SMIT interface for printer attachment files

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Attachment files direct the branching from SMIT menus to SMIT object IDs.

Every attachment file controls the branching from some or all of these SMIT menu options:

  • Start a Print Job
  • Add a Print Queue
  • Add an Additional Printer to an Existing Queue
  • Change/Show Print Queue Characteristics
  • Change/Show Printer Connection Characteristics
  • Remove a Print Queue
  • Pre-Processing Filters

For example, when the Add a Print Queue menu option is selected from a SMIT dialog screen, the first information required from the user is which attachment type is being used. The user selects the desired attachment type, and SMIT searches the attachment type file to discover which SMIT object ID file to branch to.

SMIT selectors and dialogs for new printer attachments must create dialogs that add, change, and remove a print queue for the new attachment type. The names of the new SMIT dialogs are placed in the attachment file. The dialog names in the file are automatically branched to when creating, changing, or removing queues for the new attachment type.