Mapping output bin and input tray names to numbers for an AFP printer

The input tray is the tray on the printer that serves as the paper source. The output bin is a bin on the printer where printed jobs are delivered. The input-tray and output-bin job attributes let users specify a tray name, such as 3-hole and a bin name, such as staple.

If you define input tray or output bin names in a printer definition, a job submitter or VTAM® application can use those names in the input-tray or output-bin job attribute. If you do not define any tray or bin names, Print Interface and NetSpool ignore the input-tray or output-bin job attribute. If, however, you define some tray or bin names, Print Interface and NetSpool reject a print request that specifies an undefined tray or bin name in the job attribute.

When you define input tray names, you must map the names to the numbers that an AFP printer uses for paper-source identification. When you define output bin names, you must map the names to the bin numbers that an AFP printer uses for output-bin identification. For tray and bin numbers that the printer uses, see your printer documentation.