Queuing Reports

Queuing Reports

When a report must be printed and a user wishes the CRT available for data entry, the desired report can be queued in the following manner:

1. Select a print option from an appropriate display.

2. Enter at Device Prompt: Q (QUEUE TO PRINT ON).

3. The Device Prompt will again display; you must enter the name of the device.

4. You will also need to set the right margin (e.g., 132 or 80 columns); usually the default is selected.

5. Another Prompt “Requested Time to Print” must also be completed before the queuing parameters are completed.

Example:

DEVICE: HOME// Q< Enter> QUEUE TO PRINT ON
DEVICE: HOME// (Enter Printer Name; e.g., 132< Enter>)
REQUESTED TIME TO PRINT: NOW// (Select from options listed below)

a. Pressing the Return key will print the report immediately if the printer is available.

b. Specific time such as: 10:25AM (NOV 28, 1996 10:25AM).

c. “^” will allow you to exit and the report will not be queued by indicating TRY LATER.

If either (a) or (b) is entered by you, the report will be printed by the appropriate printer device; the CRT can be used concurrently while the report is printing.

Source: VistA Overview User Manual

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