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Use CA Spool Integration for More Effective Document Management

Integrate CA Spool with CA View to archive reports directly from CA Spool into the CA View database. CA Spool has the ability to write all types of print files, including PDF/HTML/RTF wrapped text files, directly to a CA View database for archiving and viewing.

Business Value:

CA Spool integration reduces JES resource and JES spool dataset utilization, and enables centralized control of the CA View FSS Collectors to simplify management of these resources. CA Spool can also transform reports into PDF format, which can be used to take advantage of the CA View PDF Indexing feature, allowing quick and easy report navigation.

Additional Considerations:

CA Spool can be integrated with CA View in the following ways:

• CA Spool printer node definitions can be configured to directly archive reports into the CA View database.
• CA View FSS Collectors can be defined and controlled directly from CA Spool.
• CA Spool output can be transformed to PDF format and directed to the CA View PDF Indexing Collector FSS to be archived and indexed into the CA View database.
• CA Spool printer nodes can be defined within CA View using the DEF DEV command for initiating reprints from CA View back to the printer nodes.

More Information:

Refer to the following for information:

• CA View Installation Guide section entitled ‘Install the Interface with Print Management’
• CA View User Guide chapter ‘System Administration, Defining Online Specifications’, ‘Defining and Adding Output Devices’ and ‘ Defining Attributes for Print Management’.
• CA Spool Customization Guide sections entitled ‘SAR Print Driver’ and ‘CA View Print Requests’
• CA Spool System Guide, sections entitled ‘SAR Print Driver’ and ‘CA View Interface’