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XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/4635/180 NPS SYSTEM OVERVIEW GUIDE 5-1
5. 5Client workstations
This chapter discusses the various client workstation configurations
and the processes that may be used to transfer data to the DocuPrint
for printing.
Workstations
Print data originates with a document created by the user at a client
workstation using an application software package, or at a
mainframe or minicomputer. The application allows users to create
and format a document according to their exact specifications.
The application software provides the capability to print the
document using a page description language (PDL). The application
produces print data in one of the supported page description
language formats, for example PostScript level 2.
Submitting print jobs
You can send print data directly from the application to the printer, or
you can create a PDL data file on the workstation. The method you
choose depends on the workstation configuration and the job
submission requirements.
Printing directly from the application (sometimes referred to as
“transparent printing”) may require fewer steps, but depending on the
application, this method may not support all available print options,
such as number of copies, simplex or duplex printing, and stitching.
Transparent printing is done using one of the Xerox print drivers, or
by using third-party drivers which may also use the Xerox PPD file for
your printer.
Using a print job submission program requires a second step in the
printing process. The user prints from the application to a PDL data
file, usually by specifying a print driver set to print to file. The user
then closes the document and uses one of the following methods to
submit the job and specify print options:
• The lpr command provides options for submitting print jobs. The
functionality of the lpr command is dependent on the TCP/IP
software installed on the workstation.
• Xerox Client Software provides a print command for submitting
jobs and specifying print options. The functionality of the print
command is dependent on the TCP/IP software installed on the
workstation.
• Xerox DocuPrint Document Submission Client software for the
Macintosh provides a graphical user interface for submitting
jobs and specifying print options.