Uploading PPD Designs to System i
CPPD/Designer
Uploading PPD Designs to System i
Get Current XPD version in use.
- Sign into the System i you wish to upload the PPD designs to.
- Add CPPD to your library list with the command ADDLIBLE CPPD
- Enter the command GO CPPD to view the CPPD menu.
- Select menu option 4. PPD Security
- Make a note of the XPD Version shown on the CPPD System Security Menu.
- Press F3 to exit the menu without making any changes to the data.
Download and Install the CPPD/Designer
- Download and install the latest version of the CPPD/Designer software from the following link:
CPPD/Designer PC Software Download
Setting Up the CPPD/Designer
- Open the CPPD/Designer application.
- Select Options from the View menu.
- Select the Server tab on the Options dialog.
- Enter the information detailed below:
System Name: Enter the system name or I.P. address to upload to.
Use Sockets: Ensure this check box is ticked / checked on.
XPD File Version: Enter the XPD version number noted previously.
- Select the OK button to confirm the changes and close the Options dialog.
Opening and Uploading a PPD Design
- Select Open from the File menu.
- Browse to the location of the PPD file to be uploaded and select Open.
- Select Export PPD… from the File menu.
- Check the Name shown in the Export to Server dialog is the correct name you wish to upload.
- Check the Version shown in the Export to Server dialog is the XPD version number entered previously.
- Ensure the Automatically import into CPPD check box is ticked / checked on.
- Select the OK button to upload the design to the System i. This will upload the PPD design and any graphics linked to it that are required.
- If you are updating an existing design, a message box will be displayed informing you that a design with this name already exits and would you like to replace it? Select the YES button on this dialog to update the existing design with the new version.
Note: the CPPD/Designer may become unresponsive when uploading the design but will respond once the upload is complete.
- Repeat steps 1 to 8 for each design to be uploaded.