DCPS (DECprint Supervisor)

VSI DECprint supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS is a layered product that provides access to selected PostScript printers. File formats supported include PostScript, ANSI-Compliant DIGITAL Printing Protocol Level 3 (DEC PPL3), and HP PCL. DCPS also includes features such as number-up, layup, automatic data type detection and high-speed image printing, plus translators for a number of printer languages.

DECprint Supervisor software consists of a print symbiont that processes print requests for the host on which it resides and software to transmit the request and associated data over Ethernet, Local Area Transport, USB connection, or serial line.

Features

VSI DECprint Supervisor for OpenVMS provides the following features:

• PostScript printing.
• ANSI (DEC PPL3) printing.
• Selection of input tray via INPUT_TRAY, MEDIA_TYPE, PAGE_SIZE, or SHEET_SIZE parameters and output tray via OUTPUT_TRAY.
• Rotation of the page via the PAGE_ORIENTATION parameter (for non-PostScript files only).
• Selection of single-sided, double-sided, or tumble printing when available on the printer, via the SIDES parameter.
• Formatting of ANSI text files via the /HEADER, /FORM, /SPACE, and /FEED qualifiers and the TAB parameter.
• Control of ANSI file margins, page setup, and wrap or truncate options as specified by the DEFINE/FORM command.
• Status and error messages sent to the user's terminal, may be printed on the job trailer page or job log page, written to a log file, or displayed on the operator's console.
• Use of device control modules for basic data types via the /SETUP qualifier. PostScript modules may contain any PostScript operators supported by the printer in the printing context.
• Collection of accounting information for each print job as follows: sheets of paper printed, the number of RMS Gets and the number of QIO Writes.
• Access to the PCL interpreter native to selected printers.
• Support for printers via network interface cards, print servers, and terminal servers that support bidirectional Raw TCP/IP sockets or LPD.
• Support for printers via remote LPD queues on other systems.
• Support for PrintServer printers on DECnet or TCP/IP interconnects using CPAP protocol.
• Automatic data type detection and switching.
• Printing non-PostScript data types (DDIF, PCL Level 4, IBM Proprinter XL24, ReGIS, Tektronix) on the PostScript printer.
• ASCII LIST translator that formats and numbers ASCII files. This translator numbers each line of text, creates alternating bars of gray and white in the background and creates a running head of the file name and page number.
• Printing two or more page images on a single side of a sheet via the NUMBER_UP parameter.
• Specifying page layup features via the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter. Page layup features include Borders, Margins, Margin Alternation, Pages Per Sheet, First Page, Page Order and Page Grid. Layup definition options may be provided directly, as arguments to the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter, or indirectly, as the contents of a file specified by that parameter.
• Specifying a range of pages of the file to be printed via the PAGE_LIMIT parameter.
• Printing jobs with finishing options with the PUNCH and STAPLE parameters, on supported printers equipped with such options.
• Automatically scaling a page created for one paper size so that it fits on a different paper size via use of both the PAGE_SIZE and SHEET_SIZE parameters on the same print command.
• Printing multiple uncollated copies of each sheet via the SHEET_COUNT parameter.
• Use of device control modules for all data types via the /SETUP qualifier.
• Support for OpenVMS autostart queues, simplifying startup and ensuring high availability of print queues.

Software Requirements

• HPE Java 1.5.0 or later
• Must be installed on an ODS-5 enabled disk

Latest Version

Alpha	Integrity	X86
V2.8-1	V2.8-1	V2.8-2

Licensing

x86: BOE.
Integrity: BOE.
Alpha: ALPHA-LP.

Documentation