Print Schemes (3270)

Print schemes allow you to configure specific settings for a 3270 printer session so that print jobs sent through the printer session will be printed with selected attributes. Selectable attributes include characteristics such as uppercase text only, number of characters per line, margin settings, and whether to accept or reject formatting commands that come from the host.

A print scheme allows you to save all of these settings in a file that you can reuse. This saves time and ensures consistency if you repeatedly print files that require the same kind of formatting and then switch to other print jobs with entirely different characteristics.

NOTE:You can save a scheme to a local or a remote location. Saving schemes to a remote location allows you to share schemes. The local Schemes directory is the default location.

You can set up multiple print schemes through one printer emulation session.

You can also:

Choose an existing scheme to edit.
Choose the Save As button and type a new scheme name to create a new print scheme. The new scheme will have the settings of the scheme you copied, which you can then change to suit your needs.
Remove an existing scheme.

To create a print scheme

Open a 3270 Print session and from the File menu, choose Print Setting.

You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu and select Printer from the Categories list.
From the Settings pages (Printer, General, Margins LU or Data Stream) set the appropriate printer scheme settings.
From the General page, choose the Save As button.
Enter the name of the new print scheme in the Save Scheme dialog box and choose whether to save it in a local or remote destination.
Choose OK in the Settings dialog box.

The new scheme name appears in the Scheme list and can be selected at any time.

To copy a print scheme

Open a 3270 Print session and from the File menu, choose Print Setting.

You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu and select Printer from the Categories list.
Select the print scheme you want to copy.
Choose the Save As button.
Enter the name of the new scheme in the Save Scheme dialog box.

You can choose whether to save it in a local or remote destination.
Choose OK in the Settings dialog box.

The new scheme name appears in the scroll list and can be selected at any time

To delete a print scheme

Open a 3270 Print session and from the File menu, choose Print Setting.

You can also access this dialog box if you choose Settings from the Options menu and select Printer from the Categories list.
Select the print scheme you want to delete.
Choose the Delete button.