This section contains questions for system programmers to answer when planning for the channel-attachment configuration and for Advanced Function Presentation licensed programs.
A printed page can consist of different types of text, images, overlays, and fonts. The combination of information on the page determines the time needed to prepare the data for printing. Jobs with little text and no image or graphics are processed faster than jobs with complex pages that may include scaling and image decompression.
Increasing the throughput increases the amount of data per minute being transferred to and processed by the system and the printer. System and channel loads may need to be reevaluated and adjusted to allow for the increased processing and transfer requirements. Increasing the number of pages per minute also intensifies processing based on page count, such as Checkpointing.
Several things affect the performance of the system and directly affect communication with the printer:
Plan your system so that it can adjust to the change and growth of your company.