Web (via AnyQueue WebTrac)
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Remote File (via AnyQueue)
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PDF capable printer (Postscript level 3)
LPR and Direct Socket
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VPS/PDF
Key features
• AFP font support
- Map to Acrobat core fonts (type 1)
- Convert to bitmap fonts (type 3)
- Custom codepage mapping
• Support for all AFP objects
(except BCOCA)
• Compression
• Encryption & password protection
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DRS - Dynamic Report System
Captures data from the network
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Input, Query & Cancel
DRS®
• Capture output information from
disparate platforms
• Control how output is handled
• Monitor and control processing of
the output
• Advise user on output completion
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DRS Key Features
• Capture data from remote applications
using:
– SNA (CICS, IMS)
– TCP/IP (any LPR/LPD using platform)
– TCP/IP (via LRSQUEUE client)
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Output Tracking
Support for Remote Query
Support for Remote Cancel
Monitoring and control via User
interface
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DRS V1R3.4
Report Tracking
Report
Creation
Print Requests
Print Status
Query
Event
Notification
Print
Tracking
Data
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LRSQ
transmission protocol
Intelligent transmission of
compressed and encrypted data
to any platform
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LRSQUEUE Key
Features
• Available for most platforms
• Transmission protocol
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Report Submission
Report Query
Queue Query
Report deletion
• Common to host and LAN products
(VPS, DRS & AnyQueue)
• Basic component of LRS SAP R/3
interface
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DRS V1R3.4
LPQ Support
• Remote TCP/IP Client uses LPQ
• Report status requested
– By print queue name
– By user name
• LPQ Formats supported
– Short (summary)
– Long (detailed)
• Print files displayed
– Active (on JES spool)
– Purged (printed or cancelled)
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LRSQUEUE
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VPS to DRS Spool
File Transfer
• LRSQUEUE connection
– LRS-defined protocol
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VPS sends JES spool file
DRS creates new JES spool file
TCP/IP connection
Allows moving a print file from
one OS/390 system to another
without NJE connection
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DRS/
Output Manager
Sophisticated fully integrated
SAP interface
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SAP R/3 Interface
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BC-XOM Features supported:
– Report Submission, Status Feedback (Callback), Report
cancellation, Queue Query, Output Query & National Language
Support
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Simple installation
Single executable installed on SAP spool Server
RFC callback used for asynchronous status
notification
Multi-Platform support from Single Output Server (HPUX, AIX, Sun, z-Linux, Windows & OS/390)
Support for any number of SAP systems using single
output server
Single output queue for all output (SAP and Non-SAP)
Third party converters can be integrated
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LRS BC-XOM Interface
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Status Notification
Callback
Status
Notification
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Output Server Definition
Logical OMS definition
defines interface between
SAP and external OMS
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Monitor and Control
Web
Interface
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VMCF:
VPS User Interface
• Monitor and Control of delivery
• Full-screen user access from
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TSO, ISPF or Roscoe
CICS
Standalone VTAM application
Windows
WEB
• Requires MVS LRS Server
• Access controlled by
– Security table or
– SAF (RACF, ACF2, TopSecret)
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VMCF: VPS User Interface
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VMCF/WEB Key Features
• Accessible from all platforms
• Simple interface accessible by end
users
• Full control of printer and output
• Able to browse reports
• Reprint damaged/lost reports
• Customisable screen designs
• National Language Support
• Implemented via LRS/NET
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DMCF:
DRS User Interface
• Display DRS system information
– Start-up options
– Print processing statistics
• Display virtual printer information
– VTAM print definitions
– TCPIP print queue definitions
• Issue DRS commands
• Display report tracking information
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AnyQueue
Output Management in
decentralized environments
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Routing Output to LAN
and UNIX gateways
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ANYQ
• Executes under NT/2000 or various UNIX
• Acts as bridge between OS/390 and LAN
• Direct output to any LAN based process
(Print Queue, File, FAX, SMTP, MAPI, Backend)
• Enables local print management
• WEB based control and viewing
• Can accept data from LAN/UNIX platforms
• LAN/UNIX output transfer to OS/390 Spool
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ANYQ – OUTPUT Server
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AnyQueue
Key Features
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• Automated report distribution solution
• Runs on Windows NT/2000 or UNIX
• Unattended operation
• High volume/performance report distribution
• WEB based administration and User Access
• Receive output from practically anywhere:
– VPS via TCPIP or SNA
– LPR/LPD from any LPR/LPD supporting platform
– LRSQUEUE command on any platform
• Able to re-direct to practically anywhere
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AnyQueue
Output Routes
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Deliver output to an unlimited number of network
destinations (“Routes”)
– Supports Novell and NT/2000 networks via API
– Supports BIP protocol for delivery direct to printer
– Files
– Print Queues
– LPR (direct to printer)
– MAPI or SMTP email
– FAX systems
– The JES spool via LRSQUEUE
– Supports OCE Prisma Server
– SAP R/3 interface available (callback)
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AnyQueue
Special Features
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• Data compression between LRS products
Data stream
AFP ACIF format
PCL data
Line data
PDF
SapScript
uncompressed
559.046
1.187.670
57.910
1.512.9661
22.542
compressed
187.5665
5866.752
11.732
1.464.229
12.532
rate
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80 %
4%
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• AnyQueue/Secure data encryption
• Upto 128 bit decryption key
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AnyQueue/WebTRAC
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• Store reports online for user specified
retention period
• Allow users to access and control online reports
from anywhere using any standard web browser
• Specify initial report handling
– Send
– Retain
– Send + Retain
• Uses own folder structure and security interface
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AnyQueue/WebTRAC
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Enterprise Output Management
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