If you have sent your PPD file to Cobwebb for amendment then we will send it back via email.  You will then need to go through the following steps to implement the new changes.

•Take the spool file monitor job offline.  To do this you need to take option ‘6 – PPD file maintenance’ from the CPPD menu, then ‘5 – Work with spool file monitor’.  Place a ‘2 – Revise’ beside the entry that you wish to change and press enter.  You will now need to press F8 to set the job to ‘offline’.  To stop the monitor running you will now need to end and re-start the CPPD subsystem.

•Copy your new PPD file into the correct folder

•Make any changes to the PPD file that have been outlined in the corresponding email.  There may be nothing to change but sometimes you will need to change the font or the image name for example.

•Export the new PPD file to the IBM i.

•Test the changes using the CRTPPD command.  Please refer to the section on ‘Testing your PPD file on the IBM i’ for the full details.

•If you are happy with your test then re-set your spool file monitor to ‘online’ and end and re-start the CPPD subsystem.