Mackie manual Xprint V7.0 elements

Xprint V7.0 elements Introduction to Xprint V7.0

The Xprint V7.0 database contains all the data Xprint V7.0 needs to access Xprint V7.0 resources. This includes information on the defined hosts, users, devices and device groups as well as on forms and all the other Xprint V7.0 objects. Only the print jobs are stored on the server responsible for their execution.

●Servers (-srv)

Servers are the Xprint V7.0 objects which administer incoming print jobs and are responsible for scheduling them. Each server administers its own print queue which contains all the print jobs for the devices whose supervisors are controlled by the server.

●Supervisors (-spv)

A supervisor is directly responsible for controlling one or more devices. It obtains the job data from the superordinate server and forwards it to the backend program (see the glossary entry “Backend” on page 273). One supervisor may control several local devices.

●Device groups (-dgr)

Devices can be combined to form what are called device groups to achieve better loading of all the devices in the group. If a print job is sent to a device group, it is printed on the first device to become available in this group.

●Devices (-dev)

Xprint V7.0 can use devices of many different types. The devices are controlled by a supervisor and assigned tools, called backends. Also, a PCL is assigned to the device.

●Print jobs (-job)

Print jobs are submitted by users and, as described in the previous section, can be modified. They are administered by the servers responsible for the respective print queues.

In addition to the normal manipulation options, you can redirect all print jobs for a given device to another device.

●Forms (-frm)

Forms are a convenient way of influencing the appearance of print jobs. Forms can be used to define paper and page formats, the layup (portrait or landscape), font, appearance of the information pages and user privileges. Xprint V7.0 differentiates between automatic and manual forms. Jobs using automatic forms can be printed at any time: these forms are mounted on

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