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Chapter 11 - Managing Print Jobs

Introduction to Managing Print Jobs

Make print services available to users.
Use SETPRINT to control the print queue from a DOS, OS/2, or Windows workstation.
Control the print queue from the server console.

Accessing Network Printers

Printing from DOS and Windows Workstations

Printing PostScript Jobs

Table 11-1. Requirements for PostScript Printing

Making Print Services Available to Users

SETPRINT Command Syntax

SETPRINT pcport [state] [/P:service-name] [/FORMS:paperformat] [/D:delay | /ND] [/B:bannertext | /NB] [/M | /NM] [/S:hh:mm | /NS]

Using SETPRINT to Access the Print Queue Command Menu

Table 11-2. Activities Available from the Print Queue Command Menu

 To See
View job status details "To View Job Status Details"
Put a job on hold "To Put a Print Job on Hold"
Reschedule a job "To Reschedule a Print Job"
Cancel a job "To Cancel a Print Job"
Reprint a job "To Reprint a Print Job"
Move a job to the top of the queue "To Move a Job to the Top of the Queue"
Move a job to the bottom of the queue "To Move a Job to the Bottom of the Queue"
Move a job to a different queue "Moving a Job to a Different Queue"
Change a job’s paper format "Changing Paper Formats"
Change the print queue assigned to a port "To Change the Print Queue Assigned to a Port"
Modify a print job profile "To Modify the Job Profile"

To Access the Print Queue Command Menu

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue appears.

Figure 11-1. Select Print Queue Screen

The Select Print Queue screen, shown in Figure 11-1, lists the workstation printer ports and the print queues associated with them.

2. Choose a printer port. You can choose a printer port with or without an assigned queue. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

Control print jobs in the print queue
Change the print queue assigned to a port
De-assign a print queue
Modify the job profile

Controlling Print Jobs in the Queue

Figure 11-2. Control Printer/Jobs Menu Screen

Table 11-3. Status Messages

Using the Control Printer/Jobs Menu

Table 11-4. Control Printer/Jobs Commands

To View Job Status Details

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose SHOW details. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose a print job. The Job Status Details screen appears.

6. When you are finished viewing the job information, press ESC to return to the Control Printer/Jobs menu.

Table 11-5. Destination Status Codes

To Put a Print Job on Hold

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose ON HOLD. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the job you want to put on hold. The job's state changes to on hold.

To Take a Print Job Off Hold

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose OFF HOLD. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to take off hold. The status of the job changes to Printing or Queued.

To Reschedule a Print Job

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose RESCHEDULE. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to reschedule. The Reschedule Job screen appears. The time the job is currently scheduled to print appears in the Scheduled field.

6. Enter a new time in the hh:mm format (hours:minutes) according to the 24-hour clock. For example, if you want the job to print at 8:30 in the evening, enter 20:30.

If the time you send the job is later in the day than the time you schedule the job to print, the job will not print until the next day. For example, if you schedule a job to print at 13:00 and do not send the job until 14:00, the job will print the next day at 1:00 p.m.

To Cancel a Print Job

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose CANCEL. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose a print job to cancel. The canceled job is deleted from the queue.

To Reprint a Print Job

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose REPRINT job. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to reprint. The status of the job changes to Printing or Queued.

To Move a Job to the Top of the Queue

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose MOVE to TOP of queue. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to move. The print job moves to the top, or beginning of the queue.

To Move a Job to the Bottom of the Queue

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose MOVE to BOTTOM of queue. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to move. The print job moves to the bottom, or end of the queue.

Moving a Job to a Different Queue

To Move a Job to a Different Queue

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose MOVE to DIFFERENT queue. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose the print job to move. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

6. Enter the name of the new queue by doing one of the following:

- Enter the full StreetTalk name of the new print queue and press ENTER.

- Press F2 to display a list of print queues on the network, and select a queue by pressing ENTER. Press F10 to return to the Select Print Queue screen and press ENTER to change the queue.

The job is removed from the current queue and placed on the specified print queue.

To View the Status of a Moved Job

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose the other print queue for viewing by doing one of the following:

- Choose the other print queue if it is assigned to one of your printer ports (such as LPT2 or LPT3).

- Assign the other print queue to one of your printer ports and then choose it for viewing.

Changing Paper Formats

To Change Paper Formats

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose List Jobs in the Current Print Queue. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

4. Choose CHANGE format. The cursor moves to the job list.

5. Choose a print job. The Choose a Paper Format screen appears.

Only the paper formats of destinations currently available on that particular print queue appear. To see all the paper formats defined for the print service, choose Modify Job Profile from the Print Queue Command menu. This option is described in "To Modify the Job Profile" later in this chapter.

6. Choose a new paper format. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears and the new paper format is listed in the Format column.

Reassigning Print Queues to Ports

To Change the Print Queue Assigned to a Port

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose Assign a Different Print Queue. The Select Print Queue Screen appears.

4. Enter the name of the new queue by doing one of the following:

- Enter the full StreetTalk name of the new print queue and press ENTER.

- Press F2 to display a list of print queues on the network, and choose a queue by pressing ENTER. Press F10 to return to the Select Print Queue screen, and then press ENTER to change the queue.

The Print Queue Command menu appears with the new print queue name in the Print Queue field.

To De-assign a Print Queue

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose De-assign the Print Queue. The system confirms that the printer port is no longer assigned to a print queue.

4. Press ESC to return to the Select Print Queue screen.

Modifying a Print Job Profile

Figure 11-3. Modify Job Profile Screen

Table 11-6. Modify Job Profile Fields

To Modify the Job Profile

1. From a PC on the network, enter SETPRINT at the system prompt. The Select Print Queue screen appears.

2. Choose a printer port. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

3. Choose Modify Job Profile. The Modify Job Profile screen appears.

4. Use the arrow keys to move among the different fields. Enter new values.

5. When you are finished changing values, press F10. The Print Queue Command menu appears.

Controlling Jobs from the Server Console

Display the list of print services that are configured on the server
Display or change the paper format that is currently in effect for a destination printer
Use the Control Printer/Jobs menu in the same way as you do at a DOS, Windows, or OS/2 workstation

To Display the Server's Print Services

1. At the Operator Menu of the server console, choose Printer Control. The Printer Control menu appears.

2. Choose SELECT a print service and choose the print service you want to control. The Control Printer/Jobs menu appears.

Controlling Jobs from a Macintosh Workstation

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