Job List Columns

The Job List Columns dialog box allows you to configure the information displayed in the print queue windows. The display across the top of the dialog box approximates the appearance of the queue window list. Each column in the display is set with the appropriate combo boxes (drop down lists) and the adjacent width field.

Column Information QView Pro can display several columns of information. The combo boxes allow you to select the information to be displayed in each.

The Banner Name is the name that will print on a banner page if enabled. This is usually the name of the user, and is preserved if the print job has been moved between queues.

The Client Name is always the object that created the print job in the print queue. However, it may not reflect the original owner of the job. If a user moves a print job from one queue to another, the new job will have the client name of the user running QView Pro, and not the user who submitted the original print job.

The Form Number and Form Name are set by the user who submitted the print job to the print queue. These are often used to control the paper type loaded in the printer. The default form is #0 "Standard"

The print Job Description field is used to describe the contents of the print job. Most DOS users will show LPT1: Catch for this field. Macintosh and Windows applications often supply the document name and the application used to print it.

The field for Job Entry Time shows the date and time the print job was created. If a job is moved to a new print queue, the Job Entry Time will reflect the time when the job was moved.

The Job size column will display the print job data file in bytes. Abbreviations that are used are K (1000) and M (1000K). The job size does not directly reflect the number of pages to print. A plain text file may only be several hundred bytes and take up several pages. A complex bitmap graphic page may be several Meg, however.

Print jobs are assigned an ID number when entered in the queue. Older versions of NetWare use a decimal version to display this as Job Number (short) while NetWare v4 or later uses a longer number Job Number (long) because queues can have more than 256 print jobs at a time.

The print job's Job Position is displayed as 1, 2, 3, etc., to reflect the position in the queue.

The Number of Copies item will display the number of copies the client has requested for the print job.

The Print Server field will display the target print server for the print job. If no print server is specified, (Any Print Server) will be displayed. When a print server begins servicing the print job, this item is updated with the name of the servicing print server.

If the job is set to print at a specific time, the Target Print Time column will show the time and date the job is scheduled to print.

Width The width of the column can be set in dialog units by entering a number in the width field, or by using the mouse to size the display at the top of the dialog box. Dialog units are approximately the size of pixels.

Show Gridlines This option enables or disables the spreadsheet like gridlines in the queue windows.

Full NDS Names With this option enabled, NDS names are displayed with the user name and container objects. If disabled, only the user name is shown. The display of print jobs may not be changed immediately when this item is checked or unchecked. Object names are cached so only new print jobs will use the new settings for this feature.

Typed NDS Names When this option is turned on, NDS objects are displayed with the object type. If disabled, only the object name is displayed. An example of a typed name is O=herzogs.OU=Corvallis. The display of print jobs may not be changed immediately when this item is checked or unchecked. Object names are cached so only new print jobs will use the new settings for this feature.

Show Print Progress When this item is checked, QView Pro will attempt to obtain information from the print server servicing the print job. This can slow QView Pro while querying slow print servers. Not all print server software or hardware supports remote administration. Novell's pserver.exe and pserver.nlm support this feature.