Thanks for the update. If you have time, maybe a short summary regarding
the position presented by yourself and Dave? (But if you don't have the
time I can wait for the LA meeting.)
Thanks again,
Ron
On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Jay Martin wrote:
> Ron,
>
> > jmJobSubmissionIds should only be generated when there is a coupled Job
> > Monitoring application that requires its use. Therefore, a Job Monitoring
> > agent for the printer should only generate jmJobSubmissionId when
> > explicitly required by the Job Monitoring Ap. This requires the agent to
> > only develop jmJobSubmissionIds when properly formatted within the job.
>
> It's too bad you couldn't make the second telecon. Others in
> that call also believed that "driver-like" software (ie, components
> that package and deliver a job to the next element in the printing
> system chain) would OF COURSE be intimately tied to the Job MIB.
>
> Dave Kellerman and I showed how this wasn't necessarily true, citing
> existing real-world implementations in the field today. Upon hearing
> our explanation, the others in the call seemed to understand and
> agree with us.
>
> If anyone on the list (who wasn't on the telecon today) needs more
> info, then I'll take the (substantial) time to document the situation
> and post it to the list. However, I'd prefer to wait until the
> upcoming Los Angeles meeting so that we can talk face-to-face and
> draw diagrams, etc.
>
>
> > This reduces the problem I originally formulated, but there still is the
> > issue of multiple submission ids. Unless an alternate solution can be
> > developed, I am in favor of allowing multiple jmJobSubmissionIds to be
> > created for the same job.
>
> Everyone on the telecon today agreed that, despite our somewhat
> differing views on "expected implementations", the solution as
> proposed by Harry certainly appears to satisfy everyone's needs
> without substantial heartburn.
>
> Harry's solution can be summarized as: Multiple jmJobSubmissionId
> values can exist for a single job, but all of them reference a
> single jmJobIndex.
>
> ...jay
>
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