Sharing printers using ETO

Several users can share printers by using the same output terminal.

Two methods exist for using the same output terminal.

• Users can define a single-user descriptor that contains all the LTERM names that are used to deliver data to an output device (node).
• Users can define autologon parameters for a node.

Before deciding which of these methods to use, ask these questions:

• Are the LU-to-LTERM relationships generally unchanging?
• Is interleaving at the message level acceptable?
• Is delaying one user's output acceptable while another user's output is being printed?
• Is continuous autosignoff and autologon processing overhead too excessive for a particular terminal because of the minimal message delivery rate of each LU user?

The answers to these questions can help to determine your method of implementation:

• If the answer to all of the questions is yes, consider creating a single multi-LTERM user for the printer.
• If any of the answers is no, consider dynamic allocation of multiple-user LTERMs, using autologon.
• You can implement a combination of these two options.