Configuring the spool to send jobs to the FTP host

BARR/FTP

To send spool documents to a JES FTP Acronym for File Transfer Protocol. In TCP/IP, an application protocol used to transfer files to and from host computers. FTP requires a user ID and perhaps a password to allow access to files on a remote host system. FTP assumes that TCP is the underlying protocol. host, you must use the header’s NJHGPRTR Output dest. field as part of the routing criteria. This is done by adding the Output dest. column to the Spool Window and setting the output destination for printers and documents. The Output dest. field must be populated with the name of the FTP connection configured in the FTP Manager.

Complete the following steps to configure the spool.

  1. Open the Spool Window.

  2. On the menu bar, select View | Format Columns. The Format Columns dialog box displays.

    Format Columns Dialog Box

  3. From the Available sections list, select the Job Header General Section.

  4. From the Available columns list, select the NJHGPRTR Output dest. field.

  5. Click the right arrow (>) to add the field to the Visible columns list.

  6. Arrange the column order by selecting a field in the Visible columns list and clicking Move Up and Move Down. The first column in the list displays as the leftmost column on the Spool Window. You can also rename the column heading by clicking Rename.

  7. When you have finished selecting and arranging columns, click OK.

  8. On the Spool Window, click the Output dest. column for your printer.

  9. Enter the name of the FTP connection configured in the FTP Manager. This connection name is specified on the General tab.

  10. Use one of the following methods to set the document's Output dest. to the connection name.

  1. Right-click the printer, and select Ready.

  2. Right-click the document, and select Ready.

You can save your Spool Window column settings to a file by selecting View | Save Settings As on the menu bar.

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