The output from one Report can be automatically directed to a predefined group of printers (that is, you do not have to use ADD commands to print a TPS backup file on more than one printer). A specific terminal printer may belong to any number of groups.
To set up multiple printer Groups, perform the following procedure:
Create the NGEN28TP/GROUPS file with the following characteristics:
Flat Sequential file
Under TPS usercode
On pack family for TPS
If TPS is running under the asterisk (*) usercode on DISK, check that this file has a SECURITY attribute of PUBLIC IN.
In the file, define up to 50 pairs of group names and printers, one pair on a line (see the following note), with the following syntax:
GROUP; group TP; printer
GROUP may be abbreviated as GR.
group has 1 through 10 characters.
Terminal printer printer must be defined in the COMS Configuration file.
To implement your groups without disrupting TPS operations, in TPS, use the LOADGROUPS command to load NGEN28TP/GROUPS file. Otherwise, the new NGEN28TP/GROUPS file will be automatically loaded when TPS next initializes.
Note: The definition of terminal printer groups is totally separate from the declaration of your terminal printer names for the COMS Configuration file.
Example
In this example of a NGEN28TP/GROUPS file, two groups of printers have been defined, as shown in the following table.
GROUP; MANAGERS TP; R2C GR; FINANCE TP; Q2A GR; MANAGERS TP; L04 GROUP; MANAGERS TP; L05 GROUP; FINANCE TP; L04
TP Group Name | Terminal Printer Station Names |
|---|---|
MANAGERS | R2C L04 L05 |
FINANCE | Q2A L04 |