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This section covers the following topics:

• What Is an Active Bundle?

• Invoking the Active Bundles Screen

• Switching Screen Layout for Active Bundles

• Listing Active Bundle Contents

• Browsing an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

• Deleting an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

• Modifying Characteristics of an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

• Modifying an Active Bundle

• Printing Attributes of Active Bundles

• Displaying Information on Active Bundles

• Archiving an Active Bundle

• Closing an Active Bundle

• Deleting an Active Bundle

• Displaying Log Information for an Active Bundle

• Printing an Active Bundle

• Reviving an Active Bundle

What Is an Active Bundle?

An active bundle is a group of active reports collected from different jobs or SYSOUT datasets and generated by the bundle definition. An active bundle is printed and distributed as one unit.

Object relationship diagram

Invoking the Active Bundles Screen

To select active bundles:

1. Enter 6 in the command line of the "Main Menu".

   If long report and bundle names are displayed by the system (see settings in System Defaults and Adding a User Profile), the "Active Bundles" screen will take the following form:

   13:54:38 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-05-16 User ID XYZ - Active Bundles - Cmd Bundle S Status Reps Coord-ID ___ _________________________ _ __________ ____ ________ __ UKSJUPCX O opened 6 UKSJU __ UKSJUBUN O opened 9 UKSJU __ UKSJUPCX C closed 2 UKSJU __ UKSJUBUN C closed 3 UKSJU __ VKA C closed 2 VKA __ VKA C closed 1 VKA __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME O opened 10 UKSJU __ XSETGGR-BU1 C closed 1 XSETGGR __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 UKSJU __ XSETGGR-BU1 C closed 1 XSETGGR __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME C closed 21 UKSJU __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed UKSJU __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 UKSJU __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 UKSJU __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 UKSJU Top Of Data Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip < > - + Mastr Rfrsh SwLay Menu

2. Press PF6 to display further data (right half of Active Bundles list).

3. PF5 takes you back to the main data screen. With PF21 (Ext), you can toggle to short names display.

These screens allow you to perform various functions on bundles and list all bundles processed by Entire Output Management and their status. The bundles are listed in descending order according to their creation date.

Depending on the setting of the user profile field Restrict Abun, you will either see all bundles, with those to which you have access highlighted, or only those bundles to which you have access. You can only enter commands against bundles to which you have access. Administrators have access to all bundles, regardless of the setting of Restrict Abun.

Special PF Keys

Switching Screen Layout for Active Bundles

To switch between the Administrator layout and General User layout of the Active Bundles screen:

1. Press PF11 (SwLay).

   The Administrator Layout for the "Active Bundles" screen (see above) displays reports, coordinator ID, and Open and Close Date/Time information. The General User Layout for the "Active Bundles" screen (see below) displays a Description of the active bundles. If long report and bundle names are displayed by the system (see settings in System Defaults and Adding a User Profile), the "Active Bundles" screen in the general user layout takes the following form:

   16:25:10 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-05-16 User ID XYZ - Active Bundles - Cmd Bundle S Status Reps Description Message ___ _________________________ _ ______ ____ ______________________ ___________ __ UKSJUPCX O opened 6 STEVE'S BUNDLE - WITH __ UKSJUBUN O opened 9 STEVE'S BUNDLE __ UKSJUPCX C closed 2 STEVE'S BUNDLE - WITH __ UKSJUBUN C closed 3 STEVE'S BUNDLE __ VKA C closed 2 via gui __ VKA C closed 1 via gui __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME O opened 10 __ XSETGGR-BU1 C closed 1 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 contains reports creat __ XSETGGR-BU1 C closed 1 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME C closed 21 __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed contains reports creat __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 contains reports creat __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 contains reports creat __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL C closed 1 contains reports creat Top Of Data Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip - + Mastr Rfrsh SwLay Menu

2. With PF21 (Ext), you can toggle to short names display.

3. Press PF11 again to return to the previous layout.

Line Commands

Fields

Listing Active Bundle Contents

To list all active reports contained in a bundle:

1. On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command RP next to the bundle for which active reports are to be listed. If long report and bundle names are displayed by the system (see settings in System Defaults and Adding a User Profile), the "Contents of Bundle" screen will take the following form:

   17:45:40 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-01-17 - Contents of Bundle XSETGGRBU1 / 11012 - Cmd Group Seq Report Run-No Lines ___ ________ ___ _________________________ ___________ ________ __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11229 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11230 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11231 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11232 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11233 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11234 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11235 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11236 33 __ XSETGGRB 1 FHILINES 11011 33 __ XSETGGRB 999 DIRECT-INPUT 11242 74K __ XSETGGRB 999 DIRECT-INPUT 11241 52K __ XSETGGRB 999 DIRECT-INPUT 11239 1141K __ __ __ All Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip - + Ext < > Menu

    The screen list all active reports contained in the bundle.

2. With PF11 (>) you can shift the display to the right (twice) to display further data of an active bundle. With PF10 (<) you can shift the display to the left again.

3. With PF9 (Ext) you can toggle to short names display.

Line Commands

Fields

Browsing an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

To browse an active report contained in a bundle:

1. On the "Contents of Bundle" screen, enter the line command BR next to the active report to be browsed.

   The Software AG Editor is invoked and the active report you have selected appears on the screen.

2. ISPF-like local commands enable you to view the active report. For more information, see the section Browsing an Active Report with the Software AG Editor.

Deleting an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

To delete an active report contained in a bundle:

1. On the "Contents of Bundle" screen, enter the line command DE next to the active report to be deleted.

   If CONFIRM is ON, a window opens asking you to confirm the deletion.

2. To do so, enter the active report name in the input field provided.

   A message confirms the deletion.

   Note:
   A report deleted in an active bundle remains still available as an active report.

Modifying Characteristics of an Active Report Contained in a Bundle

To modify the characteristics of an active report contained in a bundle:

1. On the "Contents of Bundle" screen, enter the line command MO next to the active report whose characteristics are to be modified.

   The "Report Characteristics in Bundle" window is displayed, where you can modify the report characteristics:

   +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ ! Report Characteristics In Bundle ! ! Bundle UKSJUPCX ! ! Report: UKSJU-TEST ! ! In Bundle ! ! Form .............: STD_____ ! ! Fcb ..............: ________ ! ! Chars ............: ____________________ ! ! Flash ............: ____ ! ! Copies ...........: 1__ ! ! Pagedef ..........: ________ ! ! Formdef ..........: ________ ! ! Logical Printer ..: ________ ! ! Separator Info: Member Start: RS-SJUST End: RS-SJUEN ! ! Copies: 1__ ! ! ! ! ! ! PF1 Help PF3 Exit PF5 Do PF6 Undo PF9 Ext ! +--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Fields (z/OS only)

Modifying an Active Bundle

To modify an active bundle:

1. On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command MO next to the active bundle you want to modify.

   The "Active Bundle > General Attributes" screen is displayed for the bundle you have selected:

   12:12:13 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-10-11 User ID XYZ - Active Bundle>General Attributes - Bundle Name .............. UKSJUPCX Run number ........ 32597 Created .............. 2008-10-10 14:31 Coordinator ID ....... UKSJU___ Print events Time schedule...... _________________ Lines exceeded .... 10000____ Report arrival .... _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip Do Undo Print Menu

2. You can modify the data displayed by entering new data in the input fields. The fields are described below.

3. When you have finished modifying the active bundle, press ENTER to save modifications.

   A message confirms that the bundle has been modified.

4. If COMMIT is set to OFF, press PF5 (Do) to save your modifications before exiting.

   If you do not, a window is displayed asking you to commit the modifications. To do so, enter "Y".

   A message confirms the modifications.

Special PF Keys

Fields

Printing Attributes of Active Bundles

To modify printing attributes of an active bundle:

1. Press PF9 on the "Active Bundle > General Attributes" screen.

   The "Active Bundle > Printing Attributes" screen appears:

   12:14:17 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-10-11 User ID XYZ - Active Bundle>Printing Attributes - Bundle Name .............. UKSJUPCX Run number ........ 32597 Hold before Print .... Y (Y/N) Printers ............. UKSJUPRT ________ ________ ________ ________ Copies ............... 1__ ___ ___ ___ ___ Bundle Separator Print Control Exit Start ............. BS-SJUST NATURAL Member.... SJUBUPC2 End ............... BS-SJUEN NATURAL Library... NOM211U_ Copies ............ 1__ Jobcards //UKSJUBUN JOB CLASS=K,MSGCLASS=X_______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip Do Undo Ext Prtr Menu

Special PF Keys

Fields

Defining Additional Printers

To define or modify additional printers:

1. Press PF11 (Prtr) on the "Active Bundles > Printing Attributes" screen.

   The "Active Bundle > Additional Printers" screen appears:

   12:15:34 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-10-11 User ID XYZ - Active Bundle>Additional Printers - Bundle Name .............. UKSJUPCX Run number ........ 32597 Printers (6-10)..... ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Copies (6-10)..... ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Printers (11-15).... ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Copies (11-15).... ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Printers (16-20).... ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Copies (16-20).... ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip Do Undo Ext Menu

   On this screen, you can define up to 15 additional printers by specifying:

Displaying Information on Active Bundles

To display additional information on an active bundle:

1. On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command IN next to the bundle for which you want to display information.

   A window is displayed, providing the following information on the bundle:

Archiving an Active Bundle

To mark an active bundle for archiving:

• On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command AR next to the bundle to be marked for archiving.

  The bundle is archived the next time the Archiving task is active.

Closing an Active Bundle

To close an active bundle so that it can accept no additional reports:

• On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command CL next to the bundle to be closed.

  The message "Closed" appears after the bundle name in the Status column.

  If additional reports arrive for the bundle, a new version of the bundle will be opened to accept them.

Deleting an Active Bundle

To delete an active bundle:

1. On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command DE next to the bundle to be deleted.

   If CONFIRM is ON, a window opens asking you to confirm the deletion.

2. To do so, enter the name of the active bundle in the input field provided.

   A message confirms the deletion.

Displaying Log Information for an Active Bundle

To display log information for an active bundle:

• On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command LO next to the bundle for which log information is to be displayed.

  The Log Display screen opens for the bundle selected.

  For further details, see the section LO - Display Log Information for an Object and the Log Display -Report screen in the section Using Entire Output Management.

Printing an Active Bundle

To print an active bundle:

1. On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command PR next to the active bundle you want to print.

   A printer selection list will be displayed.

2. Select a printer by entering any character in the input field before the appropriate printer.

   A message confirms that the bundle has been queued for printing.

Reviving an Active Bundle

This function marks all archived reports in an active bundle to be revived. The reports will be revived the next time the Revive job runs.

To revive an active bundle:

• On the "Active Bundles" screen, enter the line command RV next to the bundle to be marked for reviving.

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