When you invoke this function, the following screen appears:
Time 14:05:21 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Reports by Job Number File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form T Stat > Phy.Prt Stat O P Dup D Pri Job No User ID Cluster
--- - ---------- - ---- - -------- ---- - - --- - --- ------ -------- -------
SE _ ________ _ ________ *__ _ ___ ______ ________ ________
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 1 MK
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 4 MK
__ DAEPRT12 A LOAD -- 0 D 1 7 KOL
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 85 MK
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 88 KOL
__ DARMSTD 1 LOAD -- N 0 K 1 97 HHI
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 286 MK
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + Det 1 Top Canc |
Note:
The display sequence in which the reports are listed is indicated in
the screen name. It can be modified with the command
SQ.
In the Cmd column on the left, you can enter various
commands.
In the SE line, you can specify selection criteria. A list
of reports matching the selection criteria will then be shown. For example, if
you only want to display the reports of a specific user, enter the user ID in
the User ID column of the SE line.
PF5 displays the Device Status screen.
PF6 displays the Report Selection screen (see the output example).
PF7 displays the previous screen page, PF8 displays the next screen page, and PF11 returns you to the top of the list.
Pressing PF9 repeatedly times displays different screens with more detailed data for each report (see the output examples).
This document provides information on the screen columns, the types of report status, the commands and the PF keys provided with the Reports/Queues function.
Explained below are the columns and field values displayed on the screen.
| Column | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Q |
Indicates the current status of a queue: | |
A or blank
|
Activated. | |
D |
Deactivated. | |
M |
Monitor queue for BS2000/OSD. | |
Dest/Form |
Destination/Form (allocation) of report. | |
T |
An asterisk (*) indicates the definition of a time window for an allocation (only under BS2000/OSD). | |
Stat |
Report status. | |
> |
Indicates the number of pending or active devices. | |
| Blank | Currently, only this device has control over the queue. | |
> |
More than one device has control over the queue. | |
Phy.Prt |
Physical printer to which the report was assigned. | |
Stat |
Printer status. | |
O |
Indicates a pending operator command. | |
I |
Hold printer immediately. | |
F |
Flush current spool out. | |
S |
Stop printer after spool out. | |
D |
Deactivate printer. | |
P |
Indicates the protection level of a report. | |
N or blank
|
Not protected. | |
P |
Report can only be deleted by the user who sent it. | |
S |
Report can only be started by the user who sent it. | |
D |
Deactivate printer. | |
R |
report can only be read/shown by the user who sent it. | |
G |
Combination of S and
R.
|
|
Dup |
Number of duplicates (modifiable field). See Function 31.2 for possible values. | |
D |
Disposition (scheduling) of report (modifiable field). See Function 31.2 for possible values. | |
Pri |
Priority of report (modifiable field). See Function 31.2 for possible values. | |
Job No |
Job number of report. The job numbers are not necessarily in ascending order. The job number assigned to a report corresponds to the first record number of that report (that is, to the address of the report on the spool file). | |
User ID |
The user who created the report. | |
Cluster |
The name of the cluster to which the logical printer used is assigned (only shown if the cluster option has been activated; see Function 30.5). | |
The following table describes the possible values in the
Stat column of the screen.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
BATP |
Current active spool-out (batch). |
DEL |
Report is being deleted. |
DISA |
The queue for this allocation is currently disabled. |
FINI |
Printed with Disposition K.
When a report with Disposition K is printed, it is assigned the
status |
HOLD |
Report will not be printed. |
HPER |
The header page assigned is inconsistent. |
INCO |
Report was written to the spool file, but is inconsistent (an internal error occurred). In this case, execute Function 40.1 to narrow down the problem. |
INER |
Internal error while printing the report. |
LOAD |
Report is being created.
Natural has not yet closed the report. The most probable cause for this is that the Natural program has not yet ended, or has been interrupted. For example: ... WRITE (1) 'XXXXXX' INPUT 'FIELD' #FIELD ... The wait on input in the example above causes the status
|
LOCK |
Report is currently used by a move or copy operation. |
LOST |
Printing of the report was suspended because of spool out
errors.
The spool server has terminated because an NAF SP-SERV: ERROR-NR nnnn in line mmmmm |
MINT |
Incorrect or missing NTCC table. |
MIPT |
Incorrect or missing NTCC printer type in NTCC table. |
NOCL |
Report was written to the spool file but has not been closed
(missing END OF TRANSACTION statement).
Natural is not in ET status when closing reports. The most
probable cause for this is an |
ONPR |
The report is being printed. |
PEND |
Started, but not yet spooled out. |
RECO |
Report was recovered from status INCO by the
RC command.
|
TOBE |
The report is stored on the spool file and ready to be printed. |
TOLA |
The report is reset from status NOCL after
receiving an ET.
|
WAIT |
Print of report not started; printer was busy for another allocation. |
WOER |
Error while preparing the report for spool-out. |
For each report, administration functions can be invoked by entering
any of the line commands listed below in the Cmd column.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Start functions | |
SD |
Start of all reports to a Destination/Form. |
SJ |
Start of a specific report via the job number. |
SU |
Start of all reports to a Destination/Form for a specific user ID. |
XD |
As SD, but to an optional physical printer of the spool file. |
XJ |
As SJ, but to an optional physical printer of the spool file.
See also the example below. |
XU |
As SU, but to an optional physical printer of the spool file. |
| Delete functions | |
DA |
Delete all reports on the spool file. |
DD |
Delete all reports to a Destination/Form (unless the report is protected). |
DJ |
Delete the current report only (unless the report is protected). See also the example below. |
DU |
Delete all reports to a Destination/Form for a specific user ID (unless the report is protected). |
DY |
Delete reports older than the number of days or the date specified; see also Function 43 (Delete Reports by Date) in the section Control Functions. |
| Alter functions | |
AD |
Alter attributes of all reports to a Destination/Form. |
AU |
Alter attributes of all reports to a Destination/Form for a specific user ID. |
| Display functions | |
DF |
Display formatted report using line feed and form feed. See also the example below. |
DH |
Display report in internal format. |
SP |
Show all pointers of a report. |
| Operator functions | |
FL |
Stop printing on the activated printer and continue with the next report. |
FR |
Set the printer to status FREE.
|
HI |
Stop the activated printer immediately. |
PO |
Position the printer to the beginning of the page. |
ST |
Stop the activated printer after the end of the report. |
| Report functions | |
CO |
Copy report to another logical printer. |
MJ |
Move report to another logical printer. |
MD |
Move all reports of this Destination/Form to another logical printer. |
MU |
Move all reports of this Destination/Form created by a specific user ID to another logical printer. |
| Queue functions | |
Q* |
Show all queues, the corresponding status and the current number of reports within the queue (this command can be activated in any line). |
QS |
Change the status of a queue (active, deactivated or monitor queue). |
DQ |
Show all reports of a queue. The reports are displayed by using the sequence of spool-out (status, priority, creation date and time). |
| Miscellaneous functions | |
RC |
Recover report. |
SC |
Scan a report for a specific string. |
SQ |
Change the sequence of the Report/Queue display. |
TI |
Show a time window for start of printing if defined for the corresponding Destination/Form (this function is available for BS2000/OSD only). |
UI |
If Natural Security is installed, the long text for the sending user ID is displayed for this report. |
WP |
Display which printers are available. |
ZO |
Show detailed report attributes. |
For further information on the commands above, see the online help.
See also the examples below:
If you enter XJ in the Cmd
column as shown below, a window appears, asking for the name of the physical
printer to which you want to route the report.
Time 14:10:09 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Reports by Job Number File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form T Stat > Phy.Prt Stat O P Dup D Pri Job No User ID Cluster
--- - ---------- - ---- - -------- ---- - - --- - --- ------ -------- -------
SE _ ________ _ ________ *__ _ ___ ______ ________ ________
xj DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 1 SAG
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 4 MK
__ DAEPRT12 A LOAD -- +--------Start of reports(s)-----------+
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- ! To start Allocation DARMSTD/1 , !
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- ! enter the name of a physical printer!
__ DARMSTD 1 LOAD -- ! or '*' to invoke a selection. !
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- ! !
! To return, enter '.' !
! !
! Physical printer ________ !
+--------------------------------------+
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit |
If you enter DF in the Cmd
column, the corresponding report data are shown.
Time 11:55:13 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22 User SAG Display Reports File 7/411 Cmd: __ Page: 1 Dest.: STD Form: R User: SAG Job Number 1 001 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I----- => **** top of report **** F ? Page 1 CROSS-REFERENCE/ SPOOL FILE 1997-08-21 14:1 L ? L ? SPOOLFILE < ? SPOOLFILE < ? SPOOLFILE L ? L ? DATABASE / FILENUMBER 7 / 33 VERSION .................. 230 < ? 7 33 230 < ? 7 33 230 L ? L ? LAYOUT OF REPORT AREA < ? LAYOUT OF REPORT AREA < ? LAYOUT OF REPORT AREA L ? Command ===> Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- + Help Menu Exit Hex << > + Bot - Top Canc |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Cmd |
Command input. |
001 |
Column in which the display of the report is to start.
(If you enter a number greater than 250, Column 1 is used). |
Page |
The number of the last report page on the screen. |
Dest.
|
Destination of the report. |
Form |
Form of the report. |
User |
User who created the report. |
Job Number |
Job number of the report. |
The printer control characters in Column 1 of the report are:
F for form feed,
L for line feed,
< for carriage return (intensified lines).
If you press PF5 on the above screen, the report is shown in internal (hexadecimal) format:
Time 11:56:26 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22 User SAG Display Reports File 7/411 Cmd: __ Page: 1 Dest.: STD Form: R User: SAG Job Number 1 001 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I---------I----- F ? Page 1 CROSS-REFERENCE/ SPOOL FILE 1997-08-21 14:1 0 04D8884F44444444444CDDEE6DCCCDCDCC64EDDDD4CCDC44444444444444FFFF6FF6FF44FF7F C C0717501000000000003962209565955351027663069350000000000000019970080210014A1 L ? 1 1444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 5 5000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 L ? SPOOLFILE 1 1444444444444444444444444EDDDDCCDC444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 5 5000000000000000000000000276636935000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 < ? SPOOLFILE 0 0444444444444444444444444EDDDDCCDC444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 D D000000000000000000000000276636935000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Command ===> Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- + Help Menu Exit Hex << > + Bot - Top Canc |
If you enter DJ in the Cmd
column as shown below, a window appears, asking to confirm the deletion.
Time 14:26:01 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Reports by Job Number File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form T Stat > Phy.Prt Stat O P Dup D Pri Job No User ID Cluster
--- - ---------- - ---- - -------- ---- - - --- - --- ------ -------- -------
SE _ ________ _ ________ *__ _ ___ ______ ________ ________
dj DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 1 SAG
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 4 MK
__ DAEPRT12 A LOAD -- 0 D 1 7 KOL
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 85 MK
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 88 KOL
__ DARMSTD 1 LOAD -- N 0 K 1 97 HHI
__ DARMSTD 1 TOBE -- N 0 K 1 286 MK
+------------- Confirmation -------------+
! To delete report with number 1 !
! confirm with report number ... ______ !
! !
! and mark to destroy report data ... _ !
! !
+----------------------------------------+
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Menu Exit Canc |
Note:
For the commands DA,
DD and DU, you are also
asked to confirm the deletion.
The option "destroy report data" is available which not only marks the report as "deleted" on the spool file, but also sets the report data to blanks. This might be required for confidential reports.
Time 13:33:47 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Report Selection File 7/411
Report selection
For all user IDs X Starting from job number ______
For own user ID _ For user ID ________
For group ID ________
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optional selection parameters
Destination ________ /Form _ Duplicates *__ Disposition _
Priority ___
Active printer ________ Queue status _
Cluster ________
Enter values for selection.
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Canc |
On this screen, you can select reports.
If Natural Security is installed, the modifiable fields in this screen depend on the defined user type.
Note:
The Cluster(s) field only appears, if the cluster option has been
activated (see Function
30.5).
Pressing PF9 once displays the first Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 13:34:30 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Detailed Attributes 1 File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form No. Pages No. Lines %Prt. Date Printed TF Printer
--- - ---------- ----------- ---------- ----- ------------------- --- --------
SE ________ _
__ DR1171 A 1 1 2002-10-15 16:24:37 CPU SPPPRINT
__ DARMSTD 1 1 3
__ DARMSTD 1 1 19
__ DAEPRT12 A
__ DARMSTD 1 1 19
__ DARMSTD 1 4 200
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DARMSTD 1 1 17
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ==>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + Det 2 Top Canc |
| Column | Description | |
|---|---|---|
No.Pages |
The number of logical pages in the report. | |
No.Lines |
The number of lines in the report. | |
%Prt. |
For active spooling, the percentage of completion is shown. | |
Date printed |
Date and time of the last spool-out. | |
TF |
Time format: | |
CPU |
Store clock value of CPU. | |
NAT |
Natural time. The time computed by using the |
|
Printer |
The physical printer which was used for the last spool-out, or the name of the batch program used for the spool-out. | |
Pressing PF9 once more displays the second Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 14:43:26 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Detailed Attributes 2 File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form Log.Prtr Profile Name Forms Library Program
--- - ---------- -------- -------------- ------ ------- -------- --------
SE ________ _
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL --
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL NTEST
__ DAEPRT12 A DAEPRT12 * (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL SPFPAG01
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL NTEST
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL SPPTREP1
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL SPFPAG01
__ DARMSTD 1 PROF1 MK (NAF) -- -- SYSPOOL SPSCHE03
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ==>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + Det 3 Det 1 Top Canc |
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Log.Prtr |
The logical printer used for the creation of the report. |
Profile |
NTCC table from the parameter used in the PROFILE
clause of the DEFINE
PRINTER statement.
When followed by NAF,
the replacements are defined in the object NTCC table of the
NATSPOOL environment, depending on the printer.
|
Name |
Value of the name parameter used in theNAME
clause of the DEFINE PRINTER statement.
|
Forms |
Value of the forms parameter used in the FORMS
clause of the DEFINE PRINTER statement.
|
Library |
The library in which the report was created. |
Program |
The name of the program which created the report. |
Pressing PF9 once more displays the third Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 14:45:25 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Detailed Attributes 3 File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form Init ID Init User Device LOST : Program Errnr Line
--- - ---------- -------- --------- -------- ----------------- ----- ----
SE ________ _
__ DARMSTD 1 0756 MK VIDEO
__ DARMSTD 1 0756 MK VIDEO
__ DAEPRT12 A 0804 KOL VIDEO
__ DARMSTD 1 0794 MK VIDEO
__ DARMSTD 1 0787 KOL VIDEO
__ DARMSTD 1 0751 HHI VIDEO
__ DARMSTD 1 0776 MK VIDEO
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ==>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + |
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Init ID |
Value of the system variable
*INIT-ID
when creating the report.
|
Inituser |
Value of the system variable
*INIT-USER
when creating the report.
|
Device |
Value of the system variable
*DEVICE
when creating the report.
|
LOST |
For reports with status LOST, the program name,
error number and line are shown.
|
Pressing PF9 once more displays the fourth Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 13:40:56 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Detailed Attributes 4 File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form Creation Date/Time TF Ret.P. Calendar Del. Date ASA CCnt.
--- - ---------- ------------------- --- ------ -------- ---------- --- -----
SE ________ _
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-18 07:51:56 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-18 08:19:26 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DAEPRT12 A 1997-07-18 09:37:20 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-18 10:15:13 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-18 11:18:24 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-18 12:48:38 CPU 1 -- -- On No
__ DARMSTD 1 1997-07-21 09:17:50 CPU 1 -- -- On No
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ==>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + Det 5 Det 3 Top Canc |
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
Creation Date/Time |
Date and time given from the CPU when the report was created. |
Ret.P. |
Retention period specified for the used logical printer. See Function 31.2. |
Calendar |
Name of the calendar assigned to the logical printer. See Function 31.2. |
Del. Date |
Date when the report can automatically be deleted if this
feature has been activated (see
Function
30.5).
The deletion date is computed by using the retention period and the specifications in a calendar. |
ASA |
Value ON indicates that the report lines start
with the default control characters for line feed, form feed and carriage
return.
Value |
CCnt. |
Value Yes indicates that the report was created
by using DEFINE PRINTER (rep) OUTPUT
'CCONTROL'.
|
Pressing PF9 once more displays the fifth Detailed Attributes screen.
Time 13:34:30 *** Natural Spool Administration *** Date 2002-10-22
User SAG Detailed Attributes 5 File 7/411
Cmd Q Dest/Form Additional error information
--- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------
SE ________ _
__ DR1171 A
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DAEPRT12 A
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DARMSTD 1
__ DARMSTD 1
Mark with function or press PF key
Command ==>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Menu Exit Prtr Selec - + Det 1 Det 4 Top Canc |
If the spool server detects any error, the report status is changed and an error message is sent to the console or written to the log file.
Part of this information is stored for the report and shown on this screen.