When you invoke this function, the Device Status screen appears.
Time 14:48:52 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
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Cmd Phys.Prt Stat Reason /Fct. Cluster O P Dest/Form Job No System
--- -------- ---- ------------- -------- - - ---------- ------ -------------
SE ________ ____ _ ________ _ ________
__ A001 FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ BPM DEAC -- -- -- - N CICS
__ BS2PID FREE -- -- -- - N BS2000
__ DAEPRTCA FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DAEPRT10 FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DAEPRT12 FREE -- -- -- - N IMS/TM
__ DAEPRT13 FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DAEPTR10 FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DAPERT13 FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DEAPRTCA FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ DR1171 FREE -- -- -- - N BS2000
__ DR1490 FREE -- -- -- - N BS2000
__ HCTEST FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
__ HHIPID FREE -- -- -- - N CICS
Enter command or press PF key.
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
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In the Cmd column on the left, you can enter the
commands described below.
In the SE line, you can specify selection criteria. A list
of printers matching the selection criteria will then be shown. For example, if
you only want to display a list of deactivated printers, enter
DEAC in the Stat column of the SE
line.
PF4 displays the Report(s) screen.
PF6 displays the Printer Selection screen.
PF7 displays the previous screen page, PF8 displays the next screen page, and PF11 returns you to the top of the list.
Pressing PF9 two times displays two different screens with more detailed printer information (see the output examples).
This section provides information on the screen columns, the types of printer status, the commands and the PF keys provided with the Devices function.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Phys.Prt |
Physical printer to which the report has been assigned. |
Stat |
Printer status. |
Reason/Fct. |
CICS:
Error during the check of availability of a printer or during the start of the spool server. IMS/TM: Error during BS2000/OSD: Return codes from the spool server, especially those of the system
macros |
Cluster |
Name of the attached cluster. |
O |
Entered operator command. |
P |
Printer mode Private (Y/N).
|
Dest/Form |
Destination and form of the report. |
Job No |
Job number of the report. |
System |
The TP system for which the printer has been defined. |
The following table describes the various types of printer status.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
BUSY |
A free printer has been selected and the spool server has got control. |
FREE |
The printer is ready to be activated (a spool server can be started on the printer). |
DEAC |
The printer has been deactivated by the operator command
DE. To restart the printer, reset it to
FREE by using the command FR or
AC, and enter a start command on the
Report Selection screen.
|
HUNG |
CICS:
A start command for a spool server was issued, but failed. Reasons
for failure are any exceptional conditions of the The most probable conditions are: the physical printer as added on the spool file is not defined or has been mistyped in the CICS Terminal Control Table; or the transaction identifier of the spool server as defined in the CICS options is not defined or has been mistyped in the CICS Program Control Table. To restart the printer, reset it to IMS/TM: An IMS/TM UTM/TIAM: The printer cannot be activated, because information on the DCAM table, the message header or the header page is missing. |
INOP |
CICS:
A start command for a spool server has been executed successfully.
After logon to
The most probable cause is an invalid definition in the CICS
Terminal Control Table. To restart the printer, reset it to UTM/TIAM: A start command for a report has successfully been executed, but
the printer is not available. The printer has to be restarted manually by
resetting it to |
OUTS |
This status only applies to CICS.
The printer is designated as To restart the printer, reset it to If the printer is still |
PDER |
Error in printer definition. |
PEND |
A free printer has been selected but the spool server has not yet got control. |
Note:
For CICS usage, each status type describes the printer as it is
defined to NATSPOOL. The CICS printer status (CEMT I
TERM(XXXX)) can be different from the
NATSPOOL status. For example, it is possible to set a printer
FREE in NATSPOOL while it is OUT OF
SERVICE in CICS.
For each printer, administration functions can be invoked by entering any of the line commands listed below in the Cmd column.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Status functions | |
AC |
Activate a printer which has the status
DEAC.
|
DE |
Deactivate the printer. |
FR |
Set the printer to status FREE.
|
| Form functions | |
PM |
Premount a form (Destination/Form). |
RM |
Remove a form (Destination/Form). |
| Operator functions | |
FL |
Stop printout on the activated printer and continue with the next report. |
HI |
Stop the activated printer immediately. |
ST |
Stop the activated printer after the end of the report. |
PO |
Position the printout to the beginning of the page. |
| Miscellaneous functions | |
DQ |
Show the current report queue for the active printer. |
ZO |
Show detailed information for a physical printer. |
Time 13:58:06 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Printer Selection File 7/411
Printer selection
All printers X
For user ID ________
For printer ________
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optional selection parameters
Destination ________ /Form _ Status ____ Private (Y/N) _
System CICS____ Cluster ________
Enter values for selection.
Command ===>
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On this screen, you can select printers.
If Natural Security is installed, the modifiable fields in this screen depend on the defined user type.
Note:
The Cluster field only appears, if the cluster option
has been activated (see Function
30.5) .
Pressing PF9 once displays the first Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 13:59:09 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
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Cmd Phys.Prt Stat Std Ow St Fc La.Dest/Form FF C. FF LF Ser.Exi. NTCC Type
--- -------- ---- --- -- -- -- ------------- ----- ---- ---- -------- --------
SE ________ ____
__ A001 FREE N N Y -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01 --
__ BPM DEAC N N N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01 --
__ BS2PID FREE N N Y -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPD9001 D9001
__ DAEPRTCA FREE N N N N -- / - B 0C00 1500 USPSER01
__ DAEPRT10 FREE Y N N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ DAEPRT12 FREE Y N Y N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ DAEPRT13 FREE Y N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ DAEPTR10 FREE N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ DAPERT13 FREE N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ DEAPRTCA FREE N N N N -- / - B 0C00 1500 --
__ DR1171 FREE N N Y N -- / - B 0D15 0D15 USPSER01 STDPRT
__ DR1490 FREE N N N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01 STDPRT
__ HCTEST FREE N N N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
__ HHIPID FREE N N N -- / - B 0D0C 0D15 USPSER01
Enter command or press PF key.
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
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| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Std |
Indicates whether existing standard profiles (logical printer, allocation) are used (Y/N). |
Ow. |
Indicates whether an owner was defined for the printer (Y/N). |
St. |
Indicates whether statistics have been activated (Y/N). |
Fc. |
Indicates whether a check for form is to occur (Y/N). |
La.Dest/Form |
The last or currently mounted form. |
FF-C. |
Form feed control definition. |
FF |
Definition for form feed sequence. |
LF |
Definition for line feed sequence. |
Ser.Exi. |
The name of the subprogram called by the spool server when printing on this printer. |
NTCC Type |
Defined printer type. |
Pressing PF9 once more displays the second Detailed Attributes screen. The layout of this screen depends on the operating and TP system (BS2000/OSD, CICS or IMS/TM).
