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Basic Operations
  Print a Text File
  Print a Preformatted File
  View Jobs
  Monitor Queues
  Set User Preferences

PAN Administration
  Create a Queue
  Create a Area
  Configure Printing on a Host
  Create a Form
  Create a Department
  Create a New Resource Set
  Create a New Resource
  Summary Listing of Resources
  Upload a Soft Form Image File
  Upload a File Resource
  Upload PPD data
 
 

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Basic Operations
Topic
Written Instruction
Illustrated Instruction
Print a Text File
  To print a text file 
  1. From the welcome screen, click Print files.
  2. Click text file. The Print a Text File screen appears.
  3. Either type the name of the file you wish to print or click Browse to select a file.
  4. Select an area from the Area box that contains the queue that you will select for the print job. The default is <all>.
  5. Select a queue name from the Queue box. The available queues in this box depend on the selection of the area.
  6. You can now either click Submit Job Print or select various options before printing using any or all of the five tabs.
Print a Preformatted File
  To print a preformatted file
  1. From the welcome screen, click Print files.
  2. Click preformatted file. The Print a Preformatted File screen appears.
  3. Either type the name of the file you wish to print or click Browse to select a file.
  4. Select an area from the Area box that contains the queue that you will select for the print job. The default is <all>.
  5. Select a queue name from the Queue box. The available queues in this box depend on the selection of the area.
  6. Select a data type from the Data type box that contains the type of file to be selected. The default value is <auto>.
  7. You can now either click Submit Job Print or select various options before printing using either or both of the two tabs.
View Jobs
  To view jobs
  1. From the welcome screen, click view queues.
  2. Click view jobs. The Summary Listing of Print Jobs screen appears.
  3. Select an area from the Area box that contains the queue that you will select for the print job. The default is <all>.
  4. Select a queue name from the Queue box. The available queues in this box depend on the selection of the area.
  5. If you wish to view queues that are contained in areas, select show area queues.
  6. If you wish to see full details in the summary, select detailed listing
  7. If you wish to change the update frequency, type a value in the Update frequency box.
  8. Click Update. The summary screen will appear.
Monitor Queues
  To monitor queues
  1. From the welcome screen, click view queues.
  2. Click monitor queues. The Monitor queues screen appears. Use the Left and Right Arrow keys at the bottom of the screen to see the previous or next screen respectively.
Set User Preferences
  To set preferences
  1. From the welcome screen, click Set preferences. The Set User Preferences screen appears.
  2. Enter information for all required boxes for user information.
  3. Enter any other information for optional boxes for user information, user preferences, and passwords.
  4. Click Saveto save your selections. The Preferences were saved… Re-initializing message appears. To cancel the operation, click Cancel. The Preferences were not saved message appears.
PAN Administration
Create a Queue
  To create a queue
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Manage queues.
  3. Click Create queue. The Create a New Queue screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new queue. All print queues are global and have a unique name. While each queue must reside on a host, the specific host is not referenced during print job submission. One or more queues can share a printer.
  5. Click OK. The name of the queue appears in the Queue box
  6. If you wish to clone this new queue from an existing queue, select the queue name from the Clone from queue box. The new queue receives all of the characteristics, except the name, of the selected queue. The default value is <none>.
  7. Under the Properties tab, type the TCP/IP address in the IP address box.
  8. You can either click OK now to create the queue using the defaults or you can select other options using the five tabs and click OK when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new queue, the Operation was successful message appears.
Create an Area
  To create an area
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Manage areas.
  3. Click Create area. The Create a New Area screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new area.
  5. Click OK. The name of the area appears in the Area box. The host name appears in the On host box. A host is a system that receives and processes print requests for a queue or an area. A host can be a manager of one or more areas and queues. All queues belonging to an area reside on the same host.
  6. To modify the host, click Modify host.
  7. If desired, type a description of the area in the Description box.
  8. You can either click OK now to create the area using the defaults or you can select other options and click OK when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new area, the Operation was successful message appears.
Configure Printing on a Host
  To configure printing on a host
  1. Select a host in the Host box.
  2. Type the TCP/IP address for the host in the IP address box.
  3. Set the initial state of the host to enabled or disabled in the Initial state box. The default value is enabled.
  4. Set the current state of the host to enabled or disabled in the Current state box. The default value is enabled.
  5. If there is to be an LPD gateway on this host, select the enable LPD gateway on this host box. An LPD Gateway is software that enables non-PAN clients to access PAN queues as an LPR client.
  6. If the enable LPD gateway on this host box is selected, and flag pages are desired, select the enable flag pages on LPD gateway jobs box.
  7. If the enable LPD gateway on this host box is selected, and trailer pages are desired, select the enable trailer pages on LPD gateway jobs box.
  8. Click OK. If PAN successfully modifies the host, the Operation was successful message appears.
Create a Form
  To create a form
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Manage forms.
  3. Click Create form. The Create a New Form screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new form.
  5. Click OK. The name of the form appears in the Form box.
  6. If desired, type a description of the form in the Description box.
  7. Select a Resource Type from the Resource Type box. Resources are grouped by resource type.
  8. Select a resource from the Resource box. Resources are characteristics that define the appearance and physical handling of a print job. A resource is a global identifier established by the system administrator. This identifier designates either an attribute of a print job or a capability of a queue. The selection of Resource Type determines the available resources in the Resource box. More than one resource can be added to a form. Click Add to form for each resource that is to be added to the selected form. The selected resource appears in the table at the bottom of the screen, in the order that PAN processes it. Click the Up or Down button to change the order of the selected resources.
  9. You can either click the OK button now to create the form using the defaults or you can select other options and click OK when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new form, the Operation was successful message appears.
Create a Department
  To create a department
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Departments.
  3. Click Create department. The Create a New Department screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new department. PAN’s only restrictions on the department name are:
    • Spaces are not allowed.
    • When creating a department name, you may want to consider the ramifications of the name you select.  For a discussion on this topic, see “Concepts:  Naming”
  5. Click OK. The name of the form appears in the Department box.
  6. If desired, type the name of the department head in the Department Head box.
  7. If desired, type the name of the cost center in the Cost Center box.
  8. Click OK now to create the department. If PAN successfully creates the new form, the Operation was successful message appears. To check your work, go to the department listing menu item. If changes need to be made, you can either go to the department modification menu item or click on the appropriate Mod. button at the right end of the record needing changes.
Create a New Resource Set
  To create a new resource set
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Resources.
  3. Click Create set. The Create a New Resource Set screen appears.
  4. Type the name of the new resource set in the New shared resource set name box.
  5. If desired, type a description of the area in the Description box.
  6. Click OK to create the new resource set. If PAN successfully creates the new resource set, the Operation was successful message appears.
Create a New Resource
  To create a new resource
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Resources.
  3. Click Create resource. The Create a New Resource screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new resource.
  5. Click OK. The name of the resource appears in the Resource name box.
  6. If desired, select the resource set you want to clone from in the clone from set box. The default value is [global]global.
  7. If desired, select the resource you want to clone from in the clone resource box. The default value is <none>.
  8. Select the resource set in the Resource set box.
  9. If desired, type a description of the resource in the Description box.
  10. You can either click Save now to create the resource using the defaults or you can select other options in the five tabs and click Save when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new resource, the Operation was successful message appears.

    Note:  Create Resource does not create image, file, or font resources. To create an image resource, use Upload Form Image. To create a file or font resource, use Upload File Resource.
Summary Listing of Resources
  To display the summary listing of resources
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click resource listing.
  3. Click Create resource. The Summary listing of Resources screen appears.
  4. Select any desired resource set in the Resource set box. The default value is [global]global.
  5. Click the appropriate Mod. button to modify a resource.
Upload a Soft Form Image File
  To upload an image file
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Resources.
  3. Click Upload form image. The Upload SoftForm Image File screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new SoftForm image resource name.
  5. Click OK. The name of the resource appears in the Resource name box.
  6. If desired, select the resource set you want to clone from in the Resource set box. The default value is [global]global.
  7. If desired, type a description of the resource in the Description box.
  8. Type the name of the encapsulated Postscript file to upload in the Encapsulated Postscript file to upload box. You can click Browse to search for files.
  9. You can either click Upload now to create the resource using the defaults or you can select other options and click Upload when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new resource, the Operation was successful message appears

 
Upload a File Resource
  To upload file resource
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Resources.
  3. Click Upload form image. The Upload SoftForm Image File screen appears.
  4. In the Explorer User Prompt box, type the name of the new SoftForm image resource name.
  5. Click OK. The name of the resource appears in the Resource name box.
  6. If desired, select the resource set you want to clone from in the Resource set box. The default value is [global]global.
  7. If desired, type a description of the resource in the Description box.
  8. Type the name of the encapsulated Postscript file to upload in the Encapsulated Postscript file to upload box. You can click Browse to search for files.
  9. You can either click Upload now to create the resource using the defaults or you can select other options and click Upload when you are finished. If PAN successfully creates the new resource, the Operation was successful message appears.
Upload PPD data
  To upload PPD Data
  1. From the welcome screen, click PAN Administration.
  2. Click Utilities.
  3. Click Download.
  4. Download the appropriate ScriptServer PAN Resource Builder and run it.
  5. Choose Open PPD... from the File menu.
  6. Locate and open a PPD file (the location and naming convention for these varies).
  7. Check the desired items in the Printer Options window. Each item will become a separate resource.
  8. Choose Upload To Resource Set... from the File menu.
  9. Enter the URL of a PAN server, along with either the operator or administrator passwords.
  10. Click the New... button on the resulting Select Resource Set window.
  11. Enter the name of a new resource set.
  12. Click OK. The checked items will be uploaded; each will become a separate resource.
  
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