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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US" xml:lang="en-us">
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
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<meta name="dc.language" scheme="rfc1766" content="en-us" />
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<!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM -->
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<!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights -->
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<!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by -->
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<!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. -->
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<meta name="dc.date" scheme="iso8601" content="2005-09-06" />
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<meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" />
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<meta name="security" content="public" />
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<meta name="Robots" content="index,follow"/>
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<meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' />
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<title>Overview</title>
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ibmidwb.css" />
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<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ic.css" />
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</head>
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<body>
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<a id="Top_Of_Page" name="Top_Of_Page"></a><!-- Java sync-link -->
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<script language = "Javascript" src = "../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<a name="rzaluoverview"></a>
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<h3 id="rzaluoverview">Overview</h3>
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<p>The following steps provide a high-level view of the i5/OS® printing process:</p>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>The printing process starts when an application program runs. The application
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program creates output data. The output data is based on the application program
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and information contained in the printer file. For more information about
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printer files, see <a href="rzaluprtfcon.htm#rzaluprtfcon">Printer file</a>.
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<p></p>
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<div class="mmobj">
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<img src="rzalu503.gif" alt="Overview picture of the start of the printing process" /></div></li>
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<li>If print spooling is selected, the output data is placed in a spooled
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file (see <a href="rzalusplf.htm#rzalusplf">Spooled file</a>) and the spooled file is placed in an output
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queue (see <a href="rzaluoutq.htm#rzaluoutq">Output queue</a>). If direct printing is selected, the
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output data is sent directly to the printer.
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<p>The destination of the output
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data (see <a href="rzalurouting.htm#rzalurouting">Controlling printing to output queue or printer</a>) is based on values stored in several
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printing elements:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="rzalujobd.htm#rzalujobd">Job description</a></li>
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<li><a href="rzaluusrprf.htm#rzaluusrprf">User profile</a></li>
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<li><a href="rzaluwrkdsc.htm#rzaluwrkdsc">Workstation description</a></li>
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<li><a href="rzaluprtfcon.htm#rzaluprtfcon">Printer file</a></li>
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<li><a href="rzalusysval.htm#rzalusysval">System values</a></li></ul>
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<p>Output queues are used to manage spooled files. Spooled files in
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output queues can be:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Printed</li>
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<li>Kept as records</li>
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<li>Used as input to other applications</li>
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<li>Transferred to other output queues</li>
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<li>Sent as e-mail</li>
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<li>Used to create PDF files</li></ul>
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<p>Spooled files can also be received from other i5/OS and non-i5/OS
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systems.</p>
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<p></p>
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<div class="mmobj">
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<img src="rzalu504.gif" alt="Overview picture of the spooled files and output queues part of the printing process" /></div></li>
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<li>The printer writer program (see <a href="rzaluprtwrtp.htm#rzaluprtwrtp">Printer writer program</a>) interacts
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between the output queue and the printer and can be used to convert the printer
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data stream. The printer writer program included in i5/OS supports a
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variety of printer data streams. Print Services Facility™ for i5/OS provides additional
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function that provides support for the Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (IPDS™). For more information
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about printer data streams, see <a href="rzaludatastreams.htm#rzaludatastreams">Printer data streams</a>.
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<p>Each printer
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must have a printer device description (see <a href="rzaluprtdevd.htm#rzaluprtdevd">Printer device description</a>).
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The printer device description contains a configuration description of the
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printer. Printers can be attached by a variety of attachment methods.</p>
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<p>A remote writer allows you to route spooled files from an output queue on
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your system to another system. For more information about remote writers and
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remote system printing, see <a href="rzalursp.htm#rzalursp">Remote system printing</a> .</p>
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<p></p>
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<div class="mmobj">
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<img src="rzalu505.gif" alt="Overview picture of the printer writer part of the printing process" /></div></li></ol>
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<a id="Bot_Of_Page" name="Bot_Of_Page"></a>
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</body>
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</html>
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