Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

Introduction to the Spooler Subsystem
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Devices and Device Attributes
Devices and Device Attributes
A device produces a hard-copy listing of your job. Every device is controlled by a print
process. Devices (and print processes) have four attributes that can affect your spooler
jobs:

Form name

Device header message

Device state

Selection algorithm
Device Form Name
The form name of a device is an optional attribute that allows you to control the type of
job that can be printed on the device. The device form name indicates the type of
paper or forms that are loaded in the device. Only a job with a job form name that
corresponds to the device form name can be printed on the device.
Device Header Message
The device header message includes the job report name, location, job number, form
name, and date and time of printing. You can turn the header message on or off for
each device. When the header message is turned on, it prints on the first page of the
job; the report name and location are printed in large banner-sized letters, as shown in
Figure 2-4. If the header message is turned off, jobs print consecutively with only a
form feed (new page) to indicate the beginning of the next job.