Oce PRISMAproduction, User Manual

Page 1: ...Oc Oc User Guide Oc PRISMAproduction Server V3 02 APA Module...

Page 2: ...tration of a utility model or design are reserverd Delivery subject to availability right of technical modification reserved All hardwware and software names used are trademarks of their respective ow...

Page 3: ...troduction Access Rights The PRISMAproduction Desktop APA Module Components The PRISMAproduction Explorer Configuration Network Functions Print Job Manager Command Line Interface Linedata More chapter...

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Page 7: ...u 13 3 2 4 The Utilities Menu 14 4 APA Module Components 17 4 1 Introduction to the APA Processes 17 4 2 APA Module Sample Window 18 4 3 APA Testjobs 20 4 4 Import AFP Data Window 20 4 5 Convert AFP R...

Page 8: ...oolbar 62 5 2 6 Status bar 62 5 2 7 The Explorer Menu 63 5 2 8 Customising the Explorer window 63 5 3 Task related Workspaces 65 5 3 1 Workspace Basic Operator 66 5 3 2 Workspace Operator with Job Sub...

Page 9: ...ons of the Tabs 106 5 12 PJM 115 5 13 Printer Pool 116 5 13 1 The Printer Menu 119 5 13 2 The View Menu 123 5 13 3 The Help Menu 125 5 14 LCDS Channel 127 5 15 LCDS Resources Import 128 5 16 LCDS Reso...

Page 10: ...6 14 1 The Printer Menu 175 6 14 2 Active Notification Interface 176 6 14 3 The Help Menu 178 6 14 4 Printer Overview Area 178 6 14 5 Configuring a new Printer 179 6 14 6 Printer Configuration Area 18...

Page 11: ...sing the Command snmpget 224 7 2 2 Querying Multiple MIB Elements Using the Command snmpwalk 226 7 2 3 Modifying Individual MIB Elements Using the Command snmpset 229 8 Print Job Manager 231 8 1 Intro...

Page 12: ...11 4 Options 275 8 11 5 Custom settings 280 8 12 PJM in Command Line Mode 281 8 12 1 Calling the PJM Commandline 282 8 12 2 Syntax Examples for Use Cases 286 8 12 3 Return Codes 287 8 12 4 Descriptio...

Page 13: ...sors The combination of several servers in a network increases performance and guaran tees high system stability SNMP assists you in monitoring an maintaining the system locally or via remote control...

Page 14: ...of the common spool Changes in the configuration are detected automatically e g printers and resources can be added dynamically to the system without restating the GUI Status changes are communicated...

Page 15: ...upported for con nection to an AS 400 system Print data can also be read from 9 track tape or 18 36 track cartridge IEBGENER Tape and cartridge input supports multifile multivolume ANSI la beled media...

Page 16: ...ubmission are integrated as common components for all language mod ules The APA Module can be combined with other PRISMAproduction products e g the POD Module the LCDS Module and the OLDS Module to en...

Page 17: ...see chapter User Administration on page 140 The Printer Operator has the most restricted access rights and has no access to the UNIX operating system The Service Engineer has access to everything inc...

Page 18: ...perform the following actions Configure the spool parameters Enable and disable the spool Enable and disable the JCF spool Configure printers Configure the LU6 2 parameters Have full access to the ope...

Page 19: ...unt master only Account delete x x Analyze x x Calculator x x x x Show Messages x Test jobs x x x x Terminal x x Explorer Licenses change o o x x Printer change o o x x Download license dependent x x...

Page 20: ...Print x x x x LCDS Resources x x x x PRISMA LCDS Test Jobs x x x x PRISMA LCDS Demo Jobs x x x x Stockset Configuration x x x x System x x x x Reset x x x x Set default window settings x x x x Shutdo...

Page 21: ...Desktop Login A29247 X2 X 8 7670 9 3 The PRISMAproduction Desktop 3 1 Login When you power on the print server on a Linux system the login screen is displayed You can log in as the user operator appl...

Page 22: ...ntry in the menu the respective progrm is executed Additionally the entry will be added to the top of the menu for easier access of often used programs You can place every icon of these menus on the b...

Page 23: ...em as well as to reset certain processes See chapter System menu on page 13 Utilities A variety of test utilities for the different modules are accessible via this entry See chapter The Utilities Menu...

Page 24: ...ing SPDS resources in binary format from hard disk tape cartridge or 3 5 flop py The window is described in chapter Convert AFP Resources on page 22 applic admin and service only Import AFP Data This...

Page 25: ...con nections PRISMAproduction This feature stops and restarts the communicator and all server pro cesses daemons services on the local system Every time a saving or restoring of the PRISMA configurati...

Page 26: ...ooting and analyzing problems with SCSI connected 18 36 track cartridge drives Tapman Tape Service tool for troubleshooting and analyzing problems with SCSI connected 9 track tape drives Tapman QIC Se...

Page 27: ...d u prismapro cfg user scipts admin service Click on the folder button to select a user script for example monthly report If you start the file by clicking the traffic light a script file is called up...

Page 28: ...8 7670 Analyze Tool for analyzing data Calculator Opens a scientific calculator Shell Allows you to access the operating system via command line admin and service only Test Jobs Opens a window with p...

Page 29: ...A Module Components 4 1 Introduction to the APA Processes You access the APA processes via the UI manager by clicking the Linux KDE Start Appli cations icon and then the PRISMAproduction entry Clickin...

Page 30: ...s displayed Then select the type of resource you want to sample either Font Overlay Pagesegment or All and the name of the resource s The resource name may contain one wildcard character the asterisk...

Page 31: ...char acters as the resource Use the asterisk to transfer via wildcarding i e O1MYOVL O1MY By clicking the LIST button you get a sorted list of all resources with the se lected type ALL Font Ovl Pseg Y...

Page 32: ...labeled tapes are used additional data for mat parameters are needed these can be specified using the Import Data Structure Set tings which is described below Default setting is the ANSI labeled tape...

Page 33: ...eled DEFAULT or if it is a None labeled tape together with the additionally needed parameters The Data structure selection list allows you to select the tape type as well as the data struc ture on the...

Page 34: ...nd data format See description below for more details Default setting is Default ANSI IBMDOS IBMOS labeled The folder button next to the file name field displays a list of the files on the selected in...

Page 35: ...y Used when resources have fixed length records HD Mixed Data Harddisk only Used when resources have CR LF as record delimiters No additional parameters are need ed None Labeled variable Length Blocke...

Page 36: ...al emu lation can run via the SNA network connection at the same time meaning that the MVS SPOOL can be displayed under the APA Module LU 6 2 The figure on the next page illustrates an LU 6 2 connecti...

Page 37: ...A Module Components The APA Module LU 6 2 Connection A29247 X2 X 8 7670 25 SNAP IX LU 6 2 connection user interfaces LU62Status Token Ring LU 6 2 Mainframe MVS OP ERATOR Console PRISMA APA Print Serve...

Page 38: ...LU6 2 An applet is opened containing a menu bar a toolbar and all defined LU6 2 printers in your cluster LU6 2 Status display component Component Description LU6 2 Status Win dow LU62Status is a graph...

Page 39: ...int data is being transferred to the APA Module print server No ID Server task exists inactive The MVS host has requested a connection with the APA Module system The ID Server task has been started bu...

Page 40: ...blished Partner LU The name of the partner LU of the MVS System which is connected to PRISMAproduction Pages Specifies the total number of pages sent via the MVS SIEPRIS commu nications channel Note t...

Page 41: ...ol Reset ID Starts a procedure for the selected LU to check and repair the ID spool Unspooled lost print files will also be found and you have the possibility to create a print job or delete the unuse...

Page 42: ...eated In the case displayed the job KRY1 with the JOBID JOB00073 and 33 pages was detected The user can select all job to be spooled All other jobs with no mark will be deleted If there are jobs in th...

Page 43: ...and the PRISMAproduction server SNA2TCP is started automatically by the MVS system when a print request is received and closed once the job is complete In normal operation SNA2TCP needs no interventi...

Page 44: ...fies sys tem requirements Functionality Modify job status 3270 Terminal and File Transfer SNA Protocol support via LU 6 2 Token Ring Motif and character based user interface for configuring and runnin...

Page 45: ...our example Once the Sub command has been submitted the MVS host spool system combines the re quired print resources and application and generates an IPDS data stream This is routed to the SNA2TCP co...

Page 46: ...owing figure shows our example application The MVS operator has submitted the print job BIBLEH to printer PRT24 which is supplied with data by queue Q Printer PRT24 was previously activated using the...

Page 47: ...ctivated with the command opt sna bin snaadmin init_node Further Information on Printing via LU 6 2 File names containing characters are not transferred by the SNAP IX file transfer utility since thes...

Page 48: ...minal window in particular about the menu bar functions please refer to the SNAP IX user documentation on the installation CD Important Each user can log on to the MVS system only once under a given I...

Page 49: ...AWK or the Stream Ed itor SED to generate the shell script Of course you can also develop a C program for the purpose Transferring a member file entails the following steps Menu Utilities Compilers Op...

Page 50: ...he file s integrity with an appropriate procedure If errors are encountered these should be logged 3 Immediate compression of the received file and the corrected version if necessary to save space on...

Page 51: ...possibility of storing data and access to Print File Libraries PJM Web Functionality as PJM under Linux except web conditional restrictions APA Print Special user interface to submit APA print jobs T...

Page 52: ...ts frame left This corresponds roughly to the menu bar in a conventional ap plication Information and message frame top which corresponds to the status bar in a conven tional application Main frame wi...

Page 53: ...plays help on the current window Language Selection You define the language on the login screen In case you change the language you have to login again 4 7 2 Login In the login screen you can Login as...

Page 54: ...center only if you are assigned to cost center Login with the predefined login admin The corresponding password is ops You have to register to get an own user identification Warning For safety reasons...

Page 55: ...request and click for Release to display the request Note The list of requests is only updated if you click the Re quest button The request is displayed and you can modify the entries and finally sen...

Page 56: ...th Default a standard job queue is used Printer You can select the printer which is to be used in QuickPrint Easy Advanced With Default the system decides which printer is to be used Type You can sele...

Page 57: ...access to the Print File Library or to any other directory for saving the job tick et The data are deleted from the server immediately after printing Every user also the user guest have access to the...

Page 58: ...the server Jobname pjmadmin only Name of the job Copies Number of copies to be printed You can insert numbers be tween 1 and 31767 Format Select the input format from the list Dependet on the avail a...

Page 59: ...the ready to print document it is recommended to use the QuickPrint Advanced function which is described in the next chapter Impositioning Set To print the desired format you can select an impositioni...

Page 60: ...ou also have to activate the entry store documents in librar ies during the registration procedure The QuickPrint Advanced mode is recommended if you want to save files on the PRIS MAproduction server...

Page 61: ...and uploading files It is also possible to upload a Zip file The con tents of this file will be available in the Web Client for further processing The size of the unpacked Zip file will be extracted...

Page 62: ...lect an impositioning scheme This can be a standard or a user defined scheme Note Only these standard schemes are displayed which can be processed by the selected printer Details Shows detailed inform...

Page 63: ...ion section on top of the window informs you if a submitted print job has been accepted by the server or if an error occurred If the print job has been accepted no further information on the status of...

Page 64: ...print job By default the name of the se lected tickert is used Pagedef You can modify the pagedef giiven by the selected ticket Formdef You can modify the formdef given by the selected ticket Form You...

Page 65: ...of the PRISMAproduction server i e wien and it s domain i e ops de You can display this name in a terminal window on the PRIS MAproduction server by typing the command hostname or you ask your adminis...

Page 66: ...system administrator of the PRISMAproduction server has to insert the IP address of the local computer in the Trusted Hosts list of the print server Therefore he opens the Sys tem application in the...

Page 67: ...ePermission modifyThread permission java lang RuntimePermission shutdownHooks grant codeBase http 160 120 20 112 explorer codebase ppBase jar permission java lang RuntimePermission shutdownHooks grant...

Page 68: ...d are changed automatically Fileselection via the Fileselection Box of the PJM The selection of local files using this function is only possible if the rights of the java policy allow the access of th...

Page 69: ...lorer and Windows The support for installing the Explorer client locally on a WINDOWS desktop is still provid ed To run the PRISMA Explorer on Desktops Java Web Start is now a more flexible and comfor...

Page 70: ...chapter Archives on page 69 Vario PJM See chapter Vario PJM on page 105 Print Job Manager PJM See chapter Print Job Manager on page 231 Printer Pool See chapter Printer Pool on page 116 LCDS Cannel Se...

Page 71: ...nents To open the Explorer window click the icon in the bottom bar of the Linux desktop The tree structure of the server node is only available if the connection to the explorerserver has been success...

Page 72: ...Choose the function you want to use The application is then opened and made active i e its interface is shown on the Explorer application workspace Double clicking the name of the application in the E...

Page 73: ...ons in question The menus of the active application are shown in the menu bar Close application When you right click the tab of an open application you are shown a menu of options for closing the appl...

Page 74: ...e Explorer menu itself the rightmost entry is always the Explorer help menu Which other menus are available depends on the applica tion For example when the PJM is open you are shown the PJM menus Edi...

Page 75: ...figured for special user tasks See Task related Workspaces on page 65 Look and feel Use this option to select the look and feel of the interface Metal Java default This option is recommended for the L...

Page 76: ...can make settings that affect how lists are displayed Some settings can by changed simply using the mouse for others you choose the function from a shortcut menu opened when you click the name of the...

Page 77: ...stem and who is familiar with the navigation in hierarchially structured trees On the other hand it might be beneficial for users who have defined tasks and only deal with parts of the system to have...

Page 78: ...f the respective application The menus have their usual functionality 5 3 1 Workspace Basic Operator This workapace is meant for the operator It combines the most important tasks of this user Monitori...

Page 79: ...rised to view connections The operator does not have this right Clicking the Connections node in the PRISMA Eplorer tree view displays all the Java serv ers in the system A server provides a particula...

Page 80: ...ration in the PRISMA network Services which are started incorrectely are marked with a special icon A tooltip provides further details Column Titles Id Serial number of the connection Client Host Clie...

Page 81: ...rom different libraries POD Select original files in their native format from TARGET OUTPUT saves files in the TIFF PS and PDF format which have been reconverted from IOCA 5 6 2 Devices The input devi...

Page 82: ...is allowed to change and update directories and to delete files The following actions lead to error messages Creating and deleting of directories select ing copying and pasting of files Operations de...

Page 83: ...ds on the status of the job Functions which are currently not available are displayed as grey icons Some modifications of jobs can only be executed with special rights see Configuration Permissions on...

Page 84: ...gs the users applic admin service and operator have this authorisa tion jobs modify all Only users with this authorisation can modify the properties of jobs they do not own Jobs are modified with the...

Page 85: ...n modify the priority of the job via the job properties 0 represents the highest priority and 255 the lowest Steps States the current processing step step x of y A bar indicates the progress Job queue...

Page 86: ...he pop up menu entry Show co lumn right click in the column head Accepted Date and time of the job acceptance Started Date and time of jobstart Modified Date and time of job modification Printihg star...

Page 87: ...until a time date event occurs see PJM Job attributes ready to print The job is waiting for a free printer or was started with the system parame ter operator confirmation finished complete The job ha...

Page 88: ...on changes colour when a message is pending for the se lected job This might happen when an error is encountered in the job for instance Cli cking the icon opens an additional window showing the text...

Page 89: ...e parameters of a job while the job is in the queue awaiting printing i e before the job s state chan ges to waiting ready to print You can change the printer job queue form definition copy count prio...

Page 90: ...tion is added to the filedefaults section Delete When you choose this function you are prompted to confirm that you really want to delete the job This prevents jobs from being inadvertently selected a...

Page 91: ...cts all the jobs Update The view of the job list is updated permanently Freeze The current status of the job list is frozen to make modifications more comfortable Weak command locking This setting has...

Page 92: ...columns Columns which should be part of the filter have to be moved from left part of the window to the right using the arrow buttons The right part of the filter window displays a tab for every colu...

Page 93: ...pies Status The list includes only jobs with the selected status For a descripti on of the states see the Introduction Accepted The list includes only jobs which have been accepted in the speci fied p...

Page 94: ...y jobs with the job name ending with cluster are displayed The conventions for patterns are displayed as a tooltip Setting a range of time Only jobs which are started in the range of time indicated ar...

Page 95: ...ter will only be available in the local Explorer tree If you check the box Open in new window by default clicking the name of the filter in the tree view of the Explorer will open the job queue with t...

Page 96: ...printing jobs interrupt to continue at current position After interruption the job can be continued at the position of the interruption cancel and hold The job is interrupted and held for reprinting c...

Page 97: ...is the current pa ge from last checkpoint The starting point of the relative positioning is last check point Boundary The boundary of the current document is only taken into consideration if it is ind...

Page 98: ...played in the Job details or List of files in the PJM Job Copy Indicate the number of the job copy File step The sequence number of the file within the job and the number of the processing step Name s...

Page 99: ...erruption of the print out see page 84 Continue executi on Reactivates the job This button enables you to restart interrupted jobs or jobs with an error Set express right Jobs with express rights are...

Page 100: ...the tab the status of the ODS network is displayed Toolbar and Server Menu with marked server name This menu offers different functions depending on what type of host you have selected e g print serv...

Page 101: ...amount of free memory in the u file system Status The computer status ok the connection to the master is OK offline the connection to the master is closed or an error has been re ported job acception...

Page 102: ...nu Disable job processing Deactivates the global job processing of the ODS This setting con trols if jobs which are in the ODS are processed It does not influ ence the job acception of the ODS Name Na...

Page 103: ...printing e g with a standard form are shown only if the messages window is open In V2 10 it was opened automatically In V3 x however the functionality was enhanced so that a PRISMAproduction cluster c...

Page 104: ...ar contains some of the most important menu bar entries for quicker access The status bar indicates how many messages are stored in the database how many mes sage are displayed in the window and how m...

Page 105: ...up menu by clicking a message entry with the right mouse button This menu allows you to view information on a selected message or to de select or delete this message Message Types Information entries...

Page 106: ...and the message database Delete messages All entries Clears all messages from the window and deletes them from the message database Select all entries Select all displayed messages You can configure t...

Page 107: ...e messages you are looking for The option list offers all hostnames which already generated a message and all searching values entered in previous search sessions since last opening of the message win...

Page 108: ...Deletes the current selected search settings A confirmation dia log must be replied before the command is executed Create user message Opens a dialog where the current user enters a message for a spe...

Page 109: ...ll displayed message entries only displayed co lumns and lines from current section or the whole message da tabase to an ASCII file You specify the file name and the location in the Save dialog box No...

Page 110: ...en displays the information available for the mes sage The Next and Prev buttons displays the next or prior message details without closing and reopening the dia log If the message was a question the...

Page 111: ...w opens Note New messages are displayed automatically only if the view area is positioned to the end of the database Section size Open a dialog where the scrollable section size can be adjusted Becaus...

Page 112: ...ialog box for selecting a filter If the filter is active only messages matching the filter are displayed The tree on the left side of the filter dialog displays all available and filtered columns The...

Page 113: ...e is no module name selected the module name filter is inactive You can additionally select the following items to configure a filter Hostname Job Id and Message Id The list selection area in this dia...

Page 114: ...entry in the message node Additionally the entry can be selected to be visible for the cur rent user only or for all users and if the window opened by the new entry should open in a separate window b...

Page 115: ...ontaining all allowed answers one of these answers must be selected a number value with a checked range value free answer text input field The selected or entered answer is transmitted to the sender a...

Page 116: ...Messages PRISMAproduction Explorer 104 A29247 X3 X 6 7670 An answered question looks like this...

Page 117: ...ge remains in the status bar until it is overwritten by another mes sage Menu Menu entry Description Ticket New Generates a new job ticket Open Load the job ticket from a file File ending is always TI...

Page 118: ...e job Setup Job Name Insert the name of the print job Special characters and blanks are replaced by _ Max length of the entry is 32 characters Print Range All Pages Select the whole range of the print...

Page 119: ...Number of copies for the job Collation Select whether to collate or not collate the copies of the job Colla ted will result in document copies uncollated results in sheet co pies Additionall you can...

Page 120: ...is button allows you to adjust the properties for the file Preview Allows you to preview the original document depending on the file format with a configured viewer IOCA with the Professional Docu men...

Page 121: ...ke further settings for the appearence of the print job Addi tionally you can decide which measuring unit is valid for the display of the image shift The resolution of the job is also displayed At the...

Page 122: ...n Paper Image Operations Image Shift Set the image shift for the print job You can shift front and back pages within a range from 500 to 500 mm or from 19 68 to 19 68 inch in x or y direction For jobt...

Page 123: ...tification eMail If you chech this box you can activate sending an e mail Address E mail address for the message to be sent Status Select the status of the job when an e mail is to be sent Cover Sheet...

Page 124: ...table Number Define the number of blank pages to be inserted Input Tray Select the physical tray Depends on the selected printer Paperformat Select a paper which has been defined in the PRISMAproducti...

Page 125: ...PRISMAproduction Explorer Vario PJM A29247 X3 X 6 7670 113 Tab Printing Opens a dialog which allows you to change the parameters for tab printing...

Page 126: ...st Deselect All Demark all entries in the list Arrange Page Page Range from to Insert the first and the last special page valid for this entry Image Shift Image Shift X Front Insert an image shift in...

Page 127: ...h displays the paper which is inserted in the input tray chosen Add All parameters defined are added to the list above The list is sorted by the page number Change Modify the parameters of a marked en...

Page 128: ...and stop printers Adjust paramters for job selection on each printer like assigning job queues to printers Set the NPRO time the time after which the last page printed is to be ejected Interrupt cance...

Page 129: ...tive message halted Printer name Printer model Printer Resolution Supported datatype Id of the printing job Active Form name Active job queue s Hostname Printer driver Printer speed Printer autostart...

Page 130: ...s draining Starting yellow Printer is starting Error red Printer detected an error Inactive black Printer is inactive but ready to be started License red Printer is waiting on a free PRISMAproduction...

Page 131: ...button Note To execute any of the commands in the Printer menu you must first specify a print er This is done by clicking on the printer area in the main window Settings This dialog contains the rule...

Page 132: ...nores the job specific printer name Job queue The printer compares it s configured job queue s to the queue of the spooled jobs If there is no match the job is not printed on the printer Deactivating...

Page 133: ...ant any printer to be activated automatically as soon as a print job arrives The printer will be disabled as soon as the job is printed and after the NPRO time elapses The value of 0 seconds causes he...

Page 134: ...ifferent job queue Once these jobs have been printed you can switch back to the job queue you interrupted and then continue the printout Interrupt Job Halts printing of the current job and sets the pr...

Page 135: ...s printing of the current job when the current copy of the cur rent print file has been printed On job copy boundery Cancels printing of the current job when the current copy of the job containing mor...

Page 136: ...new tab on the right side of the dialog Name Filter for printer names Server Filter for server which the printer is connected to Model Filter for supported printer models Printer type Filter for basic...

Page 137: ...selected to be visible for the current user only or for all users and if the window opened by the new entry should open in a separate window by default Messages Opens the message window but displays...

Page 138: ...ges the mouse pointer into a question mark If you click on an entry in the window you will get a related help topic About Displays version info on the program Licensed Speed Ranking Opens a dialog box...

Page 139: ...been started with the 370 chan nel Server Select the server within the ODS on which the channels should be switched Open channel Activate the 370 channel in connection with the value of the ChanCond...

Page 140: ...MB or 720 kB XRES_TAPE XRES_QIC XRES_CARTRIDGE These devices can be connected to every server in the master slave network Directory Defines the target directory You can directly insert the path or se...

Page 141: ...l Operation Cancels the the export job started Add files Opens a file selection box which allows you to select one or more files from the XRESOURCES directory This dialog allows you also to open the G...

Page 142: ...hen clicking the start Export button the selected files are copied to a tem porary directory and written to the selected output device Note The output device is written newly so existing data on the o...

Page 143: ...ser s Guide 5 18 LU6 2 The tool applies to the APA Module only See chapter Components of the APA Module in the APA Module User s Guide 5 19 PDC The Professional Document Composer is part of the produc...

Page 144: ...take you to different start points in the file system Home for instance references the directory in which you logged on e g u admin Server Files Devices Takes you to the logical path DEVICE with the...

Page 145: ...to the clipboard Copy Copy selected files to the clipboard Paste Pastes files from the clipboard to the opened directory Open Opens a selected directory The file ist opened using the program which wo...

Page 146: ...e g Open Copy Cut Paste and Delete Double clicking an entry has the same effect as Open Special functions for devices and Java Web Start Files in Subdirecories Check this option to show the subdirecto...

Page 147: ...y to close the comparison and move back to the actual directory Directory to compare You can either key in the name of the directory which should be compared with the current directory or click the Op...

Page 148: ...Directory Viewer PRISMAproduction Explorer 136 A29247 X3 X 6 7670...

Page 149: ...or users to choose from You also use the configuration interfaces to define manage and modify resources and per mit resource sharing and to make general system settings The configuration data is store...

Page 150: ...iguration data the users applic and operator can only access the data for viewing Editing configuration data The configuration data is stored in the form of database tables Each table consists of rows...

Page 151: ...ain a predefined entry a double click on the column displays a list of the entries you can pick Delete Row Deletes the selected row Reload Shows the actual status of the data stored in the database An...

Page 152: ...tely separated from the Linux system user Vice versa while locally logging in on a Linux server it should also be possible to use the Linux account for the access to PRISMApro duction automatic login...

Page 153: ...ly allowed when logging on to the desktop of the operating system via the network The PRISMAproduction system administrator is able to define if the user is allowed to login to PRISMAproduction automa...

Page 154: ...orer The four default permission groups admin service applic operator are predefined and grant the same permissions to the user as in version 3 0 These default users and groups cannot be modified or d...

Page 155: ...ish membership to a group of permissions Configuration Permissions Create new groups of permissions by copying existing groups and switching permissions on or off Configuration Pesonal Data Modify use...

Page 156: ...an auto login to PRISMAproduction is prefor med for this user You can modify this setting for existing user names If you activate the auto login a system user of the same name will be created If you d...

Page 157: ...mission group operator is assigned as default group If you want to assign a different group you can do this in the basic window after closing the dialog If you create a new user the following dialog i...

Page 158: ...menu or Password and Repeat If a password is set it must exactely match the string in the Re peat field First name Last name Personal data of the user where first and last name can have up to 64 char...

Page 159: ...9247 X6 X 6 7670 147 click on the toolbar icon Toolbar icons Create a new user Copy the currently selected user Delete the currently selected user Save the current local status in the database Reload...

Page 160: ...ation 148 A29247 X6 X 6 7670 6 2 6 Configuration Personal Data Here you insert the personal data including the password for the user who is currently logged in Some of the entries are transferred to t...

Page 161: ...Single permissions for the group can be switched on and off The name and the premissions of the four default permission groups operator applic ser vice and admin cannot be modified Name Name of the p...

Page 162: ...the basic group on the group created is based These permissions cannot be modified Permissions which can be modified are View jobs of other users Modify jobs of other users Control jobs of other user...

Page 163: ...can be based on factors such as the kind of paper currently loaded in the printer what job class the printer is currently running etc If more than one printer would be able to run the job load balanci...

Page 164: ...job class etc To configure printer cluster select Configuration Cluster in the PRISMA Explorer tree view Column Titles Cluster menu and toolbar see Editing configuration data on page 138 Name Enter t...

Page 165: ...rofile has changed Update LogWriter 26 07 2002 08 07 36 TRACE ConfigurationServer 233 postEvent event added DB LOG_GROUPS table_changed 26 07 2002 08 07 36 TRACE ConfigurationServer 233 getAllEvents r...

Page 166: ...ing this configuration interface This interface is also used during processing to confirm the occurrence of a particular event Column Titles Events menu and toolbar see Editing configuration data on p...

Page 167: ...way Users of the TrueProof ap plication also have to insert their computer here Trusted hosts do not need to be defined in the server table as PRISMA servers in the ODS network Format IP addresses sep...

Page 168: ...t all The default setting is 2 days Hold account files d Equivalent to Hold log files but applies to the files of the account server Default 2 days Account server name Enter the name of the current ac...

Page 169: ...sures that the system will quickly detect whether a computer is inactive However this also increases the traffic on the system Defaulr 30 s Max connect time s This timeout value defines the time allow...

Page 170: ...rver Of course this is only possible if the services required for the job can all be accessed on the server concerned For instance if the job files have to be converted but the converter is installed...

Page 171: ...system The required data are provided by the administrator of the SMTP server SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP Host IP address or name of the server for outgoing mail Port SMTP Port Default 25...

Page 172: ...h is used by PRISMApro duction check this with sbin ifconfig entry under eth0 This address must be accesible in the PRISMAproduction network Job acception and job processing must be switched off The e...

Page 173: ...161 The Options Menu Logfiles Generate logfiles to control the following processes Activating and deactivating the host adding and removing a host stopping processes Components Returns a list display...

Page 174: ...tape device Under Format PFL_TAR or PFL_CPIO If you select PFL_HOST you have to insert the hostname under Server If you select PFL_TAPE you have to insert the device under Pysical device e g dev st0 C...

Page 175: ...active A service can only be used if it is activated Starts a new backup Restores a selected backup You select a backup out of a list of generated backups The name of the backup consists of the number...

Page 176: ...as to be se lected With the context menu of a logfile entry you can see the con tents of the logfile Contents To see the contents of the backup also the server has to be selected With the context menu...

Page 177: ...files in the TIFF PS and PDF format which have been reconverted from IOCA File menu and toolbar see Editing configuration data on page 138 Name The logical name of the library also virtual paths Path...

Page 178: ...ms Note Only the users root service and admin can save configuration changes To start the License Manager open the PRISMA Explorer open the tree item Configura tion and double click on Licenses A appl...

Page 179: ...cted You will have 30 days to correct it be fore the functionality is disabled License is unassigned No server does have a fitting MAC Address The license is parked until it can be used If a slave wil...

Page 180: ...Licenses Read license information from a formatted disk or from a license file in the system and adds the new information to the displayed list Export Licenses Write the current license list to a form...

Page 181: ...ed functions in the pull down menus The following functions are available Reload licenses stored on the database Save all license modifications License information Create new license Edit Modify selec...

Page 182: ...e file selection window The imported licenses belong to the server you select To start import press the Import button Export Licenses Here you can import licenses from Floppy or File To export the lic...

Page 183: ...indow in which you see the following data Lines displayed in red color indicate a license problem The encoded mac address dos not match to one of the system s mac addresses The expiration date is olde...

Page 184: ...are displayed The network must be configured to be able to display these items The sys tem can have more than one network card Click OK to close the window and check the integrity of entries Cancel c...

Page 185: ...ect the license to a different host modify the product name version number and li cense key The conventions used in this window OK Cancel and input validations are the same as when entering a new lice...

Page 186: ...software support Some products require the installation of an additional software product e g the LCDS Module requires Cobol to be installed If the License Manager detects such a license a warning dia...

Page 187: ...right of access or because the function concerned cannot be executed at this point 6 14 1 The Printer Menu Start Spool on Host Enables the PRISMA spool on the server you select from the list Stop Spo...

Page 188: ...ication on any job status changes of a print job It s currently not available for ODS preprocessing jobs Internally PRISMAproduction executes some user configurable programs scripts on the appropriate...

Page 189: ...of the parameters in the temporary file ACTION The action which caused the program call SUBMITA new job has been submitted MODIFYThe status of a queued job has been changed DELETEA job is deleted from...

Page 190: ...ied pages The count of 0 pages means that there was no page count specified with the job JOBQUEUE The print queue number of the print job JOBSTATUS The status of the print job PREPARE Preparing READY...

Page 191: ...inter type and appropriate sym bol The server which the printer is connected to The following device types are available AFP Linedata Driver Data output to IPDS printers connected via SCSI 370 channel...

Page 192: ...r restrict the queues which should be allowed to be used by the printer Colors Set or restrict the colors which should be allowed to be used by the printer Cluster Specify the membership of printer cl...

Page 193: ...The speed setting is required to check if the printer usage is covered the the class which is available via PRISMAproduction 3 0 license The printer speed is also requested from the printer directly...

Page 194: ...ter is connected via IBM s 370 Channel Available for ADF devices only Note The printer configuration manager does not check if the required physical connec tion is really available ob the server for w...

Page 195: ...ype Printer Types Reset 370 Channel SPS All 1st Unit and 1st Address 370 Channel SPS All but Oc Twin SCSI SPS 2nd Unit and 2nd Address 370 Channel SPS Oc Twin only SCSI SPS 1st Hostname and 1st Port N...

Page 196: ...Example 1st SCSI Controller or 370 Channel board has the number 0 2nd SCSI Controller or 370 Channel board has the number 1 For LPT printers you can select untits LPT1 to LPT3 Address Address on the...

Page 197: ...OPS PRISMA SNIPDS Backend before you can configure the print parameters These parameters can be used to change most of the SPDS printer driver settings Some windows may display undocumented parameter...

Page 198: ...ical printer in the Printer Administrator Window The section ca be selected in the combobox on the right side of the toolbar Other toolbar entries are used for navigation inside the parameter list The...

Page 199: ...er Admin istrators Guide VarioPrint 2090 VarioPrint_2105 and VarioPrint 31xx Backend A backend driver specially designed for the VarioPrint family is available in V3 02 to drive a VarioPrint 2090 2105...

Page 200: ...engineer can put additional tuning sets into this directory The format of such files is the usual ini file format The contents depends on the printer de vice type described in the print parameters tab...

Page 201: ...ames and are not printer directories 2 The content of a template directory in u prismapro cfg printers system XXX YYY is copied into the created directory 3 The same procedure is repeated for the dire...

Page 202: ...irst column has to be de selected Note This tab is not designed to add remove or modify a job queue in the system 6 14 11 Cluster The system offers a possibility to build printer cluster which consist...

Page 203: ...ors in the system To allow or forbid the usage of a certain color for the displayed printer the checkbox in the Select column has to be de activated Note There is no check if the printers of a cluster...

Page 204: ...ni and it s subdirectories All programs which names start with an dot are ignored The command must be specified for each printer separately Different commands can be used The command is executed at ev...

Page 205: ...CTIVE Printer is inactive NOTREADY Printe is not ready MESSAGE Printer waits on an operator reply HALTED Printer is Halted after job interruption WAITING Printer waits on a multihost network printer P...

Page 206: ...fy the grey curves using the slide buttons on this tab This enables printer specific corrections to be made to the gray values If this parameter is not set grays that are adapted to the Oc printing sy...

Page 207: ...more flat the range and the position of the grey values of the left axis will be shifted down This has the effect that in the output data stream not the whole spectrum of possible grey values is suppo...

Page 208: ...alues the increment between the gray values on each line is 5 It is up to the proficiancy and the experience of the user to find matching values for his task Sometimes several tests have to be perform...

Page 209: ...mes and are not printer directories 2 The content of a template directory in u prismapro cfg printers system XXX YYY is copied into the created di rectory 3 The same procedure is repeated for the dire...

Page 210: ...Devices application Use the Forms table to define forms which can be assigned to a job under the PJM dialog Jobattributes Printer The form names also appear in the job lists The Tabs table displays a...

Page 211: ...o select the type which has the same number size and sorting as the tabs inserted Paper Name Freeform name to identify the paper You can cred clear red light red dark red clear light red clear dark re...

Page 212: ...meters for each form Order Count Quantity of proposition of sorted printed sheets between min 0 and max 100 Drilling In case of drilled paper insert max 4 holes DPconnect needs the setting Drilling 3...

Page 213: ...nition of colors in a print job see Color Toner Workflow on page 254 Toner Name Description of the toner color or internal number This description can be as signed to color name and a color verificati...

Page 214: ...the network The PRISMA LP software consists of the following set of programs lpr line printer request Create print jobs lprm line printer remove Delete print jobs from the PRISMA printing spool lpq li...

Page 215: ...and correctly received any specified submission com mand is called and the data is then used to create the print job in the PRISMAproduction spool 6 19 2 Submitting a Print Job with lpr Syntax lpr op...

Page 216: ...l give information for specified job only Examples lpq PPS700 In this example the following information was returned Note No job information can be given for remote printers 6 19 4 Cancel Print Jobs w...

Page 217: ...administration tasks and therefore some of the subcommands may only be executed by the super user If the user is not authorized the command will be ignored and the error message Privileged command wil...

Page 218: ...e front of the print queue up all printer Enable queuing and printing on all or the spe cified printers Display help text Supported options for subcommands printer name job id Examples lpc status full...

Page 219: ...ost for downloading SPDS AFPDS print data via a TCP IP connection It is compatible with PSF MVS Download The Host Download feature is implemented by a background process daemon which monitors a TCP IP...

Page 220: ...HotDir ini file see Administrators Guide chapter HotDir Working with the program There are three kinds of job transmissions 1 Data plus Oc Custom Job Ticket You create a subdirectory in the predefined...

Page 221: ...ory The HotDir daemon automatically detects the end of transmission and sends the data together with a predefined job ticket to the PJM 3 Data only with file name parameters You can also define parame...

Page 222: ...s ticket section parameter operator and value and results ticket section parameter and value 4 Save your definitions In the above example a message appears the job window if the job is nor AFP job and...

Page 223: ...oad LP or HotDirectory Configuration Window Examples for the usage for jobs transmitted via download to PRISMA Depending to the MVS jobs class a specific Formdef should be selected for the job Dependi...

Page 224: ...TicketRules Configuration 212 A29247 X6 X 6 7670...

Page 225: ...the name printserver1 would be as fol lows rcmd printserver1 spladmin s spool on rcmd printserver1 spladmin s printer1 on rcmd printserver1 spsprt option u spslib applic1 pages_xxxdpi job rcmd prints...

Page 226: ...Line 7 ftp mput myf Line 8 ftp put myfile job newname job Line 9 ftp quit Explanation Line 1 Starts FTP FTP establishes a connection with the print server here called printserver1 Line 2 FTP asks for...

Page 227: ...B file This can be created using the PJM in commandline mode see respective chapters The command rcmd printserver1 pjm option u spslib applic5 myfile job initiates a print job to the spooling system I...

Page 228: ...ly svrJobManagerStatus Status of the Job Manager If the Job Man ager is active the spool looks in its spool directory for printable jobs When it is active the spool selects any job from the spool di r...

Page 229: ...current copy of this job Counter read only svrPrintFileSize The size of the file to be printed in bytes INTEGER read only svrUserInfo Additional user information to this print job DisplayString read o...

Page 230: ...NTEGER read only prnPrinterStatus Status of this printer When it is active an SPS process is started for this printer The process loads the current parameters from its initialization file and checks w...

Page 231: ...ayString read only mgmAgentSerial Number The agent s serial number DisplayString read only mgmAgentManufac turer The agent s manufacturer DisplayString read only mgmAgentDeveloper The agent s responsi...

Page 232: ...product is available for use Hardware driver error codes error ioctldev 12 ioctl to the device not successful error opendev 11 open to the device not successful error tmpfile 3 open of the tmp file n...

Page 233: ...e is newer than the system date INTEGER read only mgmSWLicenceCo deID The software s licence code identification OCTET STRING read only mgmSWLicenceExt ModuleID The software s licence external module...

Page 234: ...ectivity to three different kinds of applications 1 SNMP network management systems 2 Program API to the information listed in the table above 3 Command line interface to the information listed in the...

Page 235: ...PRISMAproduction Network Functions PRISMA SNMP Interface A29247 X2 X 8 7670 223...

Page 236: ...1552 102 104 1 1 1 1 0 The following output is displayed on the terminal enterprises oce prisma prismaProduction psmib server serverGen eral svrProductName 0 OPS PRISMA localhost is used as the entity...

Page 237: ...number of the row in which the object is placed is appended to the object identifier separated by a point Values begin at 0 i e 0 for row 1 1 for row 2 etc Example If the prnPrinterTable contains the...

Page 238: ...mmand snmpwalk The snmpwalk command uses a similar syntax to snmpget snmpwalk options entity_addr community varclass varclass The parameters entity_addr and community have the same function as in the...

Page 239: ...Sys tem svrJobTable svrJobEntry svrJobNumber 0 0 enterprises oce prisma prismaProduction psmib server spoolSys tem svrJobTable svrJobEntry svrJobIdentifier 0 00000053 enterprises oce prisma prismaProd...

Page 240: ...a prismaProduction psmib server spoolSys tem svrJobTable svrJobEntry svrJobPages 0 1 enterprises oce prisma prismaProduction psmib server spoolSys tem svrJobTable svrJobEntry svrJobPrintingRange 0 ent...

Page 241: ...he type set for the penultimate parameter i u t a o s x d n deter mines the format of the value parameter see following table For more information on the syntax see the help text when typing snmpset w...

Page 242: ...B vari able Example setany localhost public svrServerStatus 0 i 2 or setany localhost public svrServerStatus 0 i active or setany localhost public 1 3 6 1 4 1 1552 102 104 1 1 1 3 0 i 2 The following...

Page 243: ...list of print files The print job contains the name of the print file the type of data and the physical target of the printout Depending on the printer type a list of print files may contain differen...

Page 244: ...ter Set Working Mode PJM as part of the Explorer and Web Client PJM runs either within the PRISMAproduction Explorer or the Web Client As part of the Web Client there are technical restrictions which...

Page 245: ...ist click the right mouse button while the pointer is in the list You can also add user defined libraries with inported resources see page 273 Use the Resources tab to make settings for the form defin...

Page 246: ...Basic Steps to submit a new Print Job with the APA Module Print Job Manager 234 A29247 X3 X 6 7670 Once you have set all the parameters to correct values you can submit and or store your print job...

Page 247: ...ctions which can also be accessed via the Ticket and job menus You also set the Working Mode here the status bar current status of the PJM the Job parameter section set general parameters for the enti...

Page 248: ...ou choose this command a dialog box is opened listing the job ticket files that have already been saved When you save a job ticket a file selection box see page page243 is opened for you to select the...

Page 249: ...blank Allowed are a z A Z 0 9 and _ und in the job name are rejected if an archive is addressed Copies Number of copies to be printed of the entire job and additional options for jobs per Job Number o...

Page 250: ...matches the require ments of the job If you select a cluster of the type printer_jobs_splitting the copies of the job will be distributed to the printers of the cluster see Configuration Cluster In ad...

Page 251: ...tion to distribute higher numbers of job copies not file copies on several print ers for faster output To do this proceed as follows 1 In the Explorer under Configuration Cluster create a new cluster...

Page 252: ...can veryfy the result in the joblist If one of the printers or exceptof one all printers of the cluster fail the job will be printed om the availlable printer because in the job list the name of the...

Page 253: ...data format which is then displayed in the Format column If you have defined default values with the Pick Parameter function every file which is inserted in the list contains this data format and thes...

Page 254: ...th of the selected file as default path for the other files Therefore you have to activate the Default Path from Ticket func tion in the Edit menu Format Set the format for the marked file if not dete...

Page 255: ...ontain up to 9998 files With the POD Module you can load job tickets and reprints from an archive Options within the job ticket which are not supported by the server settings are marked red With the A...

Page 256: ...the Drectory Viewer Up one level Changes to the next higher directory Home Changes to the login directory Create new folder Creates a new folder in the selected directory List Displays the files in a...

Page 257: ...t Job Manager List of Files Section Edit Menu A29247 X3 X 6 7670 245 DEVICE These functions are offered if you select a device of the type tape cartridge or QIC tape Rebuild Rewind Next Skip Unload Ca...

Page 258: ...section of the PJM window Depending on the language module you use the selected files can have the following for mats APA Files to be printed with the APA Module must have the AFP file format LCDS Fi...

Page 259: ...parameter sets which have been prepared with the Professional Document Composer These parameter sets can be used with the Web Client for impositioning The sets will be stored with the imp file extensi...

Page 260: ...pt ed until the operator takes note of this message Print You can add parameters to the job which apply to the printer e g reducing the print job to a defined page range or the control of the hardware...

Page 261: ...el discards the values you have entered and returns to the main PJM window Inform operator only When this option is turned on the word Message ap pears in the title bar of the ODS Manager prompting th...

Page 262: ...r sets for the impositioning of files via the web client These parameter set have been configured with the Professional Document Composer Once stored in this directory the file names end with imp Publ...

Page 263: ...ge 5 page 5 5 all pages beginning page 5 5 page 1 though 5 5 8 page 5 though 8 6 7 15 page 6 through 7 and all pages from page 15 If you want to restrict the print range for a user defined header you...

Page 264: ...Configuration Printer Input Devices The input tray of the printer itself has to be set to Remote Default Information on the input trays is read from the data stream Printer Default The information com...

Page 265: ...ocessed for two up and then an identical copy will be made of this two up Example If you select the default No Two up the document will just be manip ulated by the Two up of the Composer Normal One lo...

Page 266: ...n this dialog you also assign colors to these stations The colors itself result from the toner names color names and the verification Id of the color The additional keyword DE FAULT means that no colo...

Page 267: ...nds on the number indicated as Build in Toner Count on this tab Every color allocation you define here can be assigned to the toner stations in the PJM dialog Color Name Name of the color Verification...

Page 268: ...played in Printer Pool Printer settings Col ors Verification ID Unique number of the color is automatically inserted acoording Configura tion Color Verification This verification ID is offered in the...

Page 269: ...not visible in the Job List Details Print System Header POD LCDS and APA Modules The System header trailer presents system related data for example the time and duration of the print process the job...

Page 270: ...nts under Configuration Events e g Nightshift or Reel of paper installed You can activate time date events directly in this window by selecting a time Time Date Events All Events must be true All even...

Page 271: ...l be submitted without comment 8 7 6 Start Print Events A job is only printed i e status Ready to print if the events selected here are true Until then the job is in the state waiting for event or wai...

Page 272: ...email if the job has a defined state To use this function you have to configure the access to an SMTP server on the System tab The email can also be sent as an SMS to a celluar phone E Mail Address R...

Page 273: ...lso acces sible via the main toolbar of the PJM Transfer Mode Print data will be copied to the server The print files are copied to the ODS Master In this case they can exist two times Create links to...

Page 274: ...tion to display all the settings made for all the elements in a print job The table Papers at inputtrays only appears with a POD job with as signed print media It will always be updated which means th...

Page 275: ...tails see page 248 Execute The Execute command starts a print job for the job ticket currently dis played in the main PJM window using the job name you have specified When printing begins the server a...

Page 276: ...to configure a fitting viewer for every data format This program is then used to display a file which is in in the List of Files This function is not availlable if you work with Java Web Start and hav...

Page 277: ...nly send completed jobs or reprints to the printer The Print function is turned on and Store is turned off If an empty ticket is loaded the files which are placed in the list of files can be assigned...

Page 278: ...following dialog box with five tabs The toolbar of this window always shows all buttons available Dependent on the functions of the active tab the buttons are greyed out or active The settings you mo...

Page 279: ...aries on the left side and the selected libraries for the job on the right side Apart from the Common Li braries which contain all types of resources separate libraries for each type are also avail ab...

Page 280: ...tton allows you to add entries to this list In the dialog box insert under Item the physical name and path of the resource library You can also assign an alias name to the physical name of the library...

Page 281: ...appear with it s physical name on the right hand side of the win dow Add selected entries to the right list To select a library mark one or more enrties in left tree and press the transfer button De p...

Page 282: ...cted entries from the left or right list Move up down selected entries Use these buttons to reorganize the lists Thus you can define the order in which the librar ies are searched for requested resour...

Page 283: ...rce type e g fnt for fonts It is also possible to define more than one ending The dialog only provides the predefined view because you can t select physical files here Add new entry To define new file...

Page 284: ...ansfer them to the right tree by clicking the transfer button in the middle above the tree views The procedure is the same as described under Resource Libraries Deletion of definitions is possible in...

Page 285: ...sible in the right tree view You can only select one formdef pagedef or colour mapping table Therefore a new selec tion will overwrite the actual selection If you select a resource in the file system...

Page 286: ...ting files without an external formdef or pagedef so called inline re sources you need to apply as form definition INLINE formdef DUMMY and as page definition No Page Def pagedef space Files which do...

Page 287: ...tab to define general characteristics of line data CC and TRC bytes and the page sequence Use the toolbar buttons Add a new entry and Delete to add or delete an entry in the list boxes Tape Label Spec...

Page 288: ...h field Variable Length Blocked IBM BDW RDW Variable blocked records with binary IBM format length field Undefined Length Delimiter Undefined record length using the record delimiter as delimiter HD M...

Page 289: ...x page sequence 1 2 3 alternate pages are tumbled upside down Rsimplex Landscape simplex page sequence 1 2 3 Rnormal Duplex Landscape duplex page sequence 1 2 3 Rtumble Duplex Landscape duplex page se...

Page 290: ...o enter a Page sequence Carriage control character or Table refer ence character manually you must click the Add a new entry button in the open ing dialog box fill in an alias name and under Item the...

Page 291: ...define the job ticket parameters with the PJM interface select every print file and add the information via APA Settings subwindow or by generating an appropriate default ticket for the automated inp...

Page 292: ...280 A29247 X3 X 6 7670 8 11 5 Custom settings The Custom Settings tab is for other print job parameters that are not set on any of the other tabs e g because they are user defined or rarely used You c...

Page 293: ...s in a submission ticket which is transferred to the PRISMAproduction system along with the print data as far as necessary The resulting ticket controls the print process on the server site In particu...

Page 294: ...eaning t ticket name Path of the local Job Ticket Job ticket containing default parameters Default no job ticket oct oct name Path of the Oct Oc Custom Ticket is used to modify the local Job Ticket or...

Page 295: ...ISMA Form Definition Form definition If more than one file is defined in the list of files the form definition is set for each of the according print steps File Parameters Meaning f file name path of...

Page 296: ...abort ed with an error or is deleted Returncode If the waiting state of the commandline is finished because the job is abort ed with an error the return code is 12 otherwise it is 0 Default do not wa...

Page 297: ...efault ticket and where a lot of parameters must be updated All dynamic parameters are contained in the Oct Local Ticket Oct Print Files should not be used Either the dynamic parameters are written in...

Page 298: ...ich interprets the job on the server Default file types are IOCA for the language module POD AFP for the lan guage module APA and LCDS Data for the language module LCDS 8 12 2 Syntax Examples for Use...

Page 299: ...of job s is written for detailed information of job status see table below Quiet mode job identification job status Resource delete No information is written Quiet mode No information Cancel Informat...

Page 300: ...ticket All errors found are listed Note that there are errors which are so basically that no further analysis can be done for ex ample an invalid printer as most of the checks are printer related Ana...

Page 301: ...esource delete error Is set when the PRISMAproduction server can t delete the given resource s STDERR Message describing why the resource s has have not been deleted Quiet mode 1 resource name 2 resou...

Page 302: ...been interrupted by operator hold service job step is in hold error print error occurred while printing intr print print process has been interrupted by operator hold print print process is in hold w...

Page 303: ...which can be modified via the Oc Custom Tick et Parameter des Oc Custom Tickets Parameter General Description Options and Syntax Default Description of the correspond ing GUI option additional notes...

Page 304: ...ally If PrinterTyp FanFold MediaN ame the Print_Form Parameter may be used Store Store output in libraries yes no Default no Job Attributes Store Output POD only St_Native Store output as native file...

Page 305: ...Job Attributes Store Output POD only St_PFL_Public Store in PFL public yes no Default no Job Attributes Store Output POD only St_Preprint_Public Store as Preprint public yes no Default no Job Attribut...

Page 306: ...ld be put Default A B C D Default Default Job Attributes Header Trailer POD only Header_User_Intray Input tray from which paper for header pages should be taken Default 1 2 8 Default Default Job Attri...

Page 307: ...lient Client_Name Name of the client Menu Job Information User Client_Company Client company Menu Job Information User Client_City Client city Menu Job Information User Client_Street Client street Men...

Page 308: ...ta JSL Resource RAW List of Files File_Copies Number of file copies that are to be printed 1 32767 List of Files POD and APA only For LCDS use JSL DJDE based copies command ft_setname Composer Setname...

Page 309: ...60 0 Default 45 0 File Properties POD Halftone Pdscc Specifies default carriage control char acter 0x01 ASA carriage control character 0x02 IBM carriage control character 0x04 OC carriage control char...

Page 310: ...t font if no other fonts are specified APA Settings Resources Preloaded Fonts SPSLib List of individual resource paths APA Settings Resource Librar ies Common Libraries Info1 Additional parameter 1 AP...

Page 311: ...bin as specified by STOCKSET SCT MAIN Default or to use the defined bin as input bin e g for test purpose LCDS Setting Feed MainBin Integer 1 16 Defines the number of the special XE ROX input bin cal...

Page 312: ...ocessing ProcessCCbytes This option overwrites the ifilter related preprocess parameters PpR and PpB and uses any combination of ASCII control characters 0A 0C 0D as delimiter ASCIIskipCC Additionally...

Page 313: ...ntries of Page Seg ment Extension LIB_COMBINE overwrite or add defined Libraries in Printer Configuration 0 overwrite 1 add Default APA Settings Resource Librar ies select use Printer Defini tions add...

Page 314: ...e blocked records with binary IBM format length field UNDEF undefined record length using the record delimiter as delimiter ATXT_LF both Linedata and SF where at least Linedata must have the CRLF deli...

Page 315: ...job Store yes St_Native yes St_Native_Dest Target Message yes Message_Text This is an example job Message_Type dislpay files File u test deckblatt ps Format PS ft_setname u test deckblatt imp files F...

Page 316: ...PJM in Command Line Mode Print Job Manager 304 A29247 X3 X 6 7670...

Page 317: ...few special functions for spool controlling are only accessible via command line 9 1 Job Editor The job editor is started with the following command spsprt Option Parameter Filename This command submi...

Page 318: ...nd max length 15 header no yes dest single 300 class 1 2 3 type 255 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 x2up 255 0 1 2 4 spslib u prismapro resource system 240dpi spslib u prismapro resource system 300dpi spslib u p...

Page 319: ...09 spsprt filetype afp or sps pcl pdf ps AFP printfile type PCL printfile type PDF printfile type Postscript printfile type spsprt header yes no Print information pages Do not print information pages...

Page 320: ...2up 255 0 1 2 4 Default Off Normal two up sequence 1 2 3 4 Identical copies Invers two up Two diff Pages side by side sequence 2 1 4 3 spsprt spslib List of library directories spsprt form Form name T...

Page 321: ...the last pa rameter will not be found by spsprt if file is used This option is only supported for compatibility reasons 9 2 Spsprt to JobTicket Converter This program can be used for converting old x...

Page 322: ...system spladmin s spool Display spool status on Enable spool off Disable spool spladmin p Display printer status for all printers spladmin p NAME Commands relating printer NAME only printer on off hal...

Page 323: ...spool trace with special log level spladmin p NAME Status of parameter relating printer NAME only printer Display printer status jobcl Display active queue numbers npro Display the npro time value fo...

Page 324: ...ion printer active or inactive The spool system ensures that only print jobs with the same job specific destination printer and printer name would be printed spladmin p XXX checkcls Check job class ac...

Page 325: ...r current file copy and deletes it cancel deljb Cancels the job currently printing on printer XXX after current job copy and deletes it cancel int Cancels the job currently printing on the specified p...

Page 326: ...admin p XXX check form on on seq off Enables the automatic preference of a job with the same form on seq enables checking form name and switching to a new form if no job with the specified form are lo...

Page 327: ...ge token do MT get operator info for a message token dp MT get programmer info for a message token dq MT get question info for a message token da MT get operator s answer for a message token a MT TXT...

Page 328: ...cter which explain the different messag es e g L for logs Description Short information cmsg n c Display following counters Bytes size of the received messages Messages count of messages in database i...

Page 329: ...ages cmsg n s e Displays all entries between the starting and the ending value of the message token cmsg n option s e Specify the different entries within the range Command Options Message token Expla...

Page 330: ...s for class jobcl job job id Display job status job id Display job status copies job id Display copy count jobcl job id Display job class splstat s copies value job id Change copy count jobcl value jo...

Page 331: ...P Filesize 794 Pages 300 Job queue 1 Form STD Printer Resolution 300 Copies 1 Act printed file 0 Act file copy 0 Act job copy 0 Act page 0 Status Ready to print splstat d status Job Id Displays the st...

Page 332: ...plstat s jobcl Job class Job Id Sets the specified job class for the print job splstat s printer printer Job Id Change the destination printer for the print job splstat s range Page range Job Id Set t...

Page 333: ...o readable text file Interactive version usr bin chfnm Change file names to upper or lower case usr bin dpconnectset Sets and displays the log trace and keep data set tings for the DPconnect executabl...

Page 334: ...bin odsselprot Tool to extract protocol information by time criteria usr bin pcla3 Standalone script to convert PCL to AFPDS at 300dpi usr bin pcla6 Standalone script to convert PCL to AFPDS at 600dpi...

Page 335: ...lt paper size setdefpaper and standard code tables PCC tables and PDE s FMT initlcds usr bin sf_modi Utility to modify structured fields usr bin tapman Tape dump check utility Read write tapes cartrid...

Page 336: ...PRISMA Command Line Tools Command Line Interface 324 A29247 X2 X 8 7670...

Page 337: ...a Use this window to print UNIX ASCII text data e g a saved message text file or an account ing file During the process the data is converted from ASCII to EBCDIC format It uses the translate table wh...

Page 338: ...ss or to edit the translation table Editor or to terminate the program Exit Filename Enter the name of an ASCII file If you click the button to the right of this field the following dialog box is disp...

Page 339: ...anslation table Translate the carrige control characters and the data characters according to the translation table Fomat Simplex Duplex or Default Two Up On Off or Default Resolution Select the print...

Page 340: ...Linedata 328 A29247 X2 X 8 7670...

Page 341: ...verter 309 Compare Directories 135 Configuration Backup 163 Cluster 151 Device Configuration 162 Download 207 Events 154 HotDir 208 Job Queues 151 Library paths 165 Licenses 166 Logging 153 LP 202 Mas...

Page 342: ...Job States 75 Jobsplitting 239 L Language 155 LCDS Channel 127 Line data 278 TRC 278 Linedata 325 Log in 9 lpc command 205 lpq command 204 lpr command 203 lprmc command 204 LU 6 2 Connection 24 LU 6 2...

Page 343: ...Parameter 185 Printer Notification Interface 192 Tuning Set 188 Printer Notification Interface 192 Priority 73 PRISMA Command Line Tools 321 PRISMAproduction Explorer 57 Archives 69 Connections 67 Dir...

Page 344: ...rsonal Data 148 User 144 User Interface 5 User Roles Overview 5 V VarioPrint 2090 VarioPrint 31xx Backend 187 W Web Client 39 Administration 43 APA print 51 login 41 QuickPrint Advanced 48 QuickPrint...