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System Printer
The system p rinter, rather than the slave p rinter attac hed  d irec tly to the 
manag ement terminal, is used  to sc hed ule rep orts to b e p rinted . However, when 
desired and on demand, you may print individual reports using the management 
terminal printer.
The Rep ort Sc hed uler feature uses the system p rinter as its outp ut d evic e. The 
hard ware p arameters for the system p rinter must have b een p reviously 
ad ministered .
You use Pag e 4 of the Feature Related  System Parameters sc reen to ad minister 
the hardware parameters of the system p rinter. To ac c ess this sc reen, use the 
change system-parameters features
 command. Screen 2-1
 d epic ts this 
sc reen. Table 2-1
 d esc ribes the d ata field s for this sc reen. 
						

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Screen 2-1. Feature Related System Parameters
NOTE:
The system p rinter must use an Elec tronic  Ind ustries Assoc iation (EIA) 
RS-232 async hronous serial interfac e. Dep end ing  up on the typ e/mod el of 
serial p rinter you use, you may have to administer c ertain hard ware op tion 
switc h setting s as p art of the installation p roc ed ure.
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FEATURE-RELATED SYSTEM PARAMETERS
SYSTEM PRINTER PARAMETERS
  System Printer Extension: 45206  Lines Per Page: 60
EIA Device Bit Rate: 9600
SYSTEM-WIDE PARAMETERS
       Switch Name: System Test 2
MALICIOUS CALL TRACE PARAMETERS
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System Printer Data Link Operation
and Maintenance
Operation and  maintenanc e of the system p rinter d ata link is sig nific antly 
d ifferent from the CDR and  journal p rinter d ata links. For example, the CDR and  
journal p rinter d ata links are maintained  in a c onstant link up  state, while the 
system p rinter d ata link is only b roug ht up  onc e every 15 minutes p rovid ed  there 
are rep orts to b e p rinted, or when an immediate rep ort is sc hed uled .
The system p rinter data link has three states that id entify its op erational 
c ond ition. The states are: (1) link up , (2) link d own, and  (3) maintenanc e 
b usy-out. Whenever the c ommunic ation p ath (inc lud ing  software p roc esses, 
hard ware c ab ling , and  p rinter) func tions p rop erly and  d ata is exc hang ed  
suc c essfully b etween them, the d ata link is d efined  as b eing  in the link up  state. 
The link d own state refers to all times exc ep t whenever rep orts are p rinted  and  
whenever maintenanc e p ersonnel d isab le the link. The maintenanc e b usy-out 
state is the result of exec uting  the busyout sp-link
 c ommand  from the 
manag ement terminal. While in the maintenanc e b usy-out state, the switc h 
software p roc esses and  link retry op erations are d isab led .
Table 2-1. System Printer Hardware Administration
Field Description
System Printer 
Extension:Enter the extension numb er if c onnec ted  to a switc hed  
p ort, or “ eia”  (see note b elow). There are two d ifferent 
typ es of switc hed  p ort c irc uits. The TN754 c irc uit pac k 
sup p orts c onnec tions to 7400B-typ e d ata mod ules, 
while the TN726 c irc uit p ac k sup ports c onnec tions to 
the Async hronous Data Unit (ADU)-typ e d ata mod ule. 
Loc al req uirements d etermine whic h data link op tion to 
select.
NOTE:
If your system is a G3si or G3csi, you may 
c onnec t the p rinter to the EIA, unless the EIA is 
used  for Call Detail Rec ord  (CDR) c ollec tion.
Lines Per Page:
The numb er of lines on the c omp uter form. The rang e is 
from 24 to 132. Generally, 60 will b e the ap p rop riate 
selection.
EIA Device Bit 
Rate1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 (This field  d isp lays when the 
System Printer Extension field  is set to eia.
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It is assumed  all c ustomers monitor the op erating  status of the system p rinter 
and , as nec essary, refill the p ap er b in, relieve any pap er jams, verify the p rinter is 
receiving power, and so on.
NOTE:
The Basic  Call Management System (BCMS) log in c annot exec ute the 
busyout sp-link
 c ommand . This is normally only p erformed  via the 
maintenanc e login. Therefore, as nec essary, all non-maintenanc e 
p ersonnel should  simp ly flip the p rinter p ower switc h to the OFF p osition to 
refill the p aper b in and  remove jammed  p ap er. Sub seq uently, the 
system-p rinter c an b e restored  on-line b y turning  the p ower switc h ON.
If the system p rinter link g enerates either a warning  alarm or a minor alarm, the 
p rob lem should  be referred  to the p rop er maintenanc e p ersonnel.
Report Scheduler
The Rep ort Sc hed uler c an b e used  with many switc h features. Sp ec ific ally, 
virtually all list
, display
, or test
 c ommand s c an b e exec uted  with the schedule
 
q ualifier. Therefore, the system ad ministrator log in, maintenanc e log in, and  other 
logins c an sc hed ule rep orts.
Whenever a c ommand  c ontaining  the schedule
 op tion is exec uted , it g enerates 
a Job  Id . A maximum of 50 d ifferent Job  Ids (50 d ifferent rep orts) c an b e 
sc hed uled  for p rinting . The Rep ort Sc hed uler feature is used  to sp ec ify the ac tual 
d ay(s) and time of d ay eac h report is p rinted. For a list of measurement 
c ommand s that c an b e sc heduled, refer to Table 1-1
.
Print Intervals
For p urp oses of p rinting  rep orts, three p rint intervals are availab le:
nImmediate — The report prints immediately.
nScheduled — The rep ort p rints eac h week for the time and  d ays 
sp ec ified . The d ate, time, and  d ay(s) p arameters for the rep ort are set 
ad ministratively. To c hang e them, re-ad ministration is req uired .
nDeferred — The rep ort g enerates onc e for the time and  d ay spec ified 
						

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Adding a Report to the Report Scheduler
To add  a report to the Rep ort Sc hed uler, enter a list
, test
, or display 
c ommand  
followed  b y the schedule
 op tion. Whenever a rep ort is initially sc hed uled , the 
p rint interval of immediate
 is automatic ally assig ned as the d efault. Therefore, if 
immediate
 is not d esired , you must c hang e the p rint interval to deferred
 or 
scheduled
 and  you must ad d  a d ay and  p rint time to the Rep ort Sc hed uler. 
Screen 2-2
 d ep ic ts this sc reen with samp le data. Table 2-2 describes the data 
field s for this sc reen.
Screen 2-2. Report Scheduler screen 
— Immediate Print Interval
Table 2-2. Report Scheduler Field Descriptions 
Field Description
Job Id
This is a d isp lay-only field. Whenever a c ommand  is exec uted  
with the q ualifier schedule
, the system resp onds b y g enerating  
a uniq ue Job  Id  numb er. The Job  Id  assigned  b y the system is 
the lowest number from 1 to 50 not alread y in use.
Job 
StatusThis is a d isp lay-only field. It id entifies the print status of the 
report. Sinc e the job  is not yet on the rep ort sc heduler, this field  
d isp lays “ none.”
Command
This is a d isp lay-only field. It d isp lays the ACTION, OBJECT, 
and  QUALIFIER entered  when the report was sc heduled.
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   REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 1                         Job Status: none
Command: list measurements attendant-group
Print Interval: immediate 
						

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Screen 2-3. Report Scheduler screen — Scheduled Print Interval  Print 
IntervalThis field  has three options: immediate
, deferred
, and  
scheduled
. The default is immediate
. 
Whenever the Print 
Interval field  is c hang ed  from immediate
 to deferred
 or 
scheduled
, the sc reen c hang es to the format d ep ic ted  in 
Screen 2-3
 and  the ad ministrator is p romp ted  to enter values 
for the Print Time and  the d ays of the week field s.
NOTE:
Th e  deferred
 op tion is only used  when you want to 
sc hed ule a rep ort for a sing le p rinting . Thereafter, the Job  
Id  is automatic ally removed  from the Rep ort Sc hed uler. 
Those rep orts ad ministered  as sc hed uled  p rint on a 
week-after-week b asis.
Print 
TimeWithin a g iven hour, rep orts c an b e sc heduled  at 15-minute 
intervals (that is, xx:00, xx:15, xx:30, or xx:45). The system 
p rinter req uires sig nific ant switch p rocessor resources; 
therefore, it is imp ortant rep orts b e sc hed uled  for off-p eak 
hours. Furthermore, you should  not sc hed ule all rep orts for the 
same hour and  time interval, b ut stag ger them ac ross multip le 
off-p eak time intervals. 
If, b ec ause of p rinting  volume or other p rob lems, a rep ort is not 
p rinted  within 4 hours of its sc hed uled  time interval, it is not 
p rinted  until its next sc hed uled  time interval. This is a 4-hour 
(non-ad ministrable) limit. Immed iate and  d eferred  job s are 
removed  from the rep ort sc hed uler und er this sc enario and  
require reentry to p rint.
Days of 
WeekEn t e r  
y (yes) for eac h d ay of the week the report is to b e 
printed. Enter 
n (no) for those d ays when the rep ort should  not 
be printed. Selecting an 
n for all seven d ays of the week 
effectively disables a report from being printed.
Table 2-2. Report Scheduler Field Descriptions  — Continued
Field Description
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   REPORT SCHEDULER
Job Id: 1                         Job Status: none
Command: list report scheduler
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: xx:xx
  Sun: n   Mon: n   Tue: n   Wed: n   Thu: n   Fri: n   Sat: n 
						

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Other c ommand s, suc h as those d esc rib ed  in Chapter 3, ‘‘Traffic Data Analysis’’, 
are ad d ed  to the Rep ort Sc hed uler in a similar manner. Simp ly ap p end the 
schedule
 q ualifier to the c ommand  (for examp le, list aca-parameters schedule
) 
and , when the first sc reen ap pears, c hang e the Print Interval field  from 
immediate
 to scheduled
 and  sub seq uently ad minister the Print Time and  the 
days of the week fields.
Summary of Steps for Printing
Reports on the System-Printer
1. Exec ute a c ommand  with the schedule
 q ualifier.
The Rep ort Sc hed uler sc reen ap p ears (for examp le, Screen 2-2
 with the 
ap p rop riate c ommand ). It ind ic ates the p rint interval is immed iate.
2. Choose one of these op tions:
a. Press 
EN TER to p rint the rep ort (immed iately) on the system p rinter.
b . Typ e sc hed uled  or d eferred  in the Print Interval field  and  p ress 
EN TER.
NOTE:
If you are using  a p ersonal c omp uter (PC) running  a terminal 
emulation p ac kag e, your keyb oard  may not have an 
EN TER key. You 
must map a func tion key to serve in this c ap ac ity. (See your terminal 
emulation software d oc umentation for instruc tions on how to d o this.) 
When you c hange the p rint interval to scheduled
 or deferred
, the Print 
Time and  the d ays of the week field s are d isp layed  (for examp le, Screen 
2-3).
3. Type in the desired Print Time and press 
EN TER. 
The c ursor is now on the d ays of the week field . 
4. Type 
y for those d ays that you d esire to print the rep ort.
5. Press 
EN TER to exec ute the c ommand . 
The command prompt appears.
Listing Scheduled Reports
This c ommand  d isp lays a list of all rep orts in the Rep ort Sc heduler. The ord er of 
the list is ac c ord ing  to sc hed uled  p rint time. Rep orts are printed  ac c ord ing  to this 
list (for examp le, first rep ort on the list is the first rep ort printed ). 
						

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Command
To d isp lay a list of all rep orts on the Rep ort Sc hed uler:
1. Type list report-scheduler
 [print/schedule]
 and  p ress 
RETURN. 
Options: The print
 and  schedule
 op tions are availab le for this c ommand .
Screen 2-4
 d ep ic ts the sc reen for the list report-scheduler
 c ommand . Table 2-3 
d esc rib es the d ata field s for this sc reen.
Screen 2-4. List Report Scheduler screen 
NOTE:
In instanc es suc h as for Job Id  4, if an immediate rep ort is sc hed uled , the 
Days field  is c omp leted  with one 
y for the c urrent day and n for all others.
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       Report Scheduler
Job Id     Days (smtwtfs)         Time      User      Status     Type
 Command
4              nynnnnn         18:45      bcms      printing   immediate
  list measurements attendant-group 
2              nynynyn  19:00      bcms      waiting    scheduled
  list measurements call-rate 
7              nnnnnyn  19:15      bcms      waiting    deferred
  list bcms agent 5000 
23             nnynnnn  19:15      bcms      waiting    scheduled
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All field s are disp lay-only. If, after reviewing  this rep ort, it is d etermined  c hang es 
need  to b e mad e, use the change report-scheduler
 c ommand  to make the 
desired changes. 
Table 2-3. Report Scheduler Screen
Field Description
Job Id
When a c ommand  is exec uted  with the schedule
 qualifier, 
the system resp onds b y g enerating  a uniq ue Job  Id  
numb er. The Job  Id  assig ned b y the system is the lowest 
numb er from 1 to 50 not alread y in use.
Days 
(smtwtfs)On a p er-d ay b asis, an n ind ic ates the rep ort is not p rinted  
that day; a y ind ic ates the rep ort is printed  that day. 
Selec ting  an n for all seven d ays of the week effec tively 
disables a report from printing.
Time
The time interval the rep ort is sc hed uled  to p rint.
User
The user login that sc hed uled  the id entified rep ort.
Status
This is a display-only field . It identifies the p rint status of the 
report. The four p ossib le states are:
nWaiting — Ind ic ates the rep ort is not sc hed uled  for any 
ac tivity d uring  the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
nPr in t -N e x t — Ind ic ates the rep ort is sc hed uled  to p rint 
within the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
nPr in t in g — Ind ic ates the report is c urrently p rinting .
nPr in t e d — Ind ic ates the rep ort has suc c essfully p rinted 
d uring  the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
Type
The typ e of p rint interval sc hed uled  for the rep ort.
Command
This is a d isp lay-only field . It displays the ACTION, OBJECT, 
and  QUALIFIER entered  when the report was sc heduled. 
						

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Change Command
Use the change report-scheduler
 c ommand  to c hang e the sc hed ule of a rep ort. 
To d isp lay this sc reen, use the change report-scheduler xx
 c ommand , where xx 
c orresp ond s to the Job  Id . Screen 2-5
 depicts the Change Report Scheduler 
sc reen. Table 2-4
 d esc ribes the d ata field s for this sc reen.
Screen 2-5. Change Report Scheduler
Table 2-4. Change Report Scheduler Screen 
Field Description
Job Id
This is a d isp lay-only field . It is the uniq ue id entifier for the 
rep ort. The Job Id  assig ned  b y the system is the lowest numb er 
from 1 to 50, not alread y in use.
Job 
StatusThis is a d isp lay-only field . It id entifies the p rint status of the 
rep ort. The four p ossib le states are:
nWa i t i n g — Ind ic ates the report is not sc hed uled  for any 
ac tivity d uring  the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
nPri n t - N e xt — Ind ic ates the rep ort is sc hed uled  to p rint 
within the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
nPri n t i n g — Ind ic ates the rep ort is c urrently p rinting .
nPri n t e d — Ind ic ates the rep ort has suc c essfully p rinted  
d uring the c urrent 15-minute time interval.
NOTE:
The Print Time and  the d ays of the week field s may b e 
c hang ed  and  effec t a c hang e of the Job Status.
Command
This is a d isp lay-only field . It d isp lays the ACTION, OBJECT, 
and  QUALIFIER entered  when the rep ort was sc hed uled .
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   Report Scheduler
Job Id: 23                        Job Status: printed
Command: list bcms agent 4000 time start 08:00 stop 12:00
Print Interval: scheduled
Print Time: 19:15
 Sun: n    Mon: y    Tue: n    Wed: y    Thu: n    Fri: y    Sat: n