Managing printer output

From System i® Navigator, you can find and manage printer output from two locations: basic operations and work management.

  • To see a list of spooled files waiting specifically for printing, expand Basic Operations, and then click Printer Output.
    This displays all spooled files associated with the current user.

    Right-click a spooled file to hold, release, move, or delete the print job, or convert it to a PDF. Additionally, you can select Properties to change many of the spooled file attributes.

  • To work with other print jobs, select View > Customize this view > Include from the System i Navigator menu.
  • To see a list of all output queues, expand Work Management, and then click Output queues.
    This will display all output queues for all users. An output queue is an object that contains a list of spooled files to be written to an output device, such as a printer.

    Select any output queue to display the list of spooled files for that queue.