How a Host Report is Formatted and Routed

When a host report is routed to a LAN printer, the following procedures are carried out by Print Services:

• The report is routed to Service by the TCP/IP package, which is running on a PC in your LAN.
• Service translates the text of the report from EBCDIC to ASCII, and converts the printer codes from host printer codes to ASCII codes.
• Service routes the report to the LAN printer. In most cases, this means that Service spools the report to the printer queue for the LAN printer.

  Note:

  If Service is not running or is not properly configured, the reports do not print. They remain in the print queue of the host until the problem is solved.

In the Sales Department scenario, the LU name of the host printer is SALES. Use the Print Services Session menu to make the connection between SALES and Sales Printer.

Related Topics

How a Host Report is Generated and Processed

Creating a Printer Profile

Printer Session Properties—LU1 Settings Tab

Printer Session Properties—LU3 Settings Tab