PRO JES to FTP is designed for z/OS and OS/390 JES2 and JES3 customers, who want to automate the transfer of print output from the spool to other systems using TCP/IP communications lines.
The PRO JES to FTP product is a software product that automates the transfer of print output in JES2 and JES3 environments. This product can automatically select output from the JES2 or JES3 spool for transmission using the FTP protocol to target FTP sites. Output can be selected from the spool based on a variety of criteria, including CLASS, FORM, DEST, WRITER and JOBNAME. Wildcards can be used and JES work selection criteria can be used in the FSS mode.
The PRO JES to FTP product makes it easy for data centers to move print output to other systems without the need to modify application JCL procedures. The other systems can be print servers, archive systems, imaging systems, disaster recovery systems, outsource services systems, and can be running any operating system that supports FTP. Print files can be line print data, Xerox LCDS and metacode, AFP, PostScript, PCL or any other format.
PRO JES to FTP fits into the z/OS and OS/390 system and runs just like any other system software. When run as a Started Task, the program can be controlled with MVS operator commands. Multi-threading functionality allows throughput to be maximized during critical print windows. It includes SAPI, FSS and External Writer JES spool interface capabilities in order to fit any environment. In most environments, temporary DASD space is not necessary, optimizing the entire process.
PRO JES to FTP monitors the FTP process to ensure that file transfers are completed correctly. In the event of a communication error the job in progress is put on hold and the operator is notified.
PRO JES to FTP can be used to eliminate obsolete hardware-centric solutions where specialized communications devices such as channel extenders and S/370 channel adapters are used to connect systems to the mainframe.
This can result in substantial maintenance cost savings as well as performance improvements.
