Writers

The Writers screen can be accessed from the Printer Output screen by selecting the Click here to work with writers link.

The Writers screen allows you to view printer status and allows you to change the status of the printer writers.

The following is a description of the search field that appears on the Writers screen:

Field Description
Search for Printer Allows you to enter the name of the printer you are searching for.

The following is a description of the fields that appear on the Writers screen:

Field Description
Printer

The name of the printer.

Note:  
Change the status of the printer by moving the cursor over the Printer name and selecting a status from the drop down list (e.g. start, hold, end or release).
Status

The status of the printer writer (e.g. started, ended, hold message and release).

Note:  
If the printer has a Message status, click on the Message link to view or respond to the message.
Printer Description A brief description of the printer.

The following is a description of the available writer statuses:

Writer Status
Field Description
Start Starts a spooling writer to the specified printer. The writer which is a system job, takes spooled files from an output queue and produces (writes) the output on the printer devise.
Hold

Stops the specified writer at the end of a record, spooled file or printed page. If multiple copies of a file are produced, the writer can be held at the end of the copy currently being produced. The writer remains inactive until it is released or ended. the date is not lost when a writer is held.

Note:  
If changes are made while the writer is on hold status, the changes will not take effect until after the writer is released.
End Ends the specified spooling writer and makes it's associated output device available to the system. The writer can be ended immediately, the writer stops writing the file and the file is made available again on the output queue.
Release Releases a held writer so that files on the output queue can now be processed.

Select the Click here to refresh list link to refresh the printer list.

Move the cursor over a Print Name and select a status from the pop-up menu to change the Status of a printer.

The following button allows you to complete your work on the Writers screen:

Button Function
Close Closes the Writers screen and returns to the Printer Output screen.