Varying On The Printer; Problem Areas For Consideration - InfoPrint 6500 Series User Manual

Chapter 11
Configuring For A *LAN 3812 SNMP Device Description

Varying On the Printer

Once you have created the printer device description, you need to vary on the
printer device description using either the Vary Configuration (VRYCFG)
command or Work with Configuration Status (WRKCFGSTS) command.
Once the device has been varied on, you must start the printer writer using
either (STRPRTWTR) or Work with Writers (WRKWTR) command.

Problem Areas For Consideration

If you then place a spooled file in the printer's output queue and it goes to
MSGW (message wait) status with MSGCPA3394 "Load form type '&4' device
&5 writer &1. (G B I H R C)" then chances are good that the spooled file will
print once you answer this message with a "G."
However, if the spooled file stays in RDY (ready) status or goes to PND
(pending) status without printing or if the WTR ends you can look in the
Message queue you specified in the devd, the SYSOPR message queue or
the writer job log for messages that may indicate why the spooled file is not
printing or why the WTR ended.
To look in the message queue you specified in the devd or the SYSOPR
message queue, simply Type, DSPMSG, then press F4 (to Prompt the cmd)
and enter either your queue name/library or *SYSOPR. You should see the a
message indicating that the job was submitted and then above that the failure.
You may press F1 on that message to obtain the second level text. If you are
referred to the WTR job log for additional information, refer to the following
instructions.
To look at the writer job, do the following:
NOTE: Check to see if the writer is still active.
1. On the iSeries OS command line, type the following:
WRKJOB JOB(writer-name) The writer name is typically the same
name given to the device description. Press the Enter key. This brings
you to the Select Job panel or the Work with Job panel. If you are at the
Select Job panel, the most current writer job is at the top of the list. Place
a 1 in the Option field to the left of the most recent WTR job and press the
Enter key.
If the writer has ended, take menu option 4 (Work with spooled files) on
the Work with Job panel. From the Work with Job Spooled Files panel,
select Option 5 (Display) to display the QPJOBLOG spooled file or Option
2 (Change) to requeue the spooled file to a different output queue so it
can be printed and investigated. Make any suggested corrections, restart
the writer, and re-submit the job.
If the writer is still active, select menu option 10 (Display job log, if active
or on job queue) on the Work with Job panel. Press the F10 key and the
Page Up and Page Down keys to view the messages in the writer job log.
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