Using associated printers

In a shared-queues environment, when a user signs on and specifies associated printer information, the IMS front end registers interest for each associated LTERM. When the application inserts a message to one of these LTERMs, the IMS front end is notified and begins autologon for the printer.

Recommendation: Do not provide autologon parameters for these users in the IMS back end; doing so causes both the front end and back end to process autologon for the associated printers.

For shared printers in a shared-queues environment, shared printer terminals are often switched between IMS systems in the IMSplex. This enables the output to be sent to any IMS in the IMSplex and to be printed.