Specifying a printer definition name, description, and location

You must assign each printer definition a name, which job submitters can use to print to IP PrintWay™ printers. In addition, you can specify a description of the printer and the printer's location. Although the description and location are optional, they can help users find printers and printer definitions.

Printer definition name: A job submitter can specify the printer definition name in the FSSDATA JCL parameter, the SUBSYS JCL parameter, in the -d parameter of the lp command, and as the print queue name in the LPR command. For more information about how to specify the printer definition name, see z/OS Infoprint Server User’s Guide. Follow these guidelines:

• Select a name that is unique for all printer definitions and printer pool definitions in the Printer Inventory.
• The name is case-sensitive. If job submitters use the incorrect case, Infoprint Server cannot find the printer definition and reports an error. To avoid errors, use all lowercase or all uppercase letters.
• Batch job submitters can specify the DEST, CLASS, and FORMS parameters instead of the printer definition name on the OUTPUT JCL statement to direct output to IP PrintWay printers. Therefore, consider specifying the DEST value as the printer definition name. For more information, see Using DEST, CLASS, and FORMS to select a printer definition.
• Infoprint Central users can specify the printer definition name to find printers, print jobs, and printer definitions. Users can specify the exact name or only the first few characters of the name. Therefore, you might want to use a naming pattern that lets users find multiple printers and printer definitions more easily.

Description: The description is used for information purposes only. For example, you could specify the model number of the printer in the Description field. However, it is also a search criterion on the Infoprint Server ISPF panels. The description is case-sensitive. Therefore, to make searching easier, consider using all lowercase or uppercase letters.

Location: The location is used for information purposes only. For example, the information in the Location field could help Infoprint Central users direct service personnel to the printer if it requires service. However, it is also a search criterion on the Infoprint Server ISPF panels and in Infoprint Central. Follow these guidelines:

• The location is case-sensitive. Infoprint Central can do case-sensitive or case-insensitive searches. However, ISPF panels only do case-sensitive searches. Therefore, to make searching easier, consider using all lowercase or uppercase letters.
• Infoprint Central users can specify the exact location information or only the first few characters of the location. Therefore, use a format that lets users find printers and printer definitions more easily. For example, if you use this format, Infoprint Central users can find all printers in the (1) city, (2) city/building, or (3) city/building/office:

  Location. . . mycity/mybuilding/myoffice

• If more than one printer definition exists for the same IP PrintWay printer, specify the same location in all printer definitions so that Infoprint Central can find the printer.
  Tip:

  To see if more than one printer definition exists for a printer, on the Select Printer Definitions ISPF panel, specify the host name or dotted decimal address of the printer in the IP address field. A list of all printer definitions for the printer is returned.