Use the Spooler Management screen to manage all print jobs in the system. You can view statuses, move print jobs to other printers, suspend, and even kill print jobs.
To manage the spooler and print jobs:
From the System > Printers menu, select Spooler Management to display the Spooler Management screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
The screen displays the following functions:
Option | Function |
Spooler Status | Displays the status of all printers and their associated print jobs. |
Suspend an Active Print Job | Stops a print job in process. Note: If the print job is going to a laser printer and you use Halt Printing to a Printer to move the job instead of Release a Suspended Print Job, you must press the Form Feed button on the printer to clear the printer buffer. |
Release a Suspended Print Job | Restarts a suspended print job. |
Move a Print Job | Moves a print job from one printer to another. |
Halt Printing to a Printer | Pauses all scheduled print jobs at a printer. The job that is printing finishes. Use Resume Printing to a Printer to restart printing at that printer. |
Resume Printing to a Printer | Cancels the halt printing order. |
UNIX Print Queue Status | Displays detailed status information for a selected UNIX printer queue. The system prompts you to Enter Print Queue # (ie: lp2, Null for ALL). You can send the report to your Hold file. |
Bring a Printer Back Up | Brings a selected printer back up to the system. The system prompts you to Enter Print Queue # (ie: lp2). |
Ping a Device | Tests the connection to the designated device. The system prompts you to Enter IP Address or Print Queue # (ie: lp2). |
Kill a Print Job | Stops a selected print job and deletes it from the queue. |
Stop Spooler | Turns the spooler off. Call Eclipse Support to use this option. |
Start Spooler | Turns the spooler on if the queues are turned on. Call Eclipse Support to use this option. |
Note: The SPOOLER.MANAGEMENT authorization key determines which functions display on the Spooler Management screen for a user.
Select the function to perform.
The system displays a list of each printer and its print jobs. The list displays the following information for each print job:
Field | Description |
Printer: | Printer to which the job is printing. |
Q: | Indication whether the print queue in which the job resides is turned on or off. |
P: | Indication whether the printer to which the job is printing is turned on or off. |
Form: | Type of form assigned to the print job. |
Position the cursor on the printer queue or print job and press Enter to perform the selected function.
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