NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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As soon as print job 024B0001.Q is printed, the next print job to enter the
print queue is named 024B0001.Q. Like all print jobs, it would follow the
first-in, first-out basis, unless the print job was held or a print queue operator
changed the order of service.
Print job configuration
A group of characteristics that determine how a job is printed. The
characteristics may include the following:
• Printer the print job will be printed on
• Print queue the print job is sent through
• Number of copies to print
• Use of a banner page
• Printer form
• Print device mode
You can create print job configurations using either the “NetWare
Administrator” or “PRINTCON” utility.
See also: “Creating and Managing Print Job Configuration” (Print Services).
Print queue
A network directory that stores print jobs. When the printer assigned to a
print queue is ready, the print server takes the print job out of the print queue
and sends it to the printer.
The print queue can hold as many print jobs as disk space allows.
When you create a print queue using either the “NetWare Administrator” or
“PCONSOLE” utility, a corresponding directory is created.
NOTE: You can also create print queues using the graphical utility Printer Setup. For more
information, see “Configuring and Managing Print Services with Printer Setup” in
Print Services.
In NetWare Directory Services mode, the print queue directory resides in the
QUEUES directory on the volume specified.