Stop using old fonts and start using the fonts from the z/OS Font Collection

Description: z/OS V2R1 contains a new base element: z/OS Font Collection. The z/OS Font Collection provides fonts that were previously marketed and serviced for z/OS, including both single-byte and double-byte fonts.

The z/OS Font Collection includes:

AFP Font Collection for S/390 (5648-B33), includes Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese
IBM Infoprint Fonts for z/OS (5648-E76), includes Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese
PSF Compatibility Font feature (5655-M32), includes just the PSF feature for the compatibility fonts, not the executable code or the entire product
World Type fonts that were not previously available in the z/OS environment. These fonts were part of the InfoPrint Font Collection V3.1 available on other platforms. A Subset of TrueType fonts from the World Type library are provided in Infoprint Transforms to AFP for z/OS V2.3 (5655-N60).
Selected object fonts (not source), Pi and Special (5771-ABC), Math and Science (5771-ADT)

Now that z/OS is assuming ownership of the z/OS Font Collection, you no longer need to order the previous standalone products as of z/OS V2R1.

Element or feature:

z/OS Font Collection

When change was introduced:

z/OS V2R1.

Applies to migration from:

z/OS V1R13 and z/OS V1R12.

Timing:

Before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1

Is the migration action required?

Yes, if you use standalone program products for fonts with your z/OS system.

Target system hardware requirements:

None.

Target system software requirements:

None.

Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements:

None.

Restrictions:

None.

System impacts:

None.

Related IBM Health Checker for z/OS check:

None.

Steps to take: The z/OS Font Collection, for migration and compatibility with previously available font program products, will continue to use existing font libraries, and will have some new libraries. IBM recommends you use the latest level of the fonts available for z/OS, and therefore, those that are found in the z/OS Font Collection. For that reason, do not continue to use the standalone font program product data sets with z/OS releases after z/OS V1R13. No application or program changes are anticipated.

Do not expect to order separately available font program products with z/OS V2R1, or to install them into the z/OS V2R1 SMP/E zones. The z/OS Font Collection provides SMP/E statements to supercede, delete, or version the earlier standalone program product levels of the fonts.

Reference information: For details about the z/OS Font Collection, see z/OS Font Collection. For installation planning information, see z/OS Planning for Installation.