How to Assign a Print Queue

4 Places to Assign User and Workstation Print Queues

1. Required Workstation configuration
   MU 2 (Page 5)
   You must complete this for workstation printers to work
2. Required Printer setup
   MU 6 (or ZU 4 or 6)
   You must complete this for printers to properly work
   
3. Optional user based printer assignments
   MU 17, 19 or WRKUSRPRF *ALL
   Only complete this when the user wants his/her reports to be directed elsewhere
   
4. Optional workstation based printer assignments
   ESC 19 or 'WRKCFGSTS *DEV'
   Only complete this when the user wants all workstation print output to go to a specific printer

Descriptions

Assigning a standard print queue

This assigns the following printers: Standard invoice, cash receipt prints, quotes, PO's, receiving documents, and reports.

• MU 2
• Go to Page 5
  
  
  

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Assigning the Printer Area

This assigns where each user sends data within their zone

• Go to MU 6 Printer setup (sometimes ZU 6) and complete Page 6
  
• Next enter in your printer area
  

  area examples:

  • FC - front counter
  • SC - Sales counter
  • BO - Back office
  • B1 - Building 1
  • etc.
• This is a typical setup
  

  some general examples:

  • Name of area 'Back Office'
  • Cash receipt printer 'P3'
  • Delivery ticket printer 'P2'
  • Invoice printer 'P2'
  • Quote printer 'P1'
• Once completed exit and sign off the workstation then back on

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Optional Assigning a User a specific Print Queue

This is used only when a specific user wants their reports to go to another print queue

• go to menu MU 17 (User management)
  
• take option 19 (Work with user profiles)
  • your displayed option may be different
  • you can also type 'WRKUSRPRF' from a command line then press ENTER.
• find the user then type a '2' (Change)
  
• Press F10 for Additional Parameters
• page down until you find print device
  
• Change the device to the desired print queue then press ENTER.
• The user must sign off then on for these changes to take effect.

Optional Assigning a Workstation to a specific Print Queue

• Press ESC (or Attn) for the Escape/Attention key menu
• take the option to work with configuration status (usually) option 16 or 19.
  • Alternately you may type in 'WRKCFGSTS *DEV' on the command line.
• type a 8 (Work with description) then press ENTER
• type a 2 (Change) then press ENTER
  
• key in the new print device for this workstation then press ENTER.
  
• sign off then on the workstation to finish

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