Displaying BOF printers

Procedure

To display printers currently active in the BOF application, select option 3.2 from the "Service Manager Selection Menu". The "BOF Application Control" input panel is opened:
PEB4BOF ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Command ===> _________________________________________________________________

BOF Application Control Subsys-ID - B07P
Sysname - BETA

Action ===> PRINTER (D)isplay ACB,(P)rinter

Optional Selection Criteria for DISPLAY :
SNA VTAM ACB Name ===> NO_ (Y)es,(N)o
LU6.2 / PCF VTAM ACB Name ===> YES (Y)es,(N)o

Optional Selection Criteria for PRINTER :
Printer ===> *_______ Name or Mask
Printer Status ===> ALL___ (A)ctive,(E)rror,(F)ree,
A(L)l

Press the ENTER key to display the selected information.
Press the END key to return to the previous menu.
Specify Printer in the Action field.
If required, specify Optional Selection Criteria for PRINTER in the Printer and Printer Status fields.

Result

The "BOF Display Printer" table displays the printers currently logged on to the BOF application.
Which printers are displayed depends on what you specified in the "BOF Application Control" input panel.
This table spreads out over three panels. Scroll to the right (normally PF11) to view the other two panels.

PEB4BOFP ------------------------------------------------------ Row 1 of 2
 Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

 BOF Display Printer Subsys-ID - Q07V
 Sysname - BETA
 Seg.: 1 / 3
 S - Display VTAM-LU Information

 S Printer Typ Status Logon Time Pages Lines Logmode Sense Bufsize
 TNPTAS02 LU1 F/D/?/? 17:02:18:11 0 0 SCS 00000000 728
 VPF1QV01 LU1 F/D/?/? 18:01:14:31 0 0 SCS 00000000 728
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Fields

Field	Description
Action	Choose Printer or ACB display.
SNA VTAM ACB Name	Selection criterion used for the display of ACBs;enter YES or NO
LU6.2/PCF VTAM ACB Name	Selection criterion used for the display of ACBs; enter YES or NO.
Printer	Selection criterion used for printer display; enter a printer name. Masks are allowed. Default = *.
Printer Status	Selection criterion used for printer display; select Active, Error, Free or All. Default = ALL.

Columns

Column	Description
Printer	Name of the printer
Typ	Printer type: LU1 = SCS printer, LU2 = LU type 2 printer, LU3 = LU type 3 printer, LU6 = PCF-print or APPC-print, IP = PCF-print via a TCP/IP connection, ? = printer type could not be identified yet
Status	Printer status types are:
Logon Time	Logon time of the printer
Pages	Pages processed
Lines	Lines processed
Logmode	Logmode name indicates which terminal settings are used; this field corresponds to the VTAM parameter LOGMODE
Sense	VTAM sense code, refer to your IBM manuals for an explanation of the accompanying sense code
Bufsize	Size of buffer (as determined in the RUSIZE of the logmode)
IP Address	IP address of the printer
F1/F2/F3/F4/ ST/ H3/CH/SI	Special printer status flags for internal use only; see the printer status flag table in message 9750I in BSA Messages and Codes.