HP E3000 MPE-IX User Manual

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HP Easytime/XL User’s Guide

HP e3000 MPE/iX Computer Systems

Edition 2

Manufacturing Part Number: B1940-90005

E0801

U.S.A. August 2001

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Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS252.227-7013. Rights for non-DOD U.S. Government Departments and Agencies are as set forth in FAR 52.227-19 (c) (1,2).

Acknowledgments

UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Hewlett-Packard Company

3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 U.S.A.

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1. Introduction

Starting a Localized Version of HP Easytime/XL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Customizing HP Easytime/XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Enabling HP Easytime/XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Disabling HP Easytime/XL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. Getting Started

Logging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Starting HP Easytime/XL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Exiting HP Easytime/XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

MPE/iX Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Log Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Selecting a Help Topic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Help Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Opening a Screen from the Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Main Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Screen Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Opening a Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Choosing a Menu Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Closing Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Understanding Menu Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

List Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Identifying a List Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Scrolling in a List Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting a Range of Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Selecting All Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Cancel All Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Dialog Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Typing Text in a Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Correcting Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Moving in a Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Canceling Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Closing Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

System Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

System Administrator Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Changing System Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

User Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Basic Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Practice Basic Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Reading a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Copying a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Deleting a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

3. HP Easytime/XL Tasks

Managing Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Session Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Delete (Abort) a Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Sending Messages to Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Limiting the Number of Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Displaying Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Resetting View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Sorting Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Accessing File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Printing a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Copying One File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Copying Multiple Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Storing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Stopping the Store Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Verifying Files Stored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Setting Store Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Stopping Restore Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Verify Files Restored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Setting Restore Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Deleting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Renaming Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Moving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Moving a File to Another Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Moving Multiple Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Reading File Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Removing MPE/iX Security Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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Adding MPE/iX Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Displaying Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Resetting View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Sorting Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Print Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Accessing Print File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Monitoring Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Deleting a Print File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Put On Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Take Off Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Rearranging Print Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Reading Contents of Print File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Changing the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Changing Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Interrupt (Stop) Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Loading Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Aligning Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Displaying Print Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Resetting View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Sorting Print Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Accessing Printer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Enable Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Disable Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Setting Printer Outfence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Setting HP Easytime/XL Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Accessing Job Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Job Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Starting a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Deleting (Abort) a Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Scheduling Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Put On Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Take Off Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Suspend (Interrupt) a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Resume a Suspended Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Move Job to Top of Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Limiting the Number of Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting Jobfence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Displaying Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Resetting View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Sorting Jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Backup Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Designing a Backup Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Scheduling Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Scheduled Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Canceling a Scheduled Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Performing Backups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Stopping the Backup Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Verifying Backup Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Setting Backup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Setting Backup Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Accessing Console Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Replying to Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Printing Messages and Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Displaying Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Resetting View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Customizing HP Easytime/XL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Starting Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Disabling Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Enabling Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Defaults for Scheduled Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Defaults for Console Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Choosing a Startup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Canceling a Startup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Saving Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Exiting Setup Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Print File Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Session Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

4. HP Easytime/XL Reference

Requests and Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Responding to Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Responding to Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Cursor Movement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Editing Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Field Deﬁnitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

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Session Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Print File Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Printer Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Job Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Backup Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Console Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

HP Easytime/XL Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Printer Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Store Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Restore Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Backup Device Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Backup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Wildcard Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Figures

Figure 2-1. Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 2-2. Index of Help Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 2-3. Selecting Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 2-4. Parts of a Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 2-5. File Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 2-6. Actions Menu on File Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 2-7. Selected Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3-1. Session Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-2. File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3-3. Print File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 3-4. Printer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 3-5. Job Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 3-6. Backup Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 3-7. Console Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 3-8. Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure 3-9. Actions Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Figure 3-10. Console Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Figure 4-1. Console Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure 4-2. Session Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure 4-3. File Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure 4-4. Print File Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure 4-5. Printer Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Figure 4-6. Job Management Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Figure 4-7. Backup Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Figure 4-8. Console Management Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Figure 4-9. Set Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Figure 4-10. Store Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Figure 4-11. Restore Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Figure 4-12. Set Backup Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 4-13. Backup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Tables

Table 1-1. Language Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Preface

The documentation set consists of the HP Easytime/XL User’s Guide, an online help system, and a Quick Reference Guide.

The manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1 , “Introduction,” Describes the purpose and intended audience of

HP Easytime/XL and explains starting of a localized version. Chapter 2 , “Getting Started,” Describes how to start HP Easytime/XL and the basic skills

needed to use the product effectively. Chapter 3 , “HP Easytime/XL Tasks,” Describes all the tasks needed to monitor and

manage; printing ﬁles, jobs, sessions, console messages, and backups of the system. The section also describes how the system administrator can customize HP Easytime/XL with the setup program.

Chapter 4 , “HP Easytime/XL Reference,” Provides information about console messages and requests, error messages, keys, default options, ﬁeld and screen descriptions, and wildcard characters.

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Audience

The primary audience for this manual is both the system administrator and the end user of the HP e3000 computer. The “Customizing HP Easytime/XL” section is intended for the system administrator only.

Online Help Facility

Provides an extensive online help facility that includes step-by-step instructions for all tasks, ﬁeld deﬁnitions, and overview of basic skills and concepts needed to use the product effectively, and a complete glossary of terms and deﬁnitions.

Quick Reference Card

Provides a quick reference for important skills and tasks.

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1 Introduction

HP Easytime/XL is a program used to communicate with the HP e3000 computer. Menus guide you through managing system resources, printing reports, or sending messages to another user on the same system.

Whether you are the system administrator, managing the system as your primary job responsibility, or an end-user, using the system occasionally to print a ﬁle, HP Easytime/XL can be used efﬁciently and productively to meet individual work needs.

The following list is some of the tasks that can be performed with HP Easytime/XL:

• Print, copy, rename, delete, and store ﬁles

• Review and manage ﬁles waiting to be printed

• Start, schedule, and delete jobs

• Show and delete sessions

• Send messages to other users

• Review messages and reply to requests from the system

• Perform full and partial backups

• Sort and display information to meet special needs

• Access an extensive online help facility

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Starting a Localized Version of HP Easytime/XL

In addition to English, there are four localized versions of HP Easytime/XL; French, Spanish, German and Japanese. If installing one of the localized versions, the system manager must conﬁgure the appropriate language on your system using the LANGINST utility program. Refer to Localizing/Customizing System Information for the LANGINST dialog.

Refer to Table 1-1, it indicates the commands to be typed to start a localized version of HP Easytime/XL. Please note that this setting is valid for the current session only. If the system administrator has speciﬁed the language of the localized version as the system default language, this procedure does not need to be performed.

Table 1-1 Language Settings

For This Language Type This

French SETJCW NLUSERLANG=7 Return Spanish SETJCW NLUSERLANG=12 Return German SETJCW NLUSERLANG=8 Return Japanese SETJCW NLUSERLANG=221 Return

SETVAR TERM “HPTERM-ASIAN” Return

For example, to set the session to French:

1. Type :SETJCW NLUSERLANG=7

Return

2. Type :RUN EASYTIME.PUB.SYS Return A message appears in French prompting you to enable

HP Easytime/XL. If this message is displayed in English, the system administrator has not conﬁgured French for your system.

3. Press

F5 OK to enable HP Easytime/XL.

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Starting a Localized Version of HP Easytime/XL

Customizing HP Easytime/XL

The system manager can use the setup program to customize the HP Easytime/XL program. See “Customizing HP Easytime/XL” in this manual. This program is optional. HP Easytime/XL arrives set up, it can be used as is, or customize it to meet your particular needs.

Enabling HP Easytime/XL

Before using HP Easytime/XL, the program must be enabled. This is a system administrator responsibility. If you are not the system administrator, ask the system administrator to do this for you.

1. Log on to the system as MANAGER.SYS.

2. From the system prompt, type:

:RUN EASYTIME.PUB.SYS

Return

3. Press F5 OK to enable HP Easytime/XL. Start HP Easytime/XL and begin performing tasks.

Disabling HP Easytime/XL

1. Log on to the system as MANAGER.SYS.

2. Start HP Easytime/XL.

3. Switch to system administrator mode.

4. From the Main menu, press A dialog box prompts you for conﬁrmation.

5. Press

6. Press

F5 OK to conﬁrm disabling HP Easytime/XL. F5 Yes to conﬁrm again.

D for Disable HP Easytime/XL.

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2 Getting Started

This chapter describes how to log on to the system and start HP Easytime/XL, and how to exit and log off. It also explains the basic skills needed to use the product effectively, including the following:

• Logging on and starting HP Easytime/XL

• Exiting and logging off

• Getting help

• Using the Main menu

• Screens

• Menus

• List boxes

• Dialog boxes

• Understanding operating modes

• Basic skills

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Getting Started

Logging On

Logging on means identifying yourself to the computer. You must identify yourself as an authorized user by typing your logon identity (username and account) and a password (if any). If you do not have a logon identity, ask your system administrator to give you one.

Once you log on, you begin communication with the HP e3000 computer and can start working.

Log On

1. After switching on the terminal, press Return one or more times until you see the system prompt.

2. Type your logon identity. For example: MPE/iX :HELLO PAT.FINANCE

3. Press

4. Type any required passwords. As a security precaution, passwords are not displayed on the screen

as you type them.

5. Press A system prompt (:) signals the start of your session. A welcome

message may also be displayed.

Return.

Return

Starting HP Easytime/XL

Once you have logged on (and the program is enabled) you can start HP Easytime/XL.

1. From the system prompt, type:

:RUN EASYTIME.PUB.SYS

Unless your system administrator has changed this,the Main menu is displayed on your screen. This is where you begin your work. Figure 2-1 illustrates the Main menu.

Return

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Figure 2-1 Main Menu

Exit Help

Print File Management...

[] [ File Management... ] [ Job Management... ] [ Session Management... ] [ Console Management... ] [ Backup Management... ] [ Printer Management... ] [ Go To MPE... ]

[ Switch to System Administrator... ] [ Change Administrator Password... ] [ Disable HP Easytime/XL... ]

Getting Started

Logging On

HP Easytime/XL Main

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Exit Easytime

Welcome to HP Easytime/XL. Now you are ready to learn about basic skills and HP Easytime/XL tasks.

The following are the basic skills needed to use HP Easytime/XL. If you do not want to continue with basic skills now, you can exit HP Easytime/XL with the following procedure.

Exiting HP Easytime/XL

1. Press F3 E to open the Exit menu.

2. Press

3. Press

X for Exit HP Easytime/XL. F5 Yes to conﬁrm that you want to exit.

This ends your current HP Easytime/XL session.

MPE/iX Operating System

You can also exit HP Easytime/XL temporarily to execute an MPE/iX command or start another application, and then quickly return to HP Easytime/XL.

1. Press

2. Press

F8 Close one or more times until the Main menu appears. G or Go to MPE.

The MPE/iX system prompt is displayed on the screen. You can now enter an MPE/iX command or start another application.

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Logging On

3. Type EXIT when you want to return to HP Easytime/XL. If you do not need to return to HP Easytime/XL, you can type BYE to

end the MPE/iX session and log off. When you end the MPE/iX session, you end the HP Easytime/XL session as well.

Log Off

1. Exit HP Easytime/XL.

2. From the system prompt, type: BYE. A closing message displays the current time, date, and amount of

CPU time your session used. Switch off the terminal screen after you receive the disconnect message.

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Getting Started

Getting Help

There are two ways to get help in HP Easytime/XL. Access the Help menu for a complete index of help topics, or press context sensitive help about an object on the screen.

The HP Easytime/XL Help menu is available on every screen. The

Help menu provides the following six categories of help information: Use this topic To do access this:

Help HP Easytime/XL help facility. Basic Skills Information about basic skills and

concepts needed to use the product effectively.

Procedures Step-by-step procedures for every task

available on a screen.

F1 Field Help for

Keys Cursor movement keys; dialog box key,

function keys, and editing keys in HP Easytime/XL.

Glossary Alphabetical listing ofHPEasytime/XL

terms and deﬁnitions.

Version Information about the current version

of HP Easytime/XL on your system.

Using the Help Menu

1. Press F4 H to open the Help menu.

2. Press the key that corresponds to the underlined character in the menu item you want. For example, press P for help on Procedures.

Figure 2-2 shows an index of help topics for this screen.

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Getting Help

Figure 2-2 Index of Help Procedures

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte)

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24 LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7 OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

Fast Select

Select Read Close

Select a topic and choose Read.

Adding file security Checking the status of files Copying files from disk to tape (restoring) Copying files from tape to disk (storing) Copying multiple files Copying one file

Deleting files

Deleting files Displaying a set of files Moving multiple files Moving one file Printing files Reading the contents of a file Removing file security Renaming a file

[ Read ] [ Close ]

Procedures Index

Display last updated at 9:36 AM

Selecting a Help Topic

1. Press ▲ or ▼ key to move the cursor to a help topic.

2. Press either

3. Press

F5 Read.

F3, Spacebar, or Return to select the topic.

A help window displays help information about that topic.

4. Press If you want to choose another help topic, press

F8 Close when you are ﬁnished reading.

Tab twice to go back to

the list of topics and select another.

5. Press F8 Close again to close the Help menu.

Help Key

With the help key you can access ﬁeld speciﬁc help about an object on the screen or in a menu, for example, a task or data entry ﬁeld.

1. Move the cursor to an object on the screen.

2. Press

3. Press reading.

F1 Field Help to get help information about that object. F8 Close to close the help window when you are ﬁnished

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Main Menu

The Main menu is the focal point in HP Easytime/XL and usually the ﬁrst thing seen after starting HP Easytime/XL. Any HP Easytime/XL screen can be accessed through the Main menu.

Opening a Screen from the Main Menu

1. Press the key that corresponds to the underlined letter in the screen you want to open, for example, press Management. Or, use the ▲ or ▼ keys to highlight the screen you want, and press

Figure 2-3 Selecting Screen

HP Easytime/XL Main

Exit Help

Print File Management...

[] [ File Management... ] [ Job Management... ] [ Session Management... ] [ Console Management... ] [ Backup Management... ] [ Printer Management... ] [ Go To MPE... ]

Getting Started

Main Menu

P for Print File

Return. The topics are shown in Figure 2-3.

Field Help

Fast Select

[ Switch to System Administrator... ] [ Change Administrator Password... ] [ Disable HP Easytime/XL... ]

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Main Menu Items

1. Press ▲ or ▼ keys to highlight a menu item.

2. Press or task.

F1 Field Help to get context sensitive help about the screen

Exit Easytime

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Screens

Each area of management in HP Easytime/XL (for example, File or Session Management) is displayed on a screen. Access information about the current status of the system and perform system management tasks through the screens.

Figure 2-4 illustrates the parts of a File Management screen.

Figure 2-4 Parts of a Screen

Title Bar

Menu Bar

List Box

Message Line

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte)

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24 LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7 OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

Deleting file(s)...

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 9:36 AM

Update Display

Status Line

Scroll Bar

Function keys

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Screen Parts

Each HP Easytime/XL screen contains the following: Title bar A horizontal bar that is located at the

top of each screen and contains the name of the screen.

Menu bar A horizontal bar located directly below

the title bar containing the name of the HP Easytime/XL menus.

Status bar The third line of the screen (directly

below the menu bar). The status line displaysmessagesfrom the system that tell you when you need to do something, for example, load a form in the printer. The status line also displays the time the screen was last updated.

List box A box listing available choices, for

example, a list of available ﬁles on the system.

Message line The bottom line on the screen.

Information about what is happening on the system is displayed here.

Function keys Along the top of the keyboard are eight

keys labeled

F1 through F8. These

function keys correspond to the eight function key labels along the bottom of each HP Easytime/XL screen.

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Menus

All HP Easytime/XL menus appear on the menu bar. The menu bar appears directly below the title bar. Each menu contains a list of available tasks (menu items) that let you determine what action to take next. You can also access the Main menu from the menu bar on any HP Easytime/XL screen.

Figure 2-5 illustrates the menus on the File Management screen.

Figure 2-5 File Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Menus

Menu Bar Key

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Display last updated at 9:36 AM

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte)

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24 LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7 OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

Opening a Menu

Open any menu in HP Easytime/XL by going to the menu bar and pressing the key that corresponds to the underlined letter in the menu you want to open. For example, to open the Actions menu:

1. Press

F4 to go to the menu bar.

2. Press Use

opening menus. For example, press

A to open the Actions menu.

F2 Fast Select and an underlined character for a faster method of

F2 A to open the Actions menu, and

a list of tasks opens, as shown in Figure 2-6.

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Figure 2-6 Actions Menu on File Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Actions

Display last updated at 9:36 AM

Tasks

Print...

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte) Copy... Delete...

Delete...

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24

Move/Rename...

LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7

Read...

OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

Store... Release Secure

Restore... Update Display

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Menus

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

Choosing a Menu Item

All HP Easytime/XL tasks are listed on menus. Perform tasks by choosing the menu item.

1. Press the key that corresponds to the underlined character in the menu item you want. For example, press ▼ keys to highlight the menu item you want, and press

D for Delete. Or, use ▲ or

Return.

Closing Menu

1. Press F4 again to close a menu and exit the menu bar. Or, press right arrow key or left arrow key to open other menus on the menu bar.

The menu closes automatically when you open another.

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Understanding Menu Conventions

Not all HP Easytime/XL menu items look the same. Menu items can be shaded, preceded by an asterisk, highlighted, or followed by an ellipsis (...). Additionally each menu item has one letter underlined. The following list explains HP Easytime/XL menu conventions.

Menu Convention Deﬁnition Shaded This menu item or screen is not

available. This can be because you are currently working on this screen, or because system administrator access is required to perform the task.

Ellipsis (...) Indicates that a dialog box or another

screen will appear when you select this item.

Asterisk Indicates which default setting is

active.

Underlined Character Indicates which key to press to access a

menu or to select a menu item.

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List Boxes

Each HP Easytime/XL screen contains at least one list box. A list box is an area displaying columns of information. These can be items related to the current HP Easytime/XL screen, for example, a list of ﬁles on the File Management screen or a list of available choices, for example, printers currently available on the system.

Identifying a List Box

Every list box contains a scroll bar on the right edge (and/or bottom edge) of the list box. If there are more items available than ﬁt in the list box, scroll bars allow you to scroll through the list to view more information. The scroll bar arrows indicate the directions you can scroll in a list.

Scrolling in a List Box

The cursor keys used depend on the kind of terminal and keyboard you have. Use the following keys to scroll in a list box:

To Scroll Press these keys

Up one line ▲ key Down one line ▼ key Up one page Down one page Right one page Left one page Top of list Bottom of list

Shift + ▲ key or Scroll Up key Shift + ▼ key or Scroll Down key Next key Prev key Home key or (arrow pointing upper left) Shift + Home key

Selecting Items

When working in a list box, select one item, multiple items, a range of items, or all items.

1. Move the cursor to the item you want to select.

2. Press either

F3, Return, or Spacebar.

The item selected should be highlighted. If you selected the wrong item, cancel your selection by pressing

Return, or Spacebar again.

F3,

3. Repeat steps one and two to select as many items as you like.

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Selecting a Range of Items

1. Move the cursor to the ﬁrst item you want to select.

2. Press

F2 Fast Select and then F3 Select.

3. Move the cursor to the last item you want to select. As the cursor is moved, the items in the list are highlighted line by

line.

4. Press

F2 Fast Select and then F3 Select to end the range

selection.

Selecting All Items

1. Press

F2 Fast Select and then / key.

All items in the list are selected. This includes items that are not visible in the list box.

Cancel All Selections

1. Press

F2 Fast Select and then \ key. Or, press F5 Update

Display.

Updating the display always cancels any selected items.

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Dialog Boxes

HP Easytime/XL uses dialog boxes to present information, or to prompt you for data needed to complete a task. Dialog boxes are windows that appear on the screen and overlay portion of the current display.

Dialog boxes usually contain one or more ﬁelds (areas that can be ﬁlled in or edited), or a list of choices from which a value can be selected.

Whenever an ellipsis (...) appears after a menu item, a dialog box (or another screen) follows.

When a dialog box appears, input information in any of the following ways:

• Type the information in a ﬁeld.

• Select one or more items in a list.

• Choose from a set of available options.

Typing Text in a Field

1. Press Tab key to move from one data entry ﬁeld to the next.

2. Type the requested information.

Correcting Errors

Use any of the following keys to correct typing errors:

To do this Press these keys

Go to insert mode Exit insert mode Delete a character Delete one character to the

left of cursor Backspace key Delete all characters Delete all characters to the

right of the cursor Clear line key

Insert char key Insert char key again Delete char key

Delete line key

Selecting Items

Only one item can be selected from a list that appears within a dialog box. Often, one item is highlighted (preselected).

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1. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys to move the cursor to the item you want to select.

2. Press either F3, Return, or Spacebar keys.

Selecting Options

1. Press Tab key to move to the option wanted.

2. Press either Selected choices are marked by either an asterisk <*>, or by [X},

refer to Figure 2-7.

Figure 2-7 Selected Options

Type

<*> Full < > Partial

Selected options

Restore options

[X] Do not overwrite files on disk. [ ] Create accounts, groups, users as needed. [X] Restore files to logon group and account. [ ] Restore directory information.

Moving in a Dialog Box

F3, Return, or Spacebar key to choose the option.

Use the following keys to move in a dialog box:

To move Press these keys

To the next ﬁeld To the previous ﬁeld One character to the right Right One character to the left Left

Tab key Shift + Tab keys

arrow key

Canceling Dialog Box

• Press F8 Cancel to cancel a task and close the dialog box.

Closing Dialog Box

• Press F5 OK to complete a task and close the dialog box.

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Operating Modes

There are two operating modes in HP Easytime/XL:

• User mode

• System administrator mode When HP Easytime/XL is started, it is automatically in user mode. In

this mode, some tasks are not available (shaded). Usually, shaded tasks require system administrator access.

System Administrator Password

A password is required when changing to system administrator mode. If you are the system administrator you set the system administrator password the ﬁrst time you change to system administrator mode.

1. Log on as MANAGER.SYS.

2. Start HP Easytime/XL.

3. From the Main menu, press

Administrator.

4. Type the system administrator password, and press Return key. The password must begin with a letter and can contain 8

alphanumeric characters. Forsecurity reasons,each character typed is displayed as an asterisk (*).

5. Type the password again for veriﬁcation.

6. Press

F5 OK to set the system administrator password.

A for Switch to System

System Administrator Mode

You must be in system administrator mode to perform every HP Easytime/XL task, and to manage all ﬁles, job, and sessions on the system.

1. From the Main menu, press Administrator.

2. Type the system administrator password.

A for Switch to System

The password must begin with a letter and can be 8 alphanumeric characters. For security reasons, each character typed is displayed as an asterisk (*).

3. Press F5 OK to change to system administrator mode.

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Changing System Administrator Password

For security reasons, it is a good idea to change the system administrator password on a regular basis. Be sure not to use a word that is easy to identify, such as your own name. This is a system administrator task.

1. Change to system administrator mode.

2. From the Main menu, press

W for Change Administrator

Password.

3. Type the new password, and press Return key. The password must begin with a letter and can contain 8

alphanumeric characters. Forsecurity reasons,each character typed is displayed as an asterisk (*).

4. Type the password again for veriﬁcation.

5. Press

F5 OK to set the system administrator password.

User Mode

If you are in user mode, you can only manage your own ﬁles, jobs, and sessions.

• From the Main menu, press No passwords are required when changing to user mode.

U key for Switch to User.

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Basic Skills

This section guides you through a few tasks so that you can practice using some of the basic skills just introduced. A ﬁle called ETLEARN has been created for use throughout these exercises. Do the tasks in the order they are presented, as later tasks build on previous ones.

Practice Basic Skills

The ﬁle ETLEARN is located in the public group of the system account, PUB.SYS. Programs and applications available to all users of the system

reside there. BeforeworkingwiththeETLEARN ﬁle,make a copy for your own group.

If you are not already at the system prompt (:):

1. Press

F8 Close one or more times until the Main menu screen is

displayed.

2. Press G for Go to MPE.

3. At the system prompt, type:

:COPY ETLEARN.PUB.SYS

Return

This command copies the ﬁle ETLEARN to your logon group and account.

4. From the system prompt, type:

:EXIT

Return

This command takes you back to HP Easytime/XL.

Reading a File

You can read the contents of any ﬁle if you created it, or if you have read access as provided through MPE/iX security. With this task you can read the contents of ETLEARN.

1. From the Main menu, press

F for File Management.

2. Select the ﬁle ETLEARN.

3. Press

4. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. R for Read.

The ﬁrst 15 lines of the ﬁle are displayed on your screen. Use the scroll keys to browse through the contents of the ﬁle.

5. Press

6. When ﬁnished reading,press

Shift + down arrow key to scroll to the next page.

F8 Close to close the ﬁle and go back to

the File Management screen.

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Printing

When requesting a ﬁle to be printed, create a print ﬁle. A print ﬁle is a copy of the ﬁle that the system creates and sends to the printer. The ﬁles are printed from the File Management screen.

1. Select the ﬁle ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. P fro Print.

4. Type 3 in the No. of copies ﬁeld.

5. Press

F5 OK.

This requests three copies of the ﬁle ETLEARN to be printed.

Copying a File

Files can be copied from the same group or another group in your logon account. With this task, you are going to make a copy of the ﬁle ETLEARN and keep it in your logon group.

1. Select the ﬁle ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

C for Copy.

A dialog box prompts you to type a ﬁle name and group.

4. Type a new name for the ﬁle ETLEARN. A ﬁle name can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters and

must begin with a letter. Keep the ﬁle in your logon group, so leave the group ﬁeld as it is.

5. Press

F5 OK to copy the ﬁle.

Deleting a File

You can delete your own ﬁles from the system. It is important to remember that when you delete a ﬁle, you cannot get it back.

1. Select the ﬁle ETLEARN from the File Management screen.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

D for Delete.

Whenever you delete a ﬁle, HP Easytime/XL prompts you to conﬁrm the action.

4. Press

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This chapter describes the tasks that can be performed with HP Easytime/XL. HP Easytime/XL helps manage the system by organizing the daily tasks around menus that are easy to identify and use. These tasks are separated into the following categories:

• Managing Sessions

• Files

• Print Files

• Printers

• Jobs

• Backups

• Console Messages

• Customizing HP Easytime/XL

• Solving Problems

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Managing Sessions

When you log on to the MPE/iX system, you begin a session. This means communicating with the computer. A session begins when you log on (HELLO) and ends when you log off (BYE).

The menus at the top the Session Management screen contain all of the tasks necessary for managing your sessions, including the following:

• Deleting sessions

• Sending messages to other users

• Limiting the number of sessions on the system

• Displaying a set of sessions

• Sorting a list of sessions

Session Management

1. Move the cursor to Session Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either

The Session Management screen provides information about all the sessions that are logged on to the computer, including:

• Session name

• User name and account of the session

• Name of the program that the session is running (if there is one).

• Date and time when session was started

• Which session is your session

Refer to Figure 3-1 which shows a Session Management screen.

F3, Return key, or Spacebar.

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Figure 3-1 Session Management

HP Easytime/XL Session Management

HP Easytime/XL Tasks

Managing Sessions

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Session User Account Program Start Date/Time Name

ADMIN DAVID FINANCE EASYTIME 04/24/01 3:07 PM ROSS ROSS PAYROLL EASYTIME 04/24/01 4:10 PM (YOUR SESSION) PAT PAT PAYROLL HPEDIT 04/25/01 8:22 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 9:46 AM

Update Display

Delete (Abort) a Session

Before performing a routine maintenance on the system, for example, a backup, you may want to delete any active sessions (log other users off the system). This ensures that any ﬁles currently locked by an application are available for backup.

CAUTION

1. Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. D for Delete.

A dialog box prompts you to conﬁrm deletion.

4. Press

F5 YES to delete sessions.

If a user is working in an application, this task aborts the program and data may be lost. For that reason, be sure to send a warning message prompting users to log off before you delete sessions. Refer to “Sending Messages to Users”.

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Sending Messages to Users

You can send messages to one or more users on the system. For example, you can send a message asking users to log off before you shut down the system.

1. Select one or more sessions from the Session Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. S for Send Message.

4. Enter the message to be sent to other users. The message can be up to 80 characters in length. The ﬁeld shifts to

the left as it is typed providing more space. If you want a user to reply to the message, be sure to include the

session name so that the user knows which session to answer. The session name and user are not automatically displayed with the message.

5. Press F5 OK to send the message.

Limiting the Number of Sessions

If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of users allowed to log on to the system at one time.

1. Press

2. Press A dialog box prompts you to enter the session limit.

F2 A to open the Actions menu. L for Limit No. of Sessions.

3. Enter the number of sessions allowed to run concurrently.

4. Press

F5 OK to set the session limit.

Displaying Sessions

When you log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Session Management, you see all the sessions currently logged on to the system. You can use the View menu to restrict your view to a particular set of sessions, for example, those in a speciﬁc account.

1. Press

2. Press A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of sessions.

3. Enter the set of sessions you would like to view. Wildcard characters can be used to deﬁne a set.

4. Press

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F5 OK to display the new view.

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Managing Sessions

Only those sessions speciﬁed are now displayed on the screen. This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/XL, or change the view again.

Resetting View

If view has been set to show only selected sessions, it can be reset to display all sessions on the system.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. R for Reset View.

Sorting Sessions

Deﬁne how sessions are sorted (order in which they are displayed) on the Session Management screen. Sessions are sorted alphabetically by session name, this can be changed to sort by user or account:

1. Press

2. Choose one of the following settings:

• Sort by Session Name

• Sort by User

• Sort by Account

The sessions on the screen will be sorted according to the selected setting. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting and the setting remains valid until exiting HP Easytime/XL, or until the sort setting is changed.

F2 V to open the View menu.

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Files

Files storetheinformationwithwhichyou work. Reports, spreadsheets, letters, and application programs are all ﬁles. If you use the MPE/iX editor to create a document, this document is a ﬁle.

You can use the File Management screen to manage the ﬁles on your system. If you cannot perform a task with a particular ﬁle, it may be secured. Ask the creator of the ﬁle to release it, or see your system administrator for assistance.

The menus at the top of the File Management screen contain all of the tasks necessary for managing the ﬁles including the following:

• Printing

• Copying

• Deleting

• Renaming

• Moving

• Reading

• Releasing and Securing

• Displaying a set of ﬁles

• Sorting

Accessing File Management

1. Move the cursor to File Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either

The File Management screen provides the following information about ﬁles on the system:

• File Name

• Group

• Account

• File Code (ASCII or application type)

F3, Return key, or Spacebar.

• Status (Secured or Released)

• Size (in kilobytes)

Figure 3-2 illustrates the File Management screen.

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Figure 3-2 File Management

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte)

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24 LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7 OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

HP Easytime/XL Tasks

Files

Display last updated at 9:36 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

Printing a File

When you request a ﬁle to be printed, a copy of the ﬁle (print ﬁle) is created and sent to the printer.

1. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press A dialog box prompts you for the number of copies.

4. Enter the number of copies you want printed.

5. Press If any ﬁles have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to enter them. The print ﬁle is directed to the HP Easytime/XL printer. The printer

can be changed with the task Set Printer on the Options menu.

F2 A to open the Actions menu. P for Print.

F5 OK to print the ﬁle.

Copying Files

Files can be copied to the same group, or to another group in your logon account. Files can also be copied to and from tape for security purposes. If you want to copy a secured ﬁle, ask the creator of the ﬁle to release it.

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Copying One File

1. Select one ﬁle from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. C for Copy.

A dialog box prompts you for a ﬁle name and group.

4. Enter a ﬁle name, enter a new name if copying the ﬁle to the same group.

5. Enter a group if you want to copy the ﬁle to a group other than your logon group.

6. Press

F5 OK to copy the ﬁle.

If the ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to enter it.

Copying Multiple Files

You cannot rename ﬁles when copying more than one at the same time.

1. Select ﬁles to copy.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. C for Copy.

A dialog box prompts you for a group.

CAUTION

4. Enter a group if you want to copy the ﬁles to a group other than your logon group.

5. Press

F5 OK to copy the ﬁles.

If any ﬁles have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to enter them.

Storing Files

In addition to making regular backups, you can copy ﬁles to storage media at any time for security purposes.

1. Prepare storage media and device. See the reference information that you received with your drive.

2. Load the drive.

When starting the store process, any ﬁles currently stored on this storage media will be lost.

3. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

4. Press

5. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. S for Store.

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A dialog box may prompt you for more information.

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Files

Supply any requested information and press

F5 OK to continue.

During the store process, HP Easytime/XL displays a monitoring screen where you can check the progress of the task. Do this by pressing

F5 Update Display periodically. During the store process,

you cannot use this terminal for anything else. If the store is progressing correctly, the monitoring screen displays

the percent complete, for example:

STORE OPERATION IS 25% COMPLETE.

When the store is ﬁnished, the following message is displayed:

Store finished successfully. See report ETSTLST.

6. Press

F8 Close to close the monitoring screen.

Stopping the Store Process

1. Press

2. Press

3. Press

F7 Stop. F5 Yes to conﬁrm. F8 Close to close the monitoring screen and go back to File

Management. It can take several minutes for the store process to stop.

Verifying Files Stored

HP Easytime/XL creates a print ﬁle listing every ﬁle stored, and every ﬁle the system was not able to store. Check this report to verify that all ﬁles have been successfully stored on tape.

The name of the report ﬁle is ETSTLST. You can view and read the contents of this ﬁle on the Print File Management screen. This ﬁle can be quite large and so the status is ON HOLD. Take the ﬁle off hold if you want to print it.

Setting Store Options

Special store options can be set that apply when storing ﬁles. If you are the system administrator you can save these options permanently.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 O to open the Options menu. S for Set Store Options.

A dialog box prompts you to choose store options.

3. Enter a ﬁle name, group, and account to save the store report in a ﬁle. If the ﬁle does not exist, HP Easytime/XL creates it for you.

4. Choose one of the available options.

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See “HP Easytime/XL Options” if you need more information.

5. Press Or, press

F6 Save to save the store options permanently.

F5 OK to save the store options for this session only.

Restoring Files

To restore one or more ﬁles that have been stored:

1. Prepare storage media and device. Refer to the reference information that was received with the drive.

2. Load the drive.

3. Press

4. Press A dialog box prompts you for the names of the ﬁles you want to

restore.

5. Enter one ﬁle name, group, and account. Or, specify a set of ﬁles using wildcard characters.

6. Press If a ﬁle was added to the list by mistake, select it and press

Delete from List.

F2 A to open the Actions menu. T for Restore.

F6 Add to List.

Steps 5 and 6 can be repeated to add as many ﬁles to the list as necessary.

7. When the ﬁles to be restored list is completed, press

F5 OK to

continue. A dialog box may prompt you for more information. Supply any requested information and press

F5 OK to continue.

During the restore process, HP Easytime/XL displays a monitoring screen where you can check the progress of the task. Do this by pressing

F5 Update Display periodically. During the restore

process, the terminal cannot be used for anything else. When the restore is ﬁnished, the following message is displayed:

Restore finished successfully. See report ETRSTLST.

8. Press

F8 Close to close the monitoring screen.

Stopping Restore Process

1. Press

2. Press

F7 Stop. F5 Yes to conﬁrm.

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3. Press F8 Close to close the monitoring screen and go back to File Management.

It can take several minutes for the restore process to stop.

Verify Files Restored

HP Easytime/XL creates a print ﬁle listing every ﬁle restored, and every ﬁle the system was not able to restore. Check this report to verify that all ﬁles have been successfully restored.

The name of the report ﬁle is ETRSTLST. You can view and read the contents of this ﬁle on the Print File Management screen. This ﬁle can be quite large and so the status is ON HOLD. The ﬁle must be taken off hold to be printed.

Setting Restore Options

Special options can be set for restoring ﬁles. If you are the system administrator, you can save these options permanently.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 O to open the Options menu. R for Set Restore Options.

A dialog box prompts you to choose restore options.

3. Enter a ﬁle name, group, and account to save the restore report in a ﬁle. If the ﬁle does not exist, HP Easytime/XL creates it for you.

4. You can choose one or more of the available options. See “HP Easytime/XL Options” if more information is needed.

5. Press Or, press

F6 Save to save the restore options permanently.

F5 OK to save the restore options for this session only.

Deleting Files

This task can be used to delete unwanted ﬁles from the system.

1. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. D for Delete. F5 Yes to conﬁrm deletion of ﬁles.

CAUTION

If the ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to enter it.

It is important to remember that when you delete a ﬁle, you cannot get it back.

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Renaming Files

You can rename any ﬁle that you created and that is in your logon account.

1. Select one ﬁle from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. M for Move/Rename.

A dialog box prompts you for a ﬁle name and group. Your logon group is displayed.

4. Enter a new ﬁle name.

5. Enter a group name if you want the renamed ﬁle moved to a group other than your logon group.

6. Press

F5 OK to rename the ﬁle.

If the ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to enter it.

Moving Files

Files can be moved to and from other groups, but not to and from other accounts. You can only move ﬁles that you created and that are in your logon account.

Moving a File to Another Group

1. Select one ﬁle from the File Management screen.

2. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

M for Move/Rename.

A dialog box prompts you for a ﬁle name and group.

4. Enter the ﬁle name, or if you want to give the ﬁle a new name, enter a new ﬁle name. otherwise, enter the old ﬁle name.

5. Enter a group name if you want to move the ﬁle to a group other than your logon group.

6. Press

F5 OK to move the ﬁle.

If the ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to enter it.

Moving Multiple Files

When moving more than one ﬁle to another group, you cannot rename them at the same time.

1. Select ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

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3. Press M for Move/Rename. A dialog box prompts you for the new group. Your logon group is

displayed.

4. Enter a group name if you want to move the ﬁles to a group other than your logon group.

Files

5. Press

F5 OK to move the ﬁle.

If any ﬁles have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to enter them.

Reading File Contents

You can read the contents of any ﬁle that you created. You may also be able to read the contents of a secured ﬁle if you have read access as provided by MPE/iX security provisions.

1. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press If the ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to enter it. The ﬁrst 15 lines of the ﬁle are displayed. Use the scroll keys to

browse through the contents of the ﬁle. If you have selected several ﬁles to read, press

display the contents of the next selected ﬁle. If the next selected ﬁle has a lockword, a dialog box prompts you to

enter it.

F2 A to open the Actions menu. R for Read.

F5 Read Next to

4. Press F8 Close to close the ﬁle when ﬁnished reading.

Removing MPE/iX Security Provisions

You can remove MPE/iX security provisions from any ﬁle that you created. This means that users in any account can read, copy, delete, or print the ﬁle.

1. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press If any ﬁles have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to enter them.

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Adding MPE/iX Security

If you previously removed MPE/iX security from a ﬁle, you can reestablish security provisions with this task. You can only secure a ﬁle if you created it.

1. Select one or more ﬁles from the File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. E for Secure.

If any ﬁles have lockwords, a dialog box prompts you to enter them.

Displaying Files

When you log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to File Management, you see all the ﬁles in your logon group and account. You can expand the view to include ﬁles in another group, or restrict it to a smaller set of ﬁles for easier management.

1. Press

2. Press A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of ﬁles. It displays all ﬁles in

the group PUB, in the account SYS.

3. Enter the set of ﬁles you would like to view. Wildcard characters can be used to deﬁne a set of ﬁles.

4. Press Only those ﬁles that you speciﬁed are displayed on the screen. This

new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/XL, or change the view again.

F2 V to open the View menu. V for Set View.

F5 OK to display the new view.

Resetting View

If you have set a view of ﬁles, you can reset it to all the ﬁles in your logon group and account.

1. Press

2. Press

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Sorting Files

You can deﬁne how ﬁles are sorted (order in which they are displayed) on the File Management screen. Start HP Easytime/XL and go to the File Management screen, ﬁles are ﬁrst sorted alphabetically by account, and then by group and ﬁle name. To change this:

1. Press

F2 V to open the View menu.

2. Choose one of the following settings:

• Sort by File Name

• Sort by Group

• Sort by Account

The ﬁles on the screen will be sorted according to the settings selected. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting. This setting is valid until you exit HP Easytime/XL, or until it is changed again.

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Print ﬁles are ﬁles users have requested for printing, but have not yet printed. Because the printer can only process one ﬁle at a time, print ﬁles need to be organized in a logical order (queued) when sent to the printer. HP Easytime/XL sorts print ﬁles according to their status and prints each in turn.

The menus at the top of the Print File Management screen contain all of the tasks necessary for managing the print ﬁles, including:

• Status

• Deleting

• Put on hold

• Take off hold

• Moving a print ﬁle to the top of the queue

• Reading the contents of a print ﬁle

• Changing the number of copies

• Changing printers

• Reprinting a print ﬁle

• Loading and aligning forms

• Displaying a set of print ﬁles

• Sorting

The Print File Management screen provides information about all pending print ﬁles on the system, Including:

• Print File Name

• User who created the print ﬁle

• Account

• Printer (which printer that ﬁle will be assigned)

• Status of print ﬁle

• Number of copies requested

• Approximate length (in pages) of the print ﬁle

• Name of the required form (if available)

Figure 3-3 illustrates the Print File Management screen.

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Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Print User Account Printer Status No. of Length Forms File Name Copies (pages)

REPORT MGR SYS LP PRINTING 1 ~ 1 CHECKS DAVID FINANCE LP READY 2 ~ 4 BUSPLN GORDON MKT LP READY 1 ~12 BUDGET CAROL PAYROLL LP READY 1 ~ 4

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 9:58 AM

Update Display

T Close

Accessing Print File Management

1. Move cursor to Print File Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either

F3, Return key, or Spacebar.

Monitoring Status

Monitor printing on your system by checking the status ﬁeld on the Print File Management screen.

The status of a print ﬁle can be one of the following:

Status Means

CREATE A print ﬁle is being created. PRINTING Print ﬁle is printing now. READY Print ﬁle is ready (waiting) to print. ON HOLD Print ﬁle has been put on hold. This means that the

print ﬁle cannot print until you take it off hold.

LOAD FORM The print ﬁle requires a special form (kind of paper).

Because this print ﬁle is at the top of the print queue, all printing on this printer has stopped. You must load the form before printing can continue.

ALIGN FORM The print ﬁle requires that you align the form before

printing. Because this print ﬁle is at the top of the print

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queue, all printing on this printer has stopped. You must align the form before printing can continue.

PROBLEM There is a problem with the printer. Check to make

sure the printer is switched on, or check for a paper jam.

UNKNOWN This status indicates a problem with the printing

program. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

Deleting a Print File

If you no longer want a print ﬁle to print, you can delete it from the print queue.

1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. D for Delete. F5 Yes to conﬁrm deletion of the print ﬁle.

Put On Hold

A print ﬁle can be put on hold to keep it from printing until you are ready.

1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. H for Put on Hold.

The status of the print ﬁle changes to ON HOLD.

Take Off Hold

Once the print ﬁle is put on hold, it will not print until it is taken off hold.

1. Select one or more print ﬁles with the status ON HOLD.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. O for Take off Hold.

The status of the print ﬁle changes to READY.

Rearranging Print Files

If one or more print ﬁles printed need the priority changed, you can move them to the top of the print queue. These ﬁles are then the next to be printed.

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1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

Print Files

3. Press

N for Print Next.

Reading Contents of Print File

You can read the contents of a print ﬁle while it is waiting in the print queue.

1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. R for Read.

If the ﬁrst print ﬁle has a lockword, enter it. The ﬁrst 15 lines or the print ﬁle are displayed. Use the scroll keys to

browse through the contents of the print ﬁle. If you have selected several print ﬁles to read, press

F5 Read Next to

display the contents of the next selected print ﬁle. If the next selected print ﬁle has a lockword, enter it.

4. Press

F8 Close to close the print ﬁle when you are ﬁnished reading.

Changing the Number of Copies

You can increase or decrease the requested number of copies for a print ﬁle with this task.

1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. C for Change No. of Copies.

A dialog box prompts you for the number of copies.

4. Enter the number of copies you want printed.

5. Press

F5 OK to change the number of copies.

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Changing Printers

To route your print ﬁles to another printer use this task:

1. Select one or more print ﬁles from the Print File Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. P for Change Printer.

A dialog box displays a list of available printers.

4. Select a printer from the list

5. Press

F5 OK to change the printer.

Interrupt (Stop) Printing

You can stop (interrupt) a ﬁle that is printing, and start printing again from the beginning. Use this task to recover after a paper jam.

1. Select the print ﬁle that is currently printing.

2. Print F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

E for Reprint.

Loading Forms

Some print ﬁles need to be printed on a form or special kind of paper. When a form is needed, the status line on your screen displays the message: LOAD FORM. You must respond to the request before printing on this printer can continue.

1. Select a print ﬁle with the status Load Form.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. L for Load Form.

A dialog box displays information about the kind of form required.

4. Load the correct form in the printer. Or, choose Put on Hold from the dialog box. In this particular case,

you cannot use the Actions menu to put the form on hold.

5. Press

F5 OK when the form is loaded and you want to start printing.

Aligning Form

Some print ﬁles that require a form also require that you align the form before printing. This is to ensure that all alignments are set before running a large quantity.

When alignment of a form is needed the status line on the screen displays the message: ALIGN FORM. You must respond to this request before printing on this printer can continue.

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2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. F for Align Form.

A dialog box prompts you to align the form.

4. Align the form in the paper tray. Or, choose Test to ﬁrst print a test line to check alignment.

5. Press

F5 OK to inform the system that the form is aligned.

Displaying Print Files

Log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Print File Management, you will see all the print ﬁles under your logon name and account. You may want to expand the view to include print ﬁles in another account, or restrict it to a particular set of print ﬁles, for example, those on a speciﬁc printer.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. V for Set View.

A dialog box prompts you to enter a set of print ﬁles.

3. Enter the set of print ﬁles you would like to view. Wildcard characters can be used to deﬁne a set of print ﬁles.

4. Select one or more printers.

5. Press

F5 OK to display the new view.

Only those print ﬁles you speciﬁed are now displayed on the screen. This new view will last until you exit HP Easytime/XL, or change the view again.

Resetting View

If you have changed your view of print ﬁles, you can quickly reset it to display all the print ﬁles under your logon name and account.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. R for Reset View.

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Sorting Print Files

Start HP Easytime/XL and go to Print File Management, print ﬁles are sorted on the screen by printer. You can change this sorting to print ﬁle name or by status etc.

1. Press

F2 V to open the View menu.

2. Choose one of the following Sort settings:

• Print File Name

• User

• Account

• Printer

• Status The print ﬁles on the screen will be sorted according to the setting

selected. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting. This setting is valid until exiting from HP Easytime/XL, or changing the sort again.

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All of the printers conﬁgured on the system are listed on the Printer Management screen. The menus at the top of the Printer Management screen contain all of the options necessary for managing the printers, including the following tasks:

• Status of printer

• Enabling a printer

• Disabling a printer

• Setting printer Outfence

Accessing Printer Management

You must be in system administrator mode to perform Printer Management tasks.

1. Move the cursor to Printer Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either

F3, Return key, or Spacebar.

The Printer Management screen provides information about all the print devices on the system, including the following:

• Name of printer

• Status of the printer (enabled or disabled)

• Current Outfence set for the printer

Figure 3-4 illustrates the Printer Management screen.

Figure 3-4 Printer Management

HP Easytime/XL Printer Management

Actions Main View Options Exit He

Printer Status Outfence

LASERJET ENABLED 8 LP ENABLED 12

Display last updated at 10:16 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

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Printer Status

Check the status of printers on the system on the Printer Management screen.

The status of a printer can be any one of the following:

Status Means

ENABLED The system administrator has enabled the printer. It is

available for printing.

DISABLED The system administrator has disabled the printer. If

you route your print ﬁles to this printer, they will not print until the printer is enabled.

UNKNOWN This status indicates a problem with the printer or

printing program. Contact your system administrator for assistance.

Enable Printer

If you are the system administrator, you can enable a printer. This task activates a printer and makes it available for printing.

1. Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

2. Select

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu.

E for Enable.

Disable Printer

If you are the system administrator,youcandisable a printer. This task stops a printer and makes it unavailable for printing.

1. Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

2. Select F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

D for Disable.

Setting Printer Outfence

The system administrator can set the printer outfence. By increasing the outfence, you can prevent ﬁles from printing. The outfence can be any value from 1 to 14. If the outfence is set at 5, for example, then only those print ﬁles with a priority of 6 or high can printed.

1. Select one or more printers from the Printer Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. O for Set Outfence.

A dialog box prompts you to enter the new outfence.

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5. Press

F5 OK to set the outfence.

Setting HP Easytime/XL Printer

You can specify a printer for all printing initiated in HP Easytime/XL, for example, print ﬁles, listings of system errors, or backup reports. Unless saved by the system administrator, this setting is valid until you exit HP Easytime/XL.

1. Press

2. Press A dialog box prompts you to select a printer.

3. Select a printer from the list.

4. If you are the system administrator, you can press this setting permanently.

Or, press F5 OK to set the printer for this session only.

F2 O to open the Options menu. P for Set Printer.

F6 Save to save

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Much of the work that is done on the system can be accomplished with jobs. A job is a ﬁle that contains commands that would normally be entered at the keyboard during an interactive session. When starting a job, the computer interprets and executes these commands automatically. No further user input is necessary.

HP Easytime/XL sorts jobs according to status and runs each in turn. These jobs are listed (queued) on the Job Management screen where they can be managed and can monitor their progress.

The menus at the top of the Job Management screen contain all of the options necessary for managing the jobs, including the following tasks:

• Status

• Starting

• Deleting

• Scheduling

• Put on hold

• Take off hold

• Suspending and resuming jobs

• Moving a job to top of queue

• Changing status

• Limiting

• Setting Jobfence

• Displaying

• Sorting The Job Management screen provides the following information about

jobs on the system:

• Job Name

• User name

• Account under which the job is logged

• Program that the job is running (if there is one)

• Status of the job

• Start Date/Time (when job started or when scheduled to start) Figure 3-5 illustrates the Job Management screen.

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Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Job Name User Account Program Status Start Date/Time

REPORTS PAT FINANCE CI ACTIVE 04/24/01 10:21 AM UPDATE KURT MKTG CI ACTIVE 04/24/01 11:18 AM MONTHEND CHRIS TESTING CI READY 04/25/01 11:40 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 11:20 AM

Update Display

Accessing Job Management

1. Move the cursor to Job Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either

F3, Return key, or Spacebar.

Job Status

The jobs can be monitored on the system by checking the status ﬁeld on the Job Management screen.

The status of a job can be any one of the following:

Status Means

ACTIVE Job is running now. READY The job is ready and waiting to run. The maximum

number of jobs that can run at one time has been reached. This job will run when one of the active jobs is ﬁnished.

SCHEDULED Job is scheduled to run at a later date and time. The

start date and time is displayed on the Job Management screen.

ON HOLD Job has been put on hold. A job that is on hold cannot

run until it is taken off hold.

SUSPEND The job has been interrupted (suspended) while it was

running. The task Resume can be used to start it again (from the place where it was stopped).

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Starting a Job

1. Press

2. Press

F2 and A to open the Actions menu. S for Start.

A dialog box prompts you for a job ﬁle name.

Deleting (Abort) a Job

If a job cannot continue because of an error, you may need to delete the job and restart. To delete any active job or jobs that are waiting in the job queue:

1. Select one or more jobs from the Job Management screen.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

4. Press

D for Delete. F5 Yes to conﬁrm deletion of jobs.

Scheduling Jobs

Jobs can be scheduled to run at a later date or time, for example, after you have gone home for the evening. If you have a job that updates a database, or other ﬁles, you can schedule it to run at night when the ﬁles are not being used.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. S or Start.

3. Enter the name of the job ﬁle in the Job File Name ﬁeld. If the job ﬁle is in a group or account other than your logon group

and account, enter them. If the ﬁle has a lockword, enter it.

4. Enter start date and time for the job.

5. Press

F5 OK to schedule the job.

The job appears in the job queue with a status of SCHED and starts at the scheduled date and time.

Put On Hold

If a job in the job queue is not yet running, you can put it on hold to delay its running.

1. Select one or more jobs with the status On Hold.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

H for Put on Hold.

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The job appears in the job queue with the status ON HOLD and will not start until you take it off hold.

Take Off Hold

If one of more jobs are on hold, they must be taken off hold before they can run.

1. Select one or more jobs with the status On Hold.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. O for Take off Hold.

The job appears in the job queue with a status of ACTIVE or READY.

Suspend (Interrupt) a Job

This task suspends (interrupts) a job in progress. If system resources are limited, you can speed up the processing of some jobs by suspending other, less critical jobs.

1. Select one or more jobs with the status Active.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu

3. Press

P for Suspend.

The job stops and its status changes to SUSPEND. The job will not continue until you resume processing.

Resume a Suspended Job

1. Select one or more jobs with the status Suspend.

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

R for Resume.

The job continues to run from the point where it was suspended.

Move Job to Top of Queue

If you are the system administrator, you can move a job to the top of the queue by changing the job status. It becomes the next job to run.

1. Select one or more jobs from the Job Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. N for Run Next.

Limiting the Number of Jobs

If you are the system administrator, you can limit the number of jobs running at one time on the system. If the job limit is set at 5, only the ﬁrst 5 jobs can begin processing. Subsequent jobs have a status of READY and wait in the job queue until one of the active jobs ends.

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1. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

2. Press

L for Limit No. of Jobs.

A dialog box prompts you to type the job limit.

3. Type the number of jobs allowed to run concurrently.

4. Press

F5 OK to set the job limit.

Setting Jobfence

If you are the system administrator, you can restrict which jobs are allowed to execute.

The jobfence is the minimum priority level a job must exceed in order to run. The jobfence can be any value from 0 to 14. If the jobfence is set at 8, for example, then only those jobs with a priority of 9 or higher can run.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. F for Set Jobfence.

A dialog box prompts you to type the jobfence number.

3. Type the jobfence

4. Press

F5 OK to set the jobfence.

Displaying Jobs

Log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Job Management, to view jobs currently logged on to the system. The view can be restricted to a particular set of jobs, for example, those in a speciﬁc account.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. V for Set View.

A dialog box prompts you to type a set of jobs.

3. Type the set of jobs you would like to view. Use wildcard characters to deﬁne a set of jobs.

4. Press

F5 OK to display the new view.

Only those jobs speciﬁed are now displayed on the screen. This new view will last until exiting HP Easytime/XL, or until the view is changed again.

Resetting View

If the view of jobs has been changed, it can be reset to display all the jobs on the system.

1. Press

F2 V to open the View menu.

2. Press

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Start HP Easytime/XL and go to Job Management, jobs are sorted on the screen by status (the order in which they will run). To change the sort:

Jobs

1. Press

F2 V to open the View menu.

2. Chose one of the following Sort by settings:

• Job Name

• User

• Account

• Status

The jobs on the screen will be sorted according to the setting selected. An asterisk (*) appears in front of the selected setting. This setting is valid until exiting from HP Easytime/XL or the sort is changed again.

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Choosing a good backup plan, and scheduling regular backups, are important to the efﬁcient operation of the system. Regularly scheduled backups reduce the time needed to perform backups and guarantee the most recent information is always available to users.

If you are responsible for managing backups on the system, your responsibilities include the following:

• Designing a backup schedule

• Scheduling and performing regular backups

• Storing and maintaining backup media.

Backup Management

The Backup Management screen displays the current backup schedule and provides a history of recent backups on the system including:

• Type of backup (full or partial)

• Date the backup was performed

• Number of tapes required for the backup

• Device on which the backup was performed

• Time needed to complete the backup

To access Backup Management:

1. Move the cursor to Backup Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either F3,

The Backup Management screen in shown in Figure 3-6.

Return key, or the Spacebar.

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Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Latest Backups:

Type Date No. of Tapes Device Time needed Files stored

PARTIAL 04/08/01 1 TAPE 7:02 78 PARTIAL 04/09/01 1 TAPE 13:16 159 PARTIAL 04/10/01 2 TAPE 24:10 976 PARTIAL 04/11/01 2 TAPE 30:26 1271 FULL 04/12/01 5 TAPE 1:22:17 6782

Scheduled Backups:

Day Time Type Printer Backup Report File MONDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP MON.BCK.SYS

TUESDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP TUE.BCK.SYS WEDNESDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP WED.BCK.SYS THURSDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP THU.BCK.SYS FRIDAY 9:00 PM FULL LP FRI.BCK.SYS

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 10:05 AM

Update Display

Designing a Backup Schedule

There are two kinds of backups that can be performed with HP Easytime/XL:

• Full backups

• Partial backups A full backup copies all user ﬁles on the system whether or not the

information has changed since the last full backup. A partial backup copies only those ﬁles that have changed since the last full backup.Your backup schedule should include both. A typical backup schedule allows for one full backup one day a week, and a partial backup on each remaining work day.

If such a schedule is used, no more than 24 hours worth of information would be lost if the system should fail.

Refer to Figure 3-6 for a Backup Management screen.

Scheduling Backups

With HP Easytime/XL, you can set up the backup schedule and then use the Backup Management screen to review backup information.

1. From the Backup Management screen, select one or more days of the week.

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For example, Monday through Thursday.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. S for Schedule Backup.

A dialog box prompts you for further scheduling information.

4. Choose the type of backup you want (full or partial).

5. Type the time you want the backup to start. It is best to schedule backups at the end of the workday when users

are no longer using the system. Also, schedule the backup for the same time every day so users know when to expect it, and can plan accordingly.

6. Select a backup device.

7. Select a backup printer (for backup report). To save the backup report in a ﬁle, enter a ﬁle name, group or

account were the report will be saved.

8. Press

F5 OK to schedule the backup.

When the scheduled backup starts, HP Easytime/XL sets the job and session limits to 1 to prevent any new session or jobs from starting.

Scheduled Backup

A scheduled backup will start and complete automatically only under the following conditions:

• A write-enabled tape is loaded.

• The tape device is conﬁgured for auto-reply. See system conﬁguration documentation for details.

• The ﬁles to be backed up must ﬁt on one tape; otherwise, someone must load the next one.

Canceling a Scheduled Backup

A scheduled backup can be canceled at any time before it starts.

1. From the Backup Management screen, select one or more scheduled backups.

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. D for Delete Scheduled Backup. F5 Yes to cancel the scheduled backup.

Performing Backups

In addition to performing regularly scheduled backups, a full or partial backup can be performed whenever needed. Before starting a backup,

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send a message warning users to log off the system, for example:

Backup will begin in 10 minutes. Please finish and log off.

To perform the backup:

1. Prepare backup tapes and device. Refer to the reference information received with the drive.

2. Load the drive.

CAUTION

3. Press

4. Press Or, press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. F to Perform Full Backup.

P for Perform Partial Backup.

If there are active jobs and sessions a dialog box prompts you to conﬁrm that you want to continue. Any ﬁles currently accessed by the active jobs and sessions will not be backed up. Press

F5 Yes if you

want to continue with the backup. Once the backup begins, HP Easytime/XL sets the job and session

limits to 1 to prevent any new sessions or jobs from starting.

If the system is conﬁgured for auto-reply, the backup starts immediately. Any ﬁles stored previously will be lost.

If the system is not conﬁgured for auto-reply, a dialog box prompts for more information.

Supply the requested information and press

F5 OK to continue with

the backup. Or, press F7 Stop to stop the backup. During the backup process, HP Easytime/XL displays a monitoring

screen where you can check the progress of the backup. Do this by pressing

F5 Update Display periodically. During the backup

process, the terminal cannot be used for anything else. If the backup is progressing correctly, the monitoring screen displays

the percent complete, for example:

STORE OPERATION IS 25% COMPLETE.

When the backup is ﬁnished, the following message is displayed:

Backup finished successfully. See report ETBUPLST.

When this message is displayed, the backup process is ﬁnished.

5. Press

F8 Close to close the monitoring screen.

Stopping the Backup Process

• Press

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• Press F5 Yes to conﬁrm.

• Press

F8 Close to close the monitoring screen and go back to Backup

Management. It can take several minutes for the backup process to stop.

Verifying Backup Information

HP Easytime/XL prints a backup report listing every ﬁle backed up, and every ﬁle the system was not able to back up. Check this report to verify that all ﬁles have been successfully saved.

The name of the report ﬁle is ETBUPLST. This report can be viewed on the Print File Management screen. This ﬁle can be quite large and so the status in ON HOLD. Take the ﬁle off hold if you want to print it.

Setting Backup Options

Special default options can be speciﬁed when backing up the ﬁles. If you are the system administrator, you can save these options permanently.

1. From the Backup Management screen, press

F2 O to open the

Options menu.

2. Press B for Set Backup Options. A dialog box prompts for more information.

3. Type a ﬁle name, group, and account for the backup report. If the ﬁle does not exist, HP Easytime/XL creates it.

4. If you are the system administrator, you can press

F6 Save to save

this setting permanently Or, press F5 OK to save the backup options for this session only.

Setting Backup Device

Specify the backup device to be used when performing backups, or storing and restoring ﬁles. If you are the system administrator, you can save these options permanently.

1. From the Backup Management screen, press

F2 O to open the

Options menu.

2. Press D for Set Backup Device. A dialog box displays a list of available backup devices.

3. Select a device from the list.

4. If you are the system administrator, you can press

F6 Save to save

this setting permanently. Or, press F5 OK to save the backup device for this session only.

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You can monitor the system from the Console Management screen and respond to requests from the system. The menus at the top of the Console Management screen contain all of the options necessary for managing console messages and requests, including the following tasks:

• Replying to requests

• Printing messages and requests

• Displaying console messages

Accessing Console Management

1. Move the cursor to Console Management on the Main menu.

2. Press either the

F3, Return key or the Spacebar.

The Console Management screen displays the following information:

• Messages from the system

• Requests that require a response

• Time the request or message was sent

• Creator of the request Figure 3-7 illustrates the Console Management screen.

Figure 3-7 Console Management

HP Easytime/XL Console Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Time Creator Message

9:51 AM MGR.FINANCE LOGOFF ON JOBTAPE (10) 9:51 AM PAT.FINANCNE LOGON FOR: “PAT.FINANCE.PUB” ON TERM (100)

9:57 AM MGR.SYS LOGON FOR: “MGR.SYS.PUB” ON JOBTAPE (10) 10:00 AM TAPE (7) NOT READY 10:01 AM LABELED VOLUME LOADED ON TAPE (7) 10:02 AM PAT.FINANCE LOGOFF ON TERM (100) 10:05 AM MARK.FINANCE LOIGOFF ON TERM (101)

Display last updated at 10:10 AM

Messages

Time Creator Request

10:02 AM MGR.SYS LOAD “PATTAPE” ON TAPE (7) 10:03 AM LP (6) FORMS ALIGNED OK (Y/N) ?

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Update Display

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To move between the requests and messages.

NOTE

• Press

Tab key.

Replying to Requests

Some tasks, like backing up the system or storing a ﬁle on tape, require additional user input after they are started. HP Easytime/XL prompts you to load or remove tapes as needed. These prompts are called requests.

1. Select one request from the Console Management screen.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. R for Reply to Request.

A dialog box displays the system request and prompts for a reply.

4. Read the request and follow the instructions on the screen.

5. Press Or, press

F5 OK to continue.

F8 Cancel to postpone the reply until later.

Some request dialog boxes have a Stop option. If you press F7 Stop, you abort a task in progress (for example, backing up the system, or storing a ﬁle on tape) and delete the request from the system.

Printing Messages and Requests

1. Press

2. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. P for Print Requests/Messages.

All messages and requests will be printed on the HP Easytime/XL printer. The name of the print ﬁle is ETONLST.

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Displaying Console Messages

Log on to HP Easytime/XL and go to Console Management, you can read the last 1,000 messages the system sent and any pending requests.

If you do not want to see all messages and requests on the system, you can restrict your view to a particular set of messages and requests, for example, those for a speciﬁc user or account.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. V for Set View.

A dialog box prompts you to type a set of messages.

3. Type a set of user names and accounts. Wildcard characters can be used to deﬁne the set.

4. Press

F OK to display the new view.

Only those messages speciﬁed are displayed on the screen. This new view will last until exiting HP Easytime/XL, or until the view is changed again.

Resetting View

If a view of messages and requests has been set, you can quickly reset it to view all messages and requests on the system with this task.

1. Press

2. Press

F2 V to open the View menu. R for Reset View.

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Customizing HP Easytime/XL

The system manager can use the setup program to customize HP Easytime/XL. This program is optional. HP Easytime/XL arrives already set up. It can be used as it is, or can be changed to meet particular needs.

This section explains how to use the setup program, including the following tasks:

• Starting setup program

• Disabling and enabling functions

• Setting defaults

• Startup screens

Starting Setup Program

System manager capabilities are needed to customize HP Easytime/XL with the setup program.

1. Log on to the system as MANAGER.SYS.

2. From the system prompt, type:

:RUN ETSETUP.PUB.SYS

The HP Easytime/XL Setup screen shown in Figure 3-8 is displayed.

Figure 3-8 Setup Screen

Actions Exit Help

Functions User access

Print File Management enabled File Management enabled Job Management enabled Session Management enabled Console Management enabled

Backup Defaults

Job file to be started before backup:

after backup:

Console Defaults

Messages will be displayed in HP Easytime/XL only.

Return

HP Easytime/XL Setup

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Save Exit

Setup

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Disabling Functions

HP Easytime/XL comes with all functions enabled and any user can access them. The setup screen shown in Figure 3-9 displays a list box containing all the HP Easytime/XL functions.

You can disable any function that you do not want user to access.

1. aaaSelect one or more functions.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. D for Disable Function.

Figure 3-9 Actions Menu

HP Easytime/XL Setup

Actions

Actions Exit Help

Enable Function Disable Function

Functions User access

Disable Function Use as Startup

Print File Management enabled File Management enabled

Set Backup Defaults...

Job Management enabled

Set Console Defaults...

Session Management enabled Console Management enabled

Save Setup File

Backup Defaults

Job file to be started before backup:

after backup:

Console Defaults

Messages will be displayed in HP Easytime/XL only.

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Save Exit

Setup

Enabling Functions

The setup program can be used at any time to enable functions that have been disabled.

1. Select one or more functions.

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. E for Enable Function.

Defaults for Scheduled Backups

With this task you can specify a job to run immediately before a scheduled backup which deletes (aborts) active sessions and speciﬁc jobs. After the backup, you can run another job that restarts the jobs and processes that were previously stopped.

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1. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

2. Press

B for Set Backup Defaults.

A dialog box prompts for more information.

3. Type the ﬁle name, group, and account of the job to start before the scheduled backup.

Use the

Tab key to move from ﬁeld to ﬁeld.

4. Type the ﬁle name, group, and account of the job to start after the scheduled backup.

5. Press

F5 OK to set the backup defaults.

The backup defaults selected are displayed on the HP Easytime/XL Setup screen.

Defaults for Console Messages

With HP Easytime/XL, you do not need a dedicated terminal to view and respond to console messages. You can monitor console messages from the Console Management screen within HP Easytime/XL.

Display messages and requests on both the system console and in HP Easytime/XL, or in HP Easytime/XL only, refer to Figure 3-10.

Figure 3-10 Console Defaults

Choose one of the following options:

Display messages on the System Console and in HP Easytime/XL

<*> Display messages in HP Easytime/XL only.

[ Help ]

1. Press

2. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. C for Set Console Defaults.

3. Select the option wanted. An asterisk (*) marks the selected option. If you choose to display messages on both the system console and in

HP Easytime/XL, you will not be able to use the system console for any other application, including HP Easytime/XL.

4. Press

F5 OK to set the console default.

Console Defaults

[ Cancel ][OK]

The option selected is displayed on the HP Easytime/XL Setup screen.

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Choosing a Startup Screen

HP Easytime/XL is conﬁgured to display the Main menu when started. This can be changed to display a different screen, for example, Print File Management, when starting the program.

1. Select one function

2. Press

3. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu. U for Use as Startup.

This screen is marked (Startup) on the HP Easytime/XL Setup screen.

Canceling a Startup Screen

If you choose a screen as the startup screen for HP Easytime/XL you can cancel it by enabling the function again.

1. Select the function marked (Startup).

2. Press F2 A to open the Actions menu.

3. Press

E for Enable Function.

This screen is no longer the startup screen and the Main menu will be used instead.

Saving Setup

After you have completed customizing HP Easytime/XL, you must save the setup ﬁle.

1. Press

F2 A to open the Actions menu.

2. Press

S for Save Setup File.

Exiting Setup Program

1. Press

2. Press

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Solving Problems

This section lists problems that my be encountered when working with HP Easytime/XL, possible causes for the problem, and steps for recovery.

Print File Problems

MESSAGE: Print ﬁle is not printing.

CAUSE: Print ﬁle needs a form (or standard paper) loaded. ACTION: Check the Print File Management screen for the name of the

form and load it on the printer. Perform the task Load Form to inform the system that it has been loaded.

CAUSE: Form needs alignment. ACTION: Check to see that the form is correctly aligned and perform the

task Align Form form the Print File Management screen. CAUSE: Print ﬁle has been put on hold. ACTION: Perform the task Take off Hold from the Print File

Management screen.

Printer Problems

MESSAGE: Nothing is printing on a printer.

CAUSE: Printer is not ready ACTION: Check the printer to make sure that it is plugged in, switched

on, and online. Check for a paper jam, or check if paper need to be loaded.

CAUSE: Printer is not enabled. ACTION: The system administrator should enable the printer. CAUSE: Printer outfence set too high.

ACTION: The system administrator should check the outfence.

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MESSAGE: Terminal is not responding.

CAUSE: Various causes. ACTION: Delete session and logon again.

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Solving Problems

ACTION: Press

Shift + Reset keys.

MESSAGE: Screen display is corrupted.

CAUSE: Communication problem between terminal and computer. ACTION: Press

Clear display key.

MESSAGE: User cannot type data in a ﬁeld.

CAUSE: Input ﬁeld is full and you are in insert mode. ACTION: Press

Insert char key again to change to overwrite mode.

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This chapter provides reference information about the following topics:

• Requests and messages from the system

• Cursor movement, editing, selection, and function keys

• Field deﬁnitions for each screen

• HP Easytime/XL options

• Wildcard characters

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Requests and Messages

This section provides a list of requests and messages that may be encountered when working with HP Easytime/XL. The three kinds of messages displayed in HP Easytime/XL are:

• Requests prompting for more information.

• Messages resulting from an error (requires a correction action).

• Messages about what is happening on the system.

Messages and requests are displayed on the Console Management screen shown in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1 Console Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL Console Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Time Creator Message

9:51 AM MGR.FINANCE LOGOFF ON JOBTAPE (10) 9:51 AM PAT.FINANCNE LOGON FOR: “PAT.FINANCE.PUB” ON TERM (100)

Time Creator Request

10:02 AM MGR.SYS LOAD “PATTAPE” ON TAPE (7) 10:03 AM LP (6) FORMS ALIGNED OK (Y/N) ?

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 10:10 AM

Update Display

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Responding to Requests

Requests are messages from the system that prompt you to ﬁrst do something, and then conﬁrm the actions by replying, either from the Console Management screen, or from a dialog box. Respond immediately when there is a request pending on the system. A process or task, such as a backup, cannot continue until the required information is supplied.

This section provides a list of common requests, causes for the request, and the required actions:

REQUEST: FORMS ALIGNED OK (Y/N)?

CAUSE: This message occurs when a form has been loaded. ACTION: Check that form is correctly aligned and perform the task.

Align Form from the Print File Management screen.

REQUEST: IS PAPER AT TOP OF FORM (Y/N)?

CAUSE: This message occurs at the beginning of a print job. ACTION: Check that the paper is at the top of form and perform the task

Align Form from the Print File Management screen.

REQUEST: IS WRITE ENABLED (Y/N)?

CAUSE: Message occurs during a backup or when storing ﬁles to tape. ACTION: Conﬁrm that the tape is enabled and reply to the request.

Information can only be stored on tape that is write enabled.

tape

REQUEST: LOAD

CAUSE: This message occurs during a backup, store, or restore process when a tape is loaded.

ACTION: Load the tape indicated in the correct tape drive and reply to the request.

device (ldev n)

REQUEST: SELECT DEVICE NO. OF CLASS YOU LOADED

CAUSE: This request occurs during a backup, store, or restore process when a tape is loaded.

ACTION: Load the tape indicated in the correct tape drive and reply to the request.

REQUEST: SP (Y/N)?

CAUSE: This request occurs when a print ﬁle requires a form or standard paper to be loaded.

ACTION: Check the Print File Management screen for the kind of paper required and perform the task Load Form.

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#ldev nIS#job number, ﬁle name

classname

device (ldev n)

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Responding to Messages

Monitor messages to keep informed about activity on the system, for example, users or jobs logging on and off, disk storage, or other resource usage. Some messages are caused by an error and require a corrective action.

This section provides a list of system messages. When the message is caused by an error, possible causes for the error, and suggestions for recovery, are also included.

MESSAGE: IS NOT WRITE ENABLED.

CAUSE: This message occurs during a backup, or when storing or restoring ﬁles. It indicates that the tape is not write enabled.

ACTION: Enable the tape for writing.

MESSAGE: MUST BE ONLINE BEFORE REPLYING.

CAUSE: This message occurs if the tape drive is not online during a backup, or when storing or restoring ﬁles.

ACTION: Set the tape drive online.

MESSAGE: NOT READY.

CAUSE: This message occurs when there is a problem with a printer or tape drive.

ACTION: Check the device to make sure that it is plugged in, powered on, and online. If the device is a printer, check for a paper jam and that it is not out of paper.

MESSAGE: FORMS ON

CAUSE: This message occurs when a print ﬁle requires a form. ACTION: Check the Print File Management screen for the kind of form

required and perform the task Load Form.

device (ldev n)

device (ldev n): forms message.

device (ldev n)

MESSAGE: LOGOFF ON.

CAUSE: User or job indicated has logged off this device. ACTION: No action required.

MESSAGE: LOGON FOR:

CAUSE: User or job indicated has logged on to this device. ACTION: Load the next tape in the tape drive.

MESSAGE: LOAD MEDIA

CAUSE: This message occurs when restoring ﬁles from tape. Indicates that the end of the tape has been reached.

ACTION: Load the next tape in the tape drive.

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media n

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MESSAGE: LOAD NEXT MEDIA FOR RESTORE ON.

device (ldev n)

CAUSE: This message occurs when restoring ﬁles from tape. Indicates that the end of the tape has been reached.

ACTION: Load the next tape in the tape drive.

MESSAGE: LOAD MEDIA

media n

FOR STORE ON.

device (ldev n)

CAUSE: This message occurs when restoring ﬁles from tape. Indicates that the end of the tape has been reached.

ACTION: Load the next tape in the tape drive.

MESSAGE: LOAD NEXT MEDIA FOR STORE ON.

device (ldev n)

CAUSE: This message occurs during backup or when storing ﬁles to tape. Indicates that the end of the tape has been reached.

ACTION: Load the next tape in the tape drive.

MESSAGE: STANDARD FORMS ON

device (ldev n): forms message.

CAUSE: This message occurs when a print ﬁle requires a standard paper (after a form has printed).

ACTION: Load standard paper in the printer and perform the task Load Form from the Print File Management screen.

MESSAGE: STORE OPERATION IS

number %

COMPLETE

CAUSE: This message occurs during a scheduled backup and indicates the current status of the backup process.

ACTION: No action required.

MESSAGE: UNLABELED VOLUME LOADED ON.

device (ldev n)

CAUSE: This message occurs when an unlabeled tape is loaded in the tape drive.

ACTION: No action required.

MESSAGE: VOLUME WITH LABEL

LOADED ON

device (ldev n)

label

CAUSE: This message occurs during a backup, store, or restore process when labeled tapes are used. Tape indicated is currently loaded on this tape drive.

ACTION: No action required. HP Easytime/XL cannot use labeled tapes.

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Keys

This section provides a way to identify the keys to use when performing HP Easytime/XL tasks. The keys will vary depending on the kind of terminal used.

Cursor Movement Keys

Use the following keys to move in HP Easytime/XL:

To Scroll Press these keys

Up one line ▲ key Down one line ▼ key Up one page Down one page Right one page Left one page Top of list Bottom of list

Shift + ▲ key or Scroll Up key Shift + ▼ key or Scroll Down key Next key Prev key Home key or (arrow pointing upper left) Shift + Home key

To Move in a Dialog Box Press these keys

Next ﬁeld Previous ﬁeld One character right Right One character left Left

Tab key Shift + Tab key

arrow key

Editing Keys

Use any of the following keys to edit information on the screen.

To do this Press these keys

Go to insert mode

Insert char key

Exit insert mode Delete a character

Insert char key again Delete char key

Delete one character to the left of cursor Backspace key

Delete all characters

Delete line key

Delete all characters to the right of the cursor Clear line key

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Function Keys

This section describes the function keys used in HP Easytime/XL for the many tasks that are performed. Both the function labels and keys are listed. Not every function key is available on every screen or dialog box. The labels change according to the dialog box or screen. However,a function key label always refers to the same key wherever it appears.

Press this key Does this

Add to List

F6 Inadialog box, Add to List moves the

indicated ﬁle to the list box.

Cancel F8 In a dialog box, Cancel cancels the

tasks and closes the dialog box.

Close F8 On a screen, Close closes the active

screen and displays the previous one. In a help window, Close closes the

window.

Delete from List F7 In a dialog box, Delete from List

deletes the selected ﬁle from the list box.

Fast Select

F2 Onascreen, Fast Select (and then an

underlined letter) opens the corresponding menu.

In a dialog box, Fast Select (and then an underlined letter) selects and activates a push button.

Field Help

F1 In HP Easytime/XL, Field Help

displays help about the current cursor object, for example, a data-entry ﬁeld, or a menu item.

F8 In a conﬁrmation box, No cancels a task

and closes the box.

OK F5 In a dialog box, OK conﬁrms and

completes a task, and closes the dialog box.

Read

F5 In a help window, Read displays help

information about the selected topic.

Read Next F5 In a ﬁle, Read Next displays the

contents of the next selected ﬁle.

Save F7 In a dialog box, Save savestheselected

options.

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Select F3 In a list of values, Select selects the

value of which the cursor rests. In a dialog box, Select selects thepush

button on which the cursor rests. In a menu, Select selects the menu

item on which the cursor rests. In a list box, Select and then / key

selects all items in the list. Select and then \ key cancels the

selection of all items in the list.

Stop F7 In a dialog box, Stop stops a task in

progress, for example, a backup.

Test F6 In a dialog box (when aligning forms),

Test prints a test line.

To/From Menu Bar F4 In HP Easytime/XL, To/From Menu

Bar moves the cursor to or from the

menu bar.

Update Display

F5 In HP Easytime/XL, Update Display

updates the terminal display with the most current data. The time of the last update is always displayed on the status line of the screen.

Yes

F5 In a conﬁrmationbox,Yes conﬁrmsand

completes a task, and closes the box.

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This section illustrates and provides ﬁeld names and deﬁnitions for the following HP Easytime/XL screens:

• Session Management

• File Management

• Print File Management

• Printer Management

• Job Management

• Backup Management

• Console management

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Session Management

This section illustrates and deﬁnes the ﬁelds that are displayed on the Session Management screen shown in Figure 4-2, and that is encountered when performing Session Management tasks.

Figure 4-2 Session Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL Session Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Session User Account Program Start Date/Time Name

ADMIN DAVID FINANCE EASYTIME 04/24/01 3:07 PM ROSS ROSS PAYROLL EASYTIME 04/24/01 4:10 PM (YOUR SESSION) PAT PAT PAYROLL HPEDIT 04/25/01 8:22 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 9:46 AM

Update Display

Field Name Means this

Session Name Name of the session. This can be

speciﬁed when logging on.

User Name of the user who started the

session.

Account Logon account of the user who started

the session.

Program Name of the program that the session

is running (if there is one).

Start Date/Time Date and time when a session started.

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File Management

This section illustrates and deﬁnes the ﬁelds that are displayed on the File Management screen and that are encountered when performing File Management tasks as shown in Figure 4-3.

Figure 4-3 File Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

File Name Group Account Code Status Size(KByte)

BUDGET PUB PAYROLL WDOC SECURED 24 LETTER PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 7 OFFERS PUB PAYROLL ASCII SECURED 26

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Display last updated at 9:36 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

Field Name Means this

File Name Name of the ﬁle. A ﬁle name can

contain a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters and must begin with a letter.

Group Group where the ﬁle is located. Files

located in the PUB group are usually ﬁles that all users share. Files in other groups are often private ﬁles for users in the group only.

Account Account where the ﬁle is located. Code Indicates the kind of ﬁle, for example,

ASCII or WDOC.

Status Shows current ﬁle security (whether

ﬁle is secured or released).

Size Shows size of the ﬁle in kilobytes. If a

ﬁle is smaller than one kilobyte, displayed.

<1 is

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Print File Management

This section illustrates and deﬁnes ﬁelds that are displayed on the Print File Management screen shown in Figure 4-4 and that are encountered when performing Print File Management tasks.

Figure 4-4 Print File Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL Print File Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Print User Account Printer Status No. of Length Forms File Name Copies (pages)

REPORT MGR SYS LP PRINTING 1 ~ 1 CHECKS DAVID FINANCE LP READY 2 ~ 4 BUSPLN GORDON MKT LP READY 1 ~12 BUDGET CAROL PAYROLL LP READY 1 ~ 4

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 9:58 AM

Update Display

T Close

Field Name Means this

Print File Name Name of the ﬁle to be printed. User User who created the print ﬁle. Account Logon account of the user who created

the print ﬁle.

Printer The identiﬁcation name or number of

the printer where the ﬁles will be printed.

Status The status of the print ﬁle. CREATE The print ﬁle is being created. PRINTING The print ﬁle is currently printing. READY The print ﬁle is ready (waiting) to

print.

ON HOLD The print ﬁle is on hold. Cannot print

until taken off hold.

LOAD FORM A form is required and must be loaded

before printing can continue.

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ALIGN FORM A form has been loaded and requires

alignment.

PROBLEM There is a problem with the printer or

with a print ﬁle. Check to make sure the printer is switched on, or for a paper jam.

UNKNOWN Cause of the problem is unknown.

Contact your system administrator for assistance.

No. of Copies Shows number of copies that will be

printed.

Length Shows the approximate length (in

pages) of each print ﬁle.

Forms Indicates the name of the form, if one is

required.

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Printer Management

This section deﬁnes the ﬁelds that are displayed on the Printer Management screen shown in Figure 4-5, and that can be encountered when performing Printer Management tasks.

Figure 4-5 Printer Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL Printer Management

Actions Main View Options Exit He

Printer Status Outfence

LASERJET ENABLED 8 LP ENABLED 12

Display last updated at 10:16 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Update Display

Field Name Means this

Printer Identiﬁcation name of the printer. Usually, each printer

has one name assigned to it. In some cases, several printers may be grouped together under one name.

Status This is the printer status. ENABLED The system administrator has enabled the printer. It is

available for printing.

DISABLED The system administrator has disabled the printer.The

print ﬁles will not print until the printer is enabled.

UNKNOWN Cause of problem is unknown. Contact the system

administrator for assistance.

Outfence The outfence is a number assigned to each printer on

the system by the system administrator. The outfence is the minimum priority a print ﬁle must exceed in order to print. The outfence can be any value from 1 to

14. If the outfence is set at 5, for example, only those print ﬁles with a priority of 6 or higher can print. By adjusting the outfence higher or lower, the system administrator can control printing on speciﬁc printers.

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Job Management

This section deﬁnes the ﬁelds that are displayed on the Job Management screen shown in Figure 4-6, and that are encountered when performing Job Management tasks.

Figure 4-6 Job Management Screen

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Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Job Name User Account Program Status Start Date/Time

REPORTS PAT FINANCE CI ACTIVE 04/24/01 10:21 AM UPDATE KURT MKTG CI ACTIVE 04/24/01 11:18 AM MONTHEND CHRIS TESTING CI READY 04/25/01 11:40 AM

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 11:20 AM

Update Display

Field Name Means this

Job Name An identiﬁcation name given to each job when it is

started or scheduled.

User User name under which the job is logged on.

Account Account under which the job is logged on. Program The name of the program that the job is running

(if there is one).

Status The status of the job. ACTIVE The job is running. READY The job is ready (waiting) to run. SCHED The job is scheduled to run at a later date and time. ON HOLD The job has been put on hold. It will not run until it is

taken off hold.

SUSPEND The job has been suspended (interrupted). It will not

run until processing has been resumed.

Start Date/Time Data and time a job started, or is scheduled to

start.

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Backup Management

This section deﬁnes the ﬁelds that are displayed on the Backup Management screen shown in Figure 4-7 and that are encountered when performing Backup Management tasks.

Figure 4-7 Backup Management Screen

HP Easytime/XL Backup Management

Actions Main View Options Exit Help

Latest Backups:

Type Date No. of Tapes Device Time needed Files stored

PARTIAL 04/08/01 1 TAPE 7:02 78 PARTIAL 04/09/01 1 TAPE 13:16 159 PARTIAL 04/10/01 2 TAPE 24:10 976 PARTIAL 04/11/01 2 TAPE 30:26 1271 FULL 04/12/01 5 TAPE 1:22:17 6782

Scheduled Backups:

Day Time Type Printer Backup Report File

MONDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP MON.BCK.SYS TUESDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP TUE.BCK.SYS WEDNESDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP WED.BCK.SYS THURSDAY 9:00 PM PARTIAL LP THU.BCK.SYS FRIDAY 9:00 PM FULL LP FRI.BCK.SYS

Field Help

Fast Select

Select To/From

Menu Bar

Display last updated at 10:05 AM

Update Display

Field Name Means this

Type Type of backup (Full or Partial).

Date Date the backup was performed. No. of Tapes Number of tapes needed to complete

the backup.

Device Tape drive on which the backup was

performed.

Time Needed Time needed to complete the backup. Files Stored Number of ﬁles stored during the

backup.

Day Day of the week a backup is scheduled. Time Time a backup is scheduled. Printer Printerwherethebackupreport will be

printed.

Backup Report File Name of the ﬁle for the backup report.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 Introduction

Customizing HP Easytime/XL

Enabling HP Easytime/XL

Disabling HP Easytime/XL

2 Getting Started

Logging On

Log On

Starting HP Easytime/XL

Exiting HP Easytime/XL

MPE/iX Operating System

Log Off

Getting Help

Using the Help Menu

Selecting a Help Topic

Help Key

Main Menu

Opening a Screen from the Main Menu

Main Menu Items

Screens

Screen Parts

Menus

Opening a Menu

Choosing a Menu Item

Closing Menu

Understanding Menu Conventions

List Boxes

Identifying a List Box

Scrolling in a List Box

Selecting Items

Selecting a Range of Items

Selecting All Items

Cancel All Selections

Dialog Boxes

Typing Text in a Field

Correcting Errors

Selecting Items

Selecting Options

Moving in a Dialog Box

Canceling Dialog Box

Closing Dialog Box

Operating Modes

System Administrator Password

System Administrator Mode

Changing System Administrator Password

User Mode

Basic Skills

Practice Basic Skills

Reading a File

Printing

Copying a File

Deleting a File

3 HP Easytime/XL Tasks

Managing Sessions

Session Management

Delete (Abort) a Session

Sending Messages to Users

Limiting the Number of Sessions

Displaying Sessions

Resetting View

Sorting Sessions

Files

Accessing File Management

Printing a File

Copying Files

Copying One File

Copying Multiple Files

Storing Files

Stopping the Store Process

Verifying Files Stored

Setting Store Options

Restoring Files

Stopping Restore Process

Verify Files Restored

Setting Restore Options

Deleting Files

Renaming Files