VPS-Printing Program

This option allows users with 3270 printers to monitor and control the printing of RFQS Remote Forms Queuing System reports through the VMCF.

To Select This option:

1. Tab to the VPS - Printing Program option at the RFQS menu.
2. Press Enter. The VMCF Primary Option Menu screen is displayed with the cursor at the option line.

   

3. Complete the entry fields as follows:

   Field	Instruction
   Option	Type 1 to enter the VPS print command. Press PF3 or type End or X and press Enter to terminate VMCF.
   Printer	Type your printer ID and press Enter.

   The VPS Printer Command Menu screen is displayed with the cursor at the option line.

   

    

4. Complete the fields as follows:

   Field	Instruction
   Option	Type 3 to start the printer. Press PF3 or type End or X and press Enter to terminate VMCF.
   Printer	The printer ID from the previous screen is displayed. No entry is required. Press Enter.

   The message, Command Issued is displayed in the upper-right corner of the screen.

5. Press PF3 to return to the VMCF Primary Option Menu, to view the status of the printer.
6. Type 2 to Display VPS Printer List option.
7. Press Enter.

   The VPS Printer Selection Menu screen is displayed.

   

8. Enter your printer number.
9. Press Enter.

   The VPS Printer Selection List screen is displayed. This screen displays the printer specified by the user, the number of jobs currently waiting to print, and the status of the printer.

   

   If the command was not issued, the message Printer Not Found is displayed in the upper-right corner of the VPS Printer Command Menu. This message indicates that the printer has not been activated. For further assistance, call the Operations and Security Center at 1-800-767-9641 or 504-426-6435.

10. Press PF3 until the RFQS menu is displayed, to exit VPS.

    Users with other types of printers should follow their normal procedures to retrieve and print reports.