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Contents
Deleting print jobs
Contents
Introduction to administering Xprint V7.0
Configuring Xprint V7.0
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Xprint V7.0 for Windows 249
Glossary 273
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Target groups
Preface
Structure of the manual
Structure of the manual Preface
Introduction to Xprint V7.0 starting on
Notational conventions
Convention Use
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Xprint V7.0 Reference Manual
Other publications in this set
Other publications in this set Preface
Xprint V7.0 Application Programming Interface API
Xprint V7.0 from the user’s point of view
Introduction to Xprint
Xprint V7.0 from the user’s point of view
Using Xprint
Xprint V7.0 from the user’s point of view
Mercator
Mercator
Xprint V7.0 R/3 kit
Xprint V7.0 elements
Xprint V7.0 objects
Xprint V7.0 elements
Introduction to Xprint
Xprint V7.0 elements
Automatic adjustment of the document type
Options for printing documents
Selecting the output device of your choice
Xprint V7.0 elements
Available Xprint V7.0 commands
Command Use
Basic information
Structure of Xprint V7.0 commands
Basic information
Online help
Section Printing files with special
Suitable for the printer Content types on
Printing files
If you want to Read
Printing on
Printing files
Section Copying print files before
Printing and deleting them after
Addressing a printer via a gateway
Selecting a printer
Specifying a printer or printer group for a print job
Pc pcl
Examples
Defining a default destination
To configure printer printer2 as the default destination
Selecting a printer
Using Xprint V7.0 options
Printing parts of a document
To print file1 on printer printer2
Using Xprint V7.0 options
Printing files with special content types
Otherwise, the content type is set to Compatible
Printing a document with different font settings
Creating printouts with special formats
Layup can be changed with the following option
Selecting the layup
Margin settings
Defining the margin settings
Lllinelength
Sdside specification
Switching double-sided printing on/off
Selecting specific character sets
Data document
Using Loadable Resources
Using Public Loadable Resources
Jobs can use the loadable resources as follows
Using Private Loadable Resources
Producing Output with Xprint
Example
Defining separator pages
Printing several copies of a document
Evevents
Requesting notification of the result
Printing a document directly
Using further options
Printing in raw mode
Retention period of print jobs
States of print jobs
Extended options
Producing Output with Xprint
Using other Xprint V7.0 objects
Using other Xprint V7.0 objects
To print a document with a Manual form, proceed as follows
Printing a document with a Manual form
To display all defined forms
Following menu query is displayed
Input
Input y
Again the confirmation is displayed on the screen
Xprint V7.0 confirms with the following message
Job templates
Printing a document via a globally defined job template
Job templates
Job is spooled in with the priority
Following example shows several simple job templates
Defining customized job templates
Producing Output with Xprint
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Job identifier
Selecting a print job
You can select this print job using the following methods
Selecting a print job
Job ID might, for example, read as follows
Permanent job identifier
Managing print jobs
Wildcards * and ? are allowed for non-numerical arguments
Selection criteria lists
Managing print jobs
You will obtain the following display
Examples of the output formats Short and Long
Displaying print jobs
List of print jobs
Detailed information on print jobs
To display the permanent job ID
Displaying print jobs
Selected information on print jobs
To display the global job ID
Defining a display template
Status of print jobs
You will obtain a display similar to the following
Display examples
Job status display Short
Job status display Long
XPFS= Export Xpfw Xpfs
Modifying a submitted print job
To redirect a print job
Modifying a submitted print job
Active job is to be deleted
Redirecting print jobs
RESTART-BEGINNING
Redirecting print jobs
Deleting print jobs
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Users / Xprint V7.0 users
System administrator
Local Xprint V7.0 administrator sub-root
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Xprint V7.0 administrator
Term Type of user
Introduction to administering Xprint
Xprint V7.0 architecture
Xprint V7.0 architecture
Xprint V7.0 architecture
Character set German, English, International, USA etc
Introduction to administering Xprint
Xprint V7.0 architecture
Introduction to administering Xprint
Recovery rules -rec
Introduction to administering Xprint
Xprint V7.0 architecture
Configuring Xprint V7.0 objects
Administrative tasks under Xprint
Deleting Xprint V7.0 objects
Modifying Xprint V7.0 objects
Changing the status of Xprint V7.0 objects
Displaying information on Xprint V7.0 objects
Displaying the status of an Xprint V7.0 object
Displaying the attributes of an Xprint V7.0 object
This could return the following output
Examples in this case for printer groups
This returns, for example, the following output
To display a short list of all the printer groups available
Starting Xprint
Administering Xprint
Enter no when asked if this is a new installation
Stopping Xprint
Reinitializing the Xprint V7.0 database
German
Selecting the language
Environment definition Language
English
Defining an Xprint V7.0 domain
Rules for configuring the system
Configuring hosts
Configuring printers
Other computers are defined as Slave hosts
Automatic server and supervisor object creation
Description maximum number of devices by default supervisor
Servers
Supervisors
Printers
Configuring gateways
BSD gateways
GIP2 gateway
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Facilities Manage fonts
Manage forms Section Administering forms Manage filters
Administering hosts
Configuring the first host
Administering hosts Configuring Xprint
Configuring the primary master host
First study the network structure
Determining the network structure
Configuring a new host
Configuration hints
Start the Xprint V7.0 system
Procedure
Xpmod -usrxprintadm -ho+hostnames
Administering hosts users only
Configuring Xprint V7.0 on a stand-alone system
Configuring an Xprint V7.0 administrator
Renaming the host computer
Administering hosts users only Configuring Xprint
Introducing Xprint V7.0 into a network
Determining the network structure
Configuring a new host in an existing Xprint V7.0 network
Configuring the other hosts
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Procedure
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Predefined printers Configuring Xprint
Predefined printers
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Selected entry is then marked, e.g
Configuring predefined printers
Displayed screen should read similar to the following
All the printers contained
Type device address, ’q’ to quit or ’?’ for help
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Display similar to the following appears on the screen
Field Meaning
Extending the list of predefined printers
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Administering devices Configuring Xprint
Administering devices
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Adding a printer
Selecting a server
Defining a supervisor
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Configuring printers
Deactivating a printer completely
Deactivating a printer
-sooption stands for spoolout
Deactivating spoolin
-sioption stands for spoolin
Deactivating printing
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Reactivating a printer
Removing a printer
Reconnecting a printer to a different port
Reconnecting a printer to another system
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Replacing an existing printer with a new one
Administering devices Configuring Xprint Example
Assigning a security level to a printer
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Printer group Users access to a printer group on
Administering printer groups
Administering printer groups Configuring Xprint
Section Setting up a new printer
Setting up a completely new printer group
Setting up a new printer group
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Removing a printer from a printer group
Adding a printer to a printer group
To deactivate all printer groups
Deactivating a printer group
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Reactivating a printer group
Deleting a printer group
User on
Administering users
Defining a user
Section Defining a user on
Administering users Configuring Xprint
Entering a defined user for other hosts
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Deleting a host from a user’s host list
Modifying user privileges
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ALL
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Deleting a user
Resetting user print quotas
Changing the number of consumed pages
Changing the number of consumed print jobs
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Displaying information on users
Displaying privileges and print quotas
Status display of the current print quotas
Assigning a security level to a user
To display the current print quotas for smith
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Administering users Configuring Xprint Examples
Message similar to the following is displayed
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Create a permission list
Administering permission lists
Form Users access to a form on
As supervisor administrators Istration of supervisors on
Administering permission lists Configuring Xprint
Creating a permission list
Creating a new permission list
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Copying a permission list
Modifying a permission list
Adding entries to the list
Removing entries from the list
Deleting a permission list
Listname is the name of the selected permission list
Granting or denying specific users access to a printer
Granting or denying specific users access to a form
Granting or denying specific users access to a printer group
Listname is the name of the selected permission list 150
Granting or denying specific printers access to a form
Xpmod -srv selection -uppermissionlist
Allowing or prohibiting administration of supervisors
Defining a completely new font
Administering fonts
Administering fonts Configuring Xprint
Adding a font
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Defining a font by copying an existing font
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Deleting a font
Modifying the attributes of a font
Define a new form Section Adding a form on Delete a form
Administering forms
Administering forms Configuring Xprint
To a form Printers access to a form on
Adding a form
Defining a new form from scratch
Defining a form on the basis of an existing form
To copy a form, use the following command
Cm, and default font font4
Deleting a form
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Modifying the attributes of a form
Default forms for printers
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Creating a new slow filter
Administering filters
Administering filters Configuring Xprint
Adding filters
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Otherwise no option is passed on to the filter
Or in centimeters as with the -lpicoption
Another possibility is as follows
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Creating a new fast filter
Tpfiltertype cannot be modified with the xpcopy -fltcommand
Copying and modifying an existing filter
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Deleting filters
Modifying the attributes of a filter
For filtername specify the name of the relevant filter
Assigning a filter to a printer
To remove a filter from a printer, proceed as follows
Removing a filter from a printer
Administering public loadable resources
Defining a loadable resource
Defining a loadable resource ’from scratch’
Xpshow -lrs
Displaying the definition of a loadable resource
Deleting a loadable resource
Defining a completely new job template
Administering global job templates
Administering global job templates Configuring Xprint
Defining a job template
Adding a job template on a remote host
Represents the name of the job template
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Represents the name of the existing template
Stands for the new, maybe modified template
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Customizing job templates
Deleting a job template
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Administering PCLs
Add a PCL Section Adding a PCL on Delete a PCL
Define a PCL yourself Section Defining a PCL yourself on
Adding a PCL from another host
Administering PCLs Configuring Xprint
Adding a PCL
Adding a PCL via its unique name
Deleting a PCL
To display all the PCLs available in the system
Providing a PCL with a comment for the administrator
Assigning a comment to a PCL
Providing a PCL with a comment for users
Assigning a PCL to a printer
To assign the user comment
SELFDEFINED, which already exists in the system
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Defining a PCL yourself
Administering recovery rules
Defining a recovery rule
Administering recovery rules Configuring Xprint
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Error code Description Default Action
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Action Description
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Canceling the assignment of a recovery rule to a printer
Assigning a recovery rule to a printer
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Modifying recovery rules
Deleting a recovery rule
Delete a server Section Deleting a server on
Administering servers
Adding a server
Add a server
Adding a completely new server
Administering servers Configuring Xprint Procedure
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Copying and modifying a server
Administering servers Configuring Xprint
Deleting a server
To add a new server nashua on the remote host colorado
Changing the status of a server
Deactivate the server
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Modifying the attributes of a server
Change the status
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-mj option stands for maximum jobs
Defining a new supervisor
Administering supervisors
Administering supervisors Configuring Xprint
Adding a supervisor
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Adding a supervisor by copying an existing supervisor
Administering supervisors Configuring Xprint Examples
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Activating or deactivating supervisors
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Modifying the attributes of a supervisor
Deleting a supervisor
To deactivate and delete the supervisor delaware
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Introduction
Type of interoperation Description
Introduction
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Accessing BSD printers
Basic information
Interoperability
Accessing BSD printers Interoperability
Configuring printers for BSD Xprint
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Troubleshooting
Type of gateway Description
Gateway characteristics
Setting up a gateway connection
Gateways
Gateways
Gateways to BSD spoolers
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Requirements
Modecompatible
Defining the local gateway
Provides a way to enforce YES or suppress no the header
Defining the partner gateway
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Allowing print jobs to be submitted by the BSD spooler
Gateways to other Xprint V7.0 domains
Activating the gateway connection
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Gateway connection to another printer domain
Gateways Interoperability
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Restrictions of gateways to other Xprint V7.0 domains
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Gateways to Dprint spoolers
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Partner gateway is defined as follows
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Adjusting the local Xprint V7.0 domain
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Restrictions of gateways to Dprint spoolers
Administering gateways
Section Configuring an additional
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Administering gateways
Only returns the gateway GTWnashua
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Deleting a gateway connection
Deactivating a gateway
Deactivating a local gateway completely
Deactivating the import of jobs via a local gateway
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Activating the local gateway
Activating job export mode for a local gateway
Activating job import mode for a local gateway
Activating a gateway
Displaying the status of partner gateways
Obtaining information on a gateway
Displaying the definition of gateways
Displaying the status of local gateways
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Considerations
Configuring the local area network LAN
Setting the language for the Xprint V7.0 system
Installation new
Installing Xprint
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Start the installation with the following command
Installing with cpio
Installing with pkgadd
Installation new
Installing with sd method
Initializing the Xprint V7.0 database
Automatic configuration of printers
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Installation users only
Installation with pkgadd
Types of licenses
Product licensing
Extra feature licenses
Device upgrade licenses
Device Upgrade to
Unlimited Device Upgrade
Installing a license key
Where to install a license key
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How to install a license key
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Installation with xpkey
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Approach
Xprint V7.0 for Windows
Installation and license key
Requirements
Differences from Xprint V7.0/UNIX
Integration with Wprint
Xprint V7.0 for Windows
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Start-up and shutdown
Responsibilities
Differences from Xprint V7.0/UNIX
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Printer support
LAN printers
Workgroup Shared printers
Logged messages are the same as on Unix
Logging
Interoperability with the BS2000 Dprint system
Directly attached printers serial or parallel connection
Printing encrypted files
Windows 2000 special files
User manager can print the file d\bills\june.prt 256
Migrated files
Limitations and restrictions
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Section
Supervisors used
Worksheet
Worksheet
Connected printers
Filling out the worksheet
Appendix
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Port type Device address Remark
Checklist for adding a printer
Checklist for adding a printer
Questions
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General requirements
Selection criteria list
Print jobs
Special cases
All objects
Printer groups
Options -poand -pdcannot be used for selecting hosts
Snmp Agent
Snmp Agent
Hosts
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Axis box support
Configuration
Axis box support
TV-CC integration
Fax and mail support
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Encrypted files
Backend
Character set
Direct printing
Job
Glossary Gateway
Home directory
Host
Parasite host
Glossary Master host
Object
Option
Printer group
Glossary Permission list
Print job
Printer capability list
Server
Glossary Raw mode
Recovery rule
Scsi driver
Xprint V7.0 domain
Glossary Snmp agent
Supervisor
Xprint V7.0 database
Application Programming Interface API User Guide
Reference Manual
Graphical User Interface User Guide
User Guide
Windows administrators and Wprint NT users
Related publications
Wprint
Default identifier print job Define Filter 165 Job template
Change
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Index
Modify font Print Print directly Print parts
Use job template for printing
Identifier
Objects
Pages
Printer Security level
163 Grant access 148 Permanent ID Move 122
Partner gateway Add to printer group 129
179 Display 117 Name 180
User
Index
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