PRINTER SETUP & CONFIGURATION

Day 2 – Session 4
TAFC Administration - II
Dates
22/02/2011 Tech Support Program
Venue
Microcred, Senagal
Printer Setup & Configuration
 Agenda

 Session – I
• Logical Device types
• Spooler commands
• Printer setup & Configuration

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 Objectives

At the end of the session participants will have knowledge

 Device types in jBASE
 Printer Setup in jBASE
 Creation and Maintenance of Form Queues
 Administering printers in jBASE
 Printer Setup in T24

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 Printer setup

 Introduction to printing from T24

 Device types in Jbase
 Setting up printers in Jbase

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 Introduction

 Printing can be done from OS level as well from jbase level.

 For T24 to print, we have to set up printer in
1. OS level
2. jBase level
3. T24 level

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 Printer setup – OS level

 Before configuring printer at jBase and T24 levels, it is to be

setup at OS level.

 Printer setup differs from each operating system. Once

printer setup is done in OS level, try to print some file from
OS level.

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 Spooler setup – jBase level

 Before setting up the printer it is required to setup the

spooler which will hold the printers.
 jSpooler set up

SP-NEWTAB – This command will create the spooler

This will create jobs and jspooler log.
 Give permission to jspooler.

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 Printer setup – Jbase level

 Execute SP-STATUS from shell prompt and choose option

1(CREATE FORMQUEUE)
 STANDARD is the default form queue defined in jbase.
 Attach a printer

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 Printer setup

 Once the command is issued, the status provides the list of

printers configured at jbase level with other relevant details.

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 Printer setup cont..

 To setup new printer, use 1.CREATE FORMQUEUE

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 Printer setup cont..

 New printer created at jbase level. Status to be set as

ASSIGNED for the printer to accept request.

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 Start and Stop Spooler in jBase

 How to start the Spooler ?

REST-SPOOLER PRINTER-NAME

 How to stop the spooler ?

SP-SHUTDOWN PRINTER-NAME

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 PRINTER WORKFLOW IN T24

 Printer can be attached at

• User Level

• Department Level

• Report Level
REPORT.CONTROL DE.FORM.TYPE PRINTER.ID

Note:- The Printer attached at the user level always takes precedence.

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 Printer setup – T24 mode

 Define the printer in T24 level in application PRINTER.ID

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 Printer setup – T24 mode cont…

 Make an entry DE.FORM.TYPE for the record

 Link the PRINTER.ID with the form type.

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 Printer setup – T24 mode cont…

 Attach the DE.FORM.TYPE to the corresponding report in

REPORT.CONTROL.

Note:- T24 Server print option refers the record P.FUNCTION in

REPORT.CONTROL application.

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 Printer setup – T24 mode cont…

 Attach the REPORT.CONTROL to the respective

ENQUIRY.REPORT to spool the output of the enquiry to the
specified printer.

 Note :- When the ENQUIRY.REPORT is verified, the output of the enquiry is spooled to the destination printer.

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 Case Study

 SERVER PERFORMANCE
Spooler has a great impact in affecting server performance.
It is mandatory to stop the spooler before shutting down
the server.
 SPOOLER MAINTENANCE
It is wise to recreate the printer once in a month. This will
improve the server performance. Make sure the printer
queue is empty before recreating the printer.
Spooler performance has a great impact on COB time.

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 Summary

 Logical Device types

 Spooler commands
 Printer setup in jBASE
 Printer set up in T24

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