Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

Introduction to the Spooler Subsystem

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Job Priority

Job priority determines when a job will print in relation to other jobs queued for the

same device. The spooler maintains a device queue for all print devices, and higher-

priority jobs are placed ahead of lower-priority jobs in the queue. For more information,

see Selection Algorithm on page 2-15.

Job Copies

The job copies attribute specifies the number of copies to print.

Job Report Name

The job report name is printed in banner-sized letters in the header message of the

job. The header message is described later in this section under Devices and Device

Attributes on page 2-13.

Job Form Name

The job form name is an optional attribute that allows you to ensure that your job is

printed only on a device that has been loaded with the correct paper or forms. A job

with a job form name will print only on a device that has a corresponding device form

name. (Refer to Devices and Device Attributes on page 2-13.)

For example, if an application program produces a job that fills out W-2 forms, the job

must be printed on a device loaded with special W-2 form paper. If the job has a form

name of W2, it will print only on a device that has the same form name. The form name

W2 is assigned to the device when the special paper is loaded.

Job Location

The job location can be associated with a physical print device on the system or with a

dummy holding location. Job location is described in detail later in this section under

Routing Structure

Job State

Job status is described by the job state. A job can be in one of four states:



OPEN



READY



HOLD

Figure 2-3

illustrates the job states and how they relate to the life cycle of a spooler

job.