RE: Workstation Data Areas

You can try using an 802.2 connection to get fixed workstation ids.

Client Access and Rumba and a few other terminal emulators support this.

We have done that on a few places. 

For the most part our users move there spool files to there printer when needed.

We have create a file with user id/print file id to automatically print some reports. 
But these are custom modifications.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Coen,Gordon [SMTP:gordon.coen@abbott.com]
Sent:   Tuesday, May 25, 1999 6:20 AM
To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Workstation Data Areas

I am currently working on an implementation of BPCS 6.0.04. One of the many
problems that I have encountered is the use of work station names for
assigning printer / writer device name. Due to nature of our AS400 network ,
work station names are dynamically allocated. As a result the work station
names 'move' around different areas of our plant and consequently output
should be directed to different printer. I would rather not have to train
users to work with their spool files. Has anyone got a solution to this
problem.

Kind regards,
Gordon.