XUDOC DEVICE HUNTGROUPS* (87)    HELP FRAME (9.2)

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NAME XUDOC DEVICE HUNTGROUPS*
HEADER DEVICE HUNT GROUPS
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Hunt groups associate printing devices that can share work.  If one printer
As you assign devices to hunt groups, note that a device, or rather a Device
File entry, may only belong to one group.  Also note that you may create a
group with members from different CPUs to handle such tasks as Network mail.
 
is busy the job will be routed the next available printer in the hunt group.
 
You decide which printers to group.  For example, your registration area may
have two similar printers that can be used interchangeably.  Pick a name
for your hunt group, like ADMITAREA.  Then add devices to the group by
using the appropriate hunt group option.  Now try sending output to one of
the printers while it's busy to see the other one act in its place!  
 
DATE ENTERED 1992-04-15 11:53:00
AUTHOR USER,ONE