Hierarchy of printer selection

If the OUTPUT JCL statement specifies DEST, CLASS, and FORMS values that match more than one printer definition, IP PrintWay™ selects the printer definition with the best match, using this hierarchy:

1. The printer definition with matching DEST, CLASS, and FORMS values.
2. The printer definition with matching DEST and CLASS values, but with no matching FORMS value.
3. The printer definition with matching DEST and FORMS values, but with no matching CLASS value.
4. The printer definition with matching CLASS and FORMS values, but with no matching DEST value.
5. The printer definition with matching DEST value, but with no matching CLASS and FORMS values.
6. The printer definition with matching CLASS value, but with no matching DEST and FORMS values.
7. The printer definition with matching FORMS value, but with no matching DEST and CLASS values.

This example illustrates the hierarchy of printer selection that IP PrintWay uses. If you create the printer definitions shown in this table:

IP PrintWay selects printer definitions:

• If the OUTPUT JCL statement specifies CLASS=P (with any value for DEST except D005 and any value for FORMS except MANAGER), IP PrintWay selects printer definition MyDefault. The MyDefault printer definition is the only printer definition that matches these JCL values.
• If the OUTPUT JCL statement specifies DEST=D005 and CLASS=P (with any value for FORMS except MANAGER), IP PrintWay selects printer definition Dept#5. IP PrintWay uses the selection hierarchy to select printer definition Dept#5 instead of MyDefault, which also matches the JCL values.
• If the OUTPUT JCL statement specifies DEST=D005, CLASS=P, and FORMS=MANAGER, IP PrintWay selects printer definition Manager#5. IP PrintWay uses the selection hierarchy to select printer definition Manager#5 instead of MyDefault or Dept#5, which also match the JCL values.