Creating a print queue

To create a new print queue, click Create queue under Printing > Queues.

Permission required

To access this function you need the following permission:

• Create queue (AdminUI_PrintManagement_CreateQueue)

Permissions are granted through groups — see permissions – overview.

Print queues receive print jobs and distribute them to the devices assigned. Every queue watches a printer port and can be combined with print rules.

General

Function	Description
Name	A unique name for the queue.
Description	An optional description.
Enabled	Determines whether the queue is active.
Source printer	The Windows printer port that is watched.
Max. age (minutes)	The maximum retention time for print jobs. Once it has elapsed, jobs are deleted automatically.
Member server	The assignment to a particular server (in distributed installations).

Options

Function	Description
Make print jobs available to other queues	Allows the central or decentralised management of several printers.
Convert print job	Converts the print job into a different format.
Process all print rules	Applies every print rule assigned.
Extract job owner	Extracts the job owner from the print data.
Extract job name	Extracts the job name from the print data.
Extract cost centre	Extracts the cost centre from the print data.

Devices

In the Devices area you assign the multifunction printers that jobs from this queue can be sent to.

Print rules

In the Print rules area you assign the rules applied to jobs in this queue. You adjust the order of the rules by drag and drop.

For more, see print queues and print rules.