Device Queue (ttaad3120s000)

Use this session to maintain the printer-queue data.

The output requests for all devices are kept in a queue, except when the Device Type is Direct.

When a print job is finished, the print request status changes to Done. When the delete-delay time has passed, the temporary file in ${BSE_TMP} is removed by the printer daemon. Although the request status is changed to Removed, the request is not deleted from the printer queue table. However, a print request with the Removed status cannot be displayed or reprinted.

The printer-queue data consists of two parts divided over two tabs. The General tab shows who made the request, the contents of the request, and the selected device. The Details/status tab shows print details, such as the print date/time, the paper type, and the print request’s status.

For more information on print job statuses, refer to Print-Request Status.

Depending on the status, you can change the information in the second part of the printer-queue data.

  • If the status is Error, you can change the paper type and set the status to Waiting or Active to repeat the request.
  • If the status is Waiting, Active, or Done, you can change the status to Preserved.
Note

You cannot use this session to delete requests from the printer queue. To do this, you must use the Purge Device Queue (ttaad3221m000) session.

 

User
The user who has started the print job.
User
The name of the user.
Sequence Number
The sequence number used to distinguish different requests from the same user.
Company
The company number in which the request was made.
Company
The company's name.
Session
The package code of the session in which the report was created.
Session
The module code of the session in which the report was created.
Session
The session code of the session in which the report was created.
Report
The package code of the report.
Report
The module code of the report.
Report
The report code.
Output File
The file (including the path) containing the report output.
Note

The Device Type must be Append to file or Rewrite file.

Error Message
If the print job fails, an error message is displayed here.
Device
The device to which the output must be sent.
Driver
The ${BSE}/lib/printinf directory contains the subdirectories in which the device drivers are defined. The device driver names consist of the first letter of the device in question.

Example

You can find the device driver of a Mannesmann Tally 910 printer under the ${BSE}/printinf/m directory in the mt910 file.

In the above example, you must enter mt910 as the name of the device driver in the Driver field. The file contains information on Esc/Ctrl codes for fonts, reverse, underline, bold, and so on.

Device Type
The output device type.
Print Date/Time
The date on which the report must be sent to the device.
Print Date/Time
The time the report must be sent to the device.
Paper Type
The paper type on which the output file must be printed.
Note

You can define paper types in the Paper Types (ttaad3110m000) session.

Font
The font that is selected for the paper type.
Number of Copies
The number of copies of the print job that was requested by the user.
From/To Page
The first page to be sent to the device.
From/To Page
The last page to be sent to the device.
Delete Delay
the time (in hours) between handling a print request and deleting the temporary file that stored the print request.
Note

You can specify a delete-delay time for each user in the User Data Template (ttams1110m000) session.

Left Margin
Shows the left margin for reports that are sent to a physical printer.

If a left margin is defined for the report in the Reports (ttadv3130s000) session, then the total size of the left margin is the value entered in this field plus the value entered in the Reports (ttadv3130s000) session.

Priority
The print job’s priority status.
Status
The Print-Request Status.
Canceled by
The code of the user who canceled/killed the request.
Canceled [Dt/Tm]
The date on which the request was canceled/killed.
Canceled [Dt/Tm]
The time at which the request was canceled/killed.