Adding a printer definition

You can add a printer definition as described in this section.

To add a printer definition:

1. On the Infoprint Server Printer Inventory Manager panel, select 1 Add and press Enter.

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2. On the Choose a Definition Type and Protocol panel, select the type of printer definition and press Enter. Types are: IP PrintWay™, PSF, and General. If the type is IP PrintWay, also select the type of transmission protocol (LPR, direct sockets, IPP, VTAM®, or email). Depending on selected type and protocol, different ISPF panels are displayed. For information about the types of printer definitions, see Selecting the type of printer definition.

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3. On the IP PrintWay Printer Definition panel, the PSF Printer Definition panel, or the General Printer Definition panel:
   1. Fill in the printer definition name and other fields on this panel. To display online help information about how to use components and how to specify custom values, place the cursor on the command line and press the HELP function key. To display help information about each field, place the cursor on the input area of the field and press the HELP function key.

      To fill in the fields for each section of the printer definition (for example, the Allocation section), you can do one of these:

      • Select a component that contains the attributes you want. To do this, place the cursor on the Component Name field for the section and press Enter. On the Component List panel, select the component name from the list and press Enter. If a component doesn't exist, create the component on the Component List panel.
        Note:

        Before you can save a printer definition that includes a component, all included components must exist in the Printer Inventory.
      • Fill in the fields in each section directly in this printer definition. To do this, place the cursor on the Custom Values field for the section and press Enter. On the next panel, fill in the fields and press the END function key to return to the Printer Definition panel. The fields you fill in are not saved in the inventory until you press the END function key from the Printer Definition panel.
      • Select a component, but also specify some fields directly in the printer definition. To do this, first select a component and then place the cursor on the Custom Values field and press Enter. On the next panel, the values specified in the component are displayed in blue. If you specify a different value for a field, this value overrides the value in the component.

      For a list of the required and optional fields for NetSpool, IP PrintWay, and Print Interface, see table Printer attribute tables.

      From this panel, you can also create and manage all of the components for the different sections of the printer definition. To do this, place the cursor on the Component Name field for the section and press Enter. For more information, see Managing components.

   2. If you want to validate the fields before you save the printer definition, press Enter.
   3. To save the new definition but keep the panel on the screen, type SAVE on the command line and press Enter.
      Tip:

      Type SAVE on the command line to easily add more than one printer definition of the same type.
   4. To save the new definition and exit the panel, press the END function key.

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