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With job processing, the Spooler has been designed to be setup for the automatic
control of the constant flow of repetitive jobs through the system in a real time on
line environment. This is achieved by the use of Spooler Job Definitions (SJDs).
As you read earlier in the manual, the SJD is the mechanism by which a repetitive
processing instruction can be defined to the Spooler. Once this definition is setup,
it is stored and then re-used whenever the matching conditions are encountered.
control of the constant flow of repetitive jobs through the system in a real time on
line environment. This is achieved by the use of Spooler Job Definitions (SJDs).
As you read earlier in the manual, the SJD is the mechanism by which a repetitive
processing instruction can be defined to the Spooler. Once this definition is setup,
it is stored and then re-used whenever the matching conditions are encountered.
This automatic processing philosophy may not necessarily suit all situations. For
example, in some environments such as service bureaus, much of the work is not
repetitive, and virtually every job can be different. Also, during the development
cycle there is often a requirement to produce a test run of an entire file. The Paris
Designer system only has an ability to print a single page at a time from the editor,
so the Spooler must be used to do a full ‘live’ test run.
example, in some environments such as service bureaus, much of the work is not
repetitive, and virtually every job can be different. Also, during the development
cycle there is often a requirement to produce a test run of an entire file. The Paris
Designer system only has an ability to print a single page at a time from the editor,
so the Spooler must be used to do a full ‘live’ test run.
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In order to accommodate these needs for single job processing, the Paris Spooler
has an option in the Jobs menu that easily allows single jobs to be added. This is
achieved by bypassing the requirement to create a Spooler Job Definition, instead
a dialog has been created that creates a single Spooler Job Request according to
the information entered into the dialog.
has an option in the Jobs menu that easily allows single jobs to be added. This is
achieved by bypassing the requirement to create a Spooler Job Definition, instead
a dialog has been created that creates a single Spooler Job Request according to
the information entered into the dialog.
This Job Request is then automatically added into the printer queue and submitted
to the engine in the normal fashion. Once the job has been processed the Job
Request disappears.
to the engine in the normal fashion. Once the job has been processed the Job
Request disappears.
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Preprocesses can also be added to a Single Job Request as they can to a Job
Definition (refer to ‘Preprocesses in a Job Definition’ in Chapter 2 and Appendix
E, ‘Using Preprocesses in the Spooler’).
Definition (refer to ‘Preprocesses in a Job Definition’ in Chapter 2 and Appendix
E, ‘Using Preprocesses in the Spooler’).