The following list describes the configuration options available in Novell® Distributed Print ServicesTM (NDPSTM).
Copies. The number of copies that will be printed for this configuration.
Max Copies. The maximum number of copies that a user can print using this printer.
Priority. The priority assigned to jobs using this configuration.
Max Priority. The maximum priority (Low, Medium, High) set by the administrator for jobs using this printer. This setting determines when the job will print in relation to other jobs with different priorities sent to this printer.
Banner. A list of banner pages users can select from. Banner pages will be printed at the beginning of print jobs using the configuration. (If multiple copies of a document are printed, the banner page will only be printed at the beginning of the first copy.)
NOTE: If your client, printer, and server are not all configured for the same language, you may experience problems with the output of your banner pages, such as the job name being corrupted. If you are working in this type of mixed environment, you should consider not using banner pages.
Medium. The medium (form) on which jobs can be printed without stopping the printer to mount a different medium (form). The default on the printer is Any Medium, which allows jobs to be printed using the currently mounted medium regardless of media specified in the job data. If a medium is specified for this configuration, and a different medium (anything other than Any Medium) is mounted on the printer, this condition will cause the printer to pause for the given amount of time (default is 15 minutes) or until the new media is mounted. If this Job Wait Time expires, the job is placed on hold and returned to the spooling area.
Media are mounted by the administrator or Operator at the Printer Control/Control pull-down menu of NetWare® Administrator.
Operator Hold. Jobs do not print until the Operator releases them. User Hold. Jobs do not print until the user who submitted the job releases it. Delay Printing Until. Jobs do not begin printing until the time and date specified. Pause Printer on Job Start. Force the printer to pause at the beginning of jobs submitted using this configuration. The message entered is sent to the printer Operator. Only an Operator can release the pause. (By default, the printer will resume printing after a 15-minute pause if an Operator does not intervene. This setting can be changed at the server console by changing the Configuration setting Job Wait Time.) Pause Printer on Job End. Force the printer to pause after printing each job that is submitted using this configuration. The message entered is sent to the printer Operator. Only an Operator can release the pause. (By default, the printer will resume printing after a 15-minute pause if an Operator does not intervene. This setting can be changed at the server console by changing the Configuration setting Job Wait Time.) Retain Job No Longer Than. The maximum amount of time that jobs using this configuration can be retained after printing before being deleted (Minutes, Hours, Days, Years). By default, jobs are not retained. Retain Job For. The amount of time that a job using this configuration should be retained (regardless of when it is printed) until it is deleted (Minutes, Hours, Days, Years).
By specifying event notification for a printer configuration, you allow job owners to receive notification of printer or job events that occur during the processing and printing of a job. Notification configured in this way is sent by pop-up message box only. Print job notification allows you to designate the event types for which notification messages should be generated (warnings, errors, or reports). For more information, see Optimizing Event Notification. NOTE: In NetWare Administrator, administrators can use the Access Control feature to configure event notification for interested parties, that is, non-job-owners you wish to be notified of specific events. See Configuring Interested-Party Notification for more information. At the workstation, individual users can use the Novell Printer Manager to configure event notification pertaining to their own jobs only. See Configuring Job-Owner Notification for more information.
For information about specific configuration optimization procedures, see the following:Job Hold Properties
Event Notification Properties