D/T4247 Three Trays, One Tractor Feed Support

This document provides instructions for selecting the front or rear tractor feed, or automatic sheet feeder, on an IBM® or Lexmark 4247 printer by changing how Host Print Transform (HPT) does its the paper source selection.

This is done by retrieving and modifying a Workstation Customization Table (WSCST) and changing the Selecting Paper Drawer Number (DWRNBR) and Customizing Paper Drawer Selection (DWRSLT) tags.
 

Caution: These instructions are provided as is. Any assistance with editing the Workstation Customization Table must be done through a consulting agreement.

Basic Steps for Creating and Using a Workstation Customization Object

The following are the basic steps for creating and using a Workstation Customization Object (WSCST). Regardless of the particular issues you are attempting to resolve, these steps must always be taken. This information is intended to provide a 'quick start' to creating a WSCST object for users who have at least some familiarity with creating them and with configuring printers.

Note: Additional, in-depth details for creating a WSCST object can be found in the following document:

• Instructions for Modifying a Workstation Customizing Object (WSCST)

The following are the basic 'quick start' steps.

Step 1: Retrieve the WSCST source code. Type the following command on the operating system command line:
 

Important Note: Use the Manufacturer type and model (MFRTYPMDL) that is appropriate for your printer. Also, the Source member (in the following example, HP4) is a name that is appropriate to your customizing object. This is what you will be calling your workstation customizing object in Step 3.

RTVWSCST DEVTYPE(*TRANSFORM) MFRTYPMDL(*HP4) SRCMBR(HP4)
         SRCFILE(QGPL/QTXTSRC)

Press the Enter key.

Step 2: Edit the source code by using PDM or SEU:

o	To use PDM, on the operating system command line type the following: WRKMBRPDM FILE(QGPL/QTXTSRC) MBR(HP4) Press the Enter key. Select Option 2 to edit.
o	To use SEU, on the operating system command line type the following: STRSEU SRCFILE(QGPL/QTXTSRC) SRCMBR(HP4) Press the Enter key.

Make any changes necessary to the WSCST object source code. Refer to the following section Customizing the DWRNBR and DWRSLT Tags to make your changes, then save and exit. Continue with Step 3.

Step 3: Create the WSCST object using the CRTWSCST command. On the operating system command line type the following:
 

Important Note: Match the SRCMBR name from Step 1 to the WSCST object name that is created in this step.

CRTWSCST WSCST(QGPL/HP4) SRCFILE(QGPL/QTXTSRC)

Press the Enter key.

Step 4: Add the WSCST to the printer configuration by using the Change Device Print command (CHGDEVPRT), the Change Output Queue command (CHGOUTQ), or by changing the PC5250 printer emulation session configuration.

o	To add the WSCST to a device description, on the operating system command line type the following: CHGDEVPRT DEVD(device_name) TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*WSCSTLETTER)           WSCST(QGPL/HP4) Press the Enter key.
o	To add the WSCST to a remote output queue description, on the operating system command line type the following: CHGOUTQ OUTQ(queue_name) TRANSFORM(*YES) MFRTYPMDL(*WSCSTLETTER)         WSCST(HP4) Press the Enter key.
o	To add the WSCST to a PC5250 printer emulation session, do the following: a In the PC5250 printer session, click on Communication > Configure. b Click on the Setup button. c In the Configure PC5250 Printer Emulation window, select the box next to Transform Print Data to ASCII on the iSeries and select the Printer Model value of *WSCST. d In the same window, specify the name of the WSCST in the Customizing Object parameter and the library where it is found in the Library parameter (for example, Customizing Object HP4 and Library QGPL). e Click OK three times. f Click File > Save to save the configuration.

Note: If any changes are made to the WSCST object source code after the CRTWSCST command has been issued, it is necessary to issue the CRTWSCST command again. The printer writer must be ended and restarted for the changes to take effect.

Customizing the DWRNBR and DWRSLT Tags

When you are editing the workstation customizing object source using either PDM or SEU, find the DWRNBR tag.

This is what you will find and what is used to access drawer three (3).
 

:DWRNBR    VAROFFSET=1    VARLEN=0    VARTYPE=HIGHLOW    DATA='14141B39'X.

This can be opened up to be more generic to access additional drawers. After these changes, you must change how you will access the following: Bin 1 and tractor feed will still be 1 and 2 respectively. Bin 2 should be drawer 9, and bin 3 should be drawer 4.

:DWRNBR    VAROFFSET  = 3    VARLEN  = 1    VARTYPE  = CHRDEC    DATA='14141B00'X.

Another option you can try is to not change the :DWRNBR tag, which means that drawer 3 will continue to go to bin 2. To get to bin 3 you might opt to use FORMFEED(*CUT) in the spooled file to direct it to the printer manual feed, which you will change to bin 3. To do this, add another :DWRSLT tag. Copy the whole tag for drawer 1 and then modify it to the following:
 

:DWRSLT      DRAWER=PAPER      DATA='14141B34'X.         /* ASF bin 3 */

To create the WSCST object and implement it, perform Steps 3 and 4 (above).