316 IBM Content Manager OnDemand Guide
14.1  Introduction to Content Manager OnDemand Distribution 
Facility
Before Content Manager OnDemand version 9.5, two report distribution components were 
available: 
/SM590000OnDemand Distribution Facility for z/OS
/SM590000Report Distribution Facility for Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms
Both of these components contained certain strengths and weaknesses. In V9.5, the 
strengths of both of these components were merged into a single component named 
OnDemand Distribution Facility (ODF), which offered the following advantages:
/SM590000It runs on all Content Manager OnDemand platforms. 
/SM590000It can run on a separate platform from where the Content Manager OnDemand server is 
installed.
/SM590000Its operation can be monitored through a new graphical monitor, the OnDemand Monitor.
/SM590000It includes transform support where Content Manager OnDemand can transform content 
from one data type to another data type before the content is sent as part of an ODF 
distribution.
This chapter describes ODF V9.5. For any new installations (on z/OS or AIX) before version 
9.5 of Content Manager OnDemand, we suggest that you install ODF . 
Figure 14-1 shows the evolution and merger of ODF 9.5 from its predecessors ODF9.0 and 
Report Distribution System (RDF) 9.0.
Figure 14-1   Evolution of ODF
When you load documents into Content Manager OnDemand, you might need to print these 
documents or send them to various people in your organization. 
Content Manager OnDemand automates the process of sending the documents that are 
loaded into Content Manager OnDemand to print (or the JES spool), a file (or a z/OS 
dataset), to a recipient as an email attachment, or to a recipient as an email notification.