This section covers the following topics:
A printout in Entire Output Management is a report or a bundle queued for printing upon user request or automatically by the Monitor.
The printout list can be used to monitor the status of printouts.
To display the printout list:
Enter 7 in the command line on 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 "Printout List" screen (first part) takes
the following form:
14:56:49 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-11-15
User ID *_______ - Printout List -
Cmd Object T PrOutID Printer Lines S Status
___ _________________________ _ _______ ________ ________ _ __________________
__ UKSJUBUN B 553 UKSJUPRT 4633 D printed successful
__ UKSJU-STD1-009 R 547 UKSJUVT2 52 D printed successful
__ UKSJU-STD1-009 R 546 UKSJUVT2 52 D printed successful
__ UKSJU-STD1-009 R 545 UKSJUVTX 52 E Print Task abended
__ STEVEBUN B 544 UKSJUPRT 7996 E NOM0707 Bundle is
__ UKSJUBUN B 543 UKSJUPRT 4004 H hold
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 542 HUGO 103 E Lines exceeded
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 541 HUGO 103 H hold
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 540 HUGO 103 E Lines exceeded
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 539 HUGO 103 E Lines exceeded
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 535 HUGO 103 E Lines exceeded
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 534 HUGO 3 D printed successful
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 533 HUGO 7 E Lines exceeded
__ UKSJUBUN B 532 UKSJUPRT 3786 H hold
__ XSISZHA-TEST-1234567890 R 519 HUGO 103 E Lines exceeded
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Command => ___________________________________________________________________
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Flip - + Ext < > Menu
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The screen list all printouts in descending order according to their creation date. The individual fields are described below.
With PF10 (<) and PF11 (>), you can shift the display to the left and to the right respectively. With PF9 (Ext), you can toggle to short names display.
To display only certain printouts, you can enter selection criteria in the some fields as indicated below.
To remove a selection criterion again, you overwrite it with a blank or an asterisk (*).
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| BR | Browse a printout (only possible for reports). |
| DE | Delete a printout. |
| DI | Display printout characteristics. |
| HL | Put printout in HOLD status. |
| MO | Modify printout characteristics. This function can only be used if the printout is in HOLD status. |
| RE | Resume printing of a failed printout from the last checkpoint. |
| RL | Release printout from HOLD status and send to printer. |
| RP | List reports in bundled printout. |
All fields marked with (*) can be used to enter selection criteria.
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Left
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| User ID | (system administrators only) Enter a question mark (?) to open a user selection window. Select a user to display the printout list for that user. Leave this field blank to display all printouts according to user ID and time. Enter an asterisk (*) to display all printouts according to time only. | |
|---|---|---|
| Object (*) | Name of the report or bundle which is to be printed. | |
| T | Object type: R = Report, B = Bundle. | |
| PrOutID | Internal unique identifier for the printout. | |
| Printer (*) | Logical printer. | |
| Lines | Number of lines already printed (if Status=P); total number of lines (for any other Status). | |
| S/Status (*) | Status of the printout: | |
| C = Awaiting confirmation. | ||
| D = Printed successfully. | ||
| E = Printing error. | ||
| F = Printing failed. | ||
| H = On hold (must be released). | ||
| O = Physical printer still printing. | ||
| P = Currently printing. | ||
| R = Ready to print (if not on hold). | ||
| S = Printer stopped (printout is on hold). | ||
| T = Printer busy, trying again. | ||
| U = Unsuccessfully printed = all printouts with status E, F, T, O or S. This no actual printer status, but for selection purposes only. | ||
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Right
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| User ID | User ID of user printing, or of report owner or of bundle coordinator. | |
| Jobname | The job name of the printout in the job queue if printing is done with a batch job. | |
| Jobno | The job number of the printout in the job queue if printing is done with a batch job. | |
| scheduled | Date and time the printout is scheduled. | |
| printed | Date and time the printout was printed. | |
You can only modify printout attributes when the printout is in HOLD status.
You can modify the following printout attributes:
To modify the general attributes of a printout before printing:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
MO next to the printout to be modified.
The "Printout Definition > General Attributes" screen is displayed:
12:57:02 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-01-17
User ID XYZ - Printout Definition >General Attributes -
Printout ID ......... 381
User ................ XYZ ESY User ID ... XYZ
Report
Name .............. XSETGGR-LINES
Run number ........ 10296
Time
Created ........... 20081219 16:10
Scheduled .........
Printed ...........
Status .............. hold
Total ............. 10
Printed .............
Language ............ English
Copies .............. 1__
Priority ............ ___
Command => ___________________________________________________________________
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Flip Do Undo PrAtt SpAtt Menu
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On this screen, you can modify general attributes of a printout.
| Key | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| PF9 | PrAtt | Display the Printout Definition > Printer Attributes. |
| PF10 | SpAtt | Display the Printout Definition > Special Attributes. |
| Printout ID | Internal unique identifier of the printout (display only). | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | User ID of user printing, or of report owner or of bundle coordinator (display only). | ||
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Report/Bundle
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| Name | Name of report or bundle name to be printed. | ||
| Run number | Internal run number. | ||
| Time | Date and time the printout was created/scheduled/printed. | ||
| Status | The status of the printout (display only). | ||
| Total | Total number of lines; for binary documents, the size in KB (as indicated by a "K" after the number). | ||
| Lines printed | Number of lines currently printed. | ||
| Language | The language to be used in the report/bundle separators. | ||
| Copies | Enter the number of copies to be printed. | ||
| Priority | Enter the print priority. This is passed to JES when using system printers. | ||
To modify the printer attributes of a printout:
Press PF9 on the Printout "Definition > General Attributes" screen.
The "Printout Definition > Printer Attributes" screen is displayed:
12:28:29 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-02-29
User ID XYZ - Printout Definition >Printer Attributes -
Printout ID ......... 7
Logical Printer
Name .............. PRT14LSC
Description ....... DC Group Printer
Physical Printer
Name .............. DAEPRT14
Location .......... VTAM Printer DAEPRT14
Printer Exit
Member ............ TKYOC100
Library ........... NOM131U
Job Parameters
JCL skeleton ...... ________
Escape character .. _
Jobcards
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Command => ___________________________________________________________________
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Flip SpAtt Menu
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On this screen, you can modify the printer attributes of a printout.
| Key | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| PF10 | SpAtt | Display the Printout Definition > Special Attributes. |
| Field | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Printout ID (display only) | Internal unique identifier of the printout. |
| Logical Printer (display only) | The name and description of the logical printer. |
| Physical Printer (display only) | The name and location of the physical printer. |
| Printer Exit (display only) | The member name of the exit to be executed for each line before it is printed, and the library containing the member. |
| Job Parameters | |
| JCL skeleton | The name of the Natural member containing the JCL skeleton to be used when submitting a print job. |
| Escape character | Special character used as a prefix to identify substitution variables. |
| Jobcards |
Jobcards to be used when printing in batch mode. If you leave these lines blank, the specifications from the Logical Printer Profile are taken. SERIAL - If a jobcard contains the keyword SERIAL, Entire Output Management checks if the desired printer is already in use by another printer task. If so, the printout processing is delayed until the printer completes. This is useful if, instead of a printer spooler, a printer is addressed directly which cannot spool itself. SKIP - The keyword "SKIP nnnnnn" is interpreted as SKIP nnnnnn pages and will suppress the output for nnnnnn pages. However, if a printout is resumed that begins with the line after an error occurred, SKIP will also suppress nnnnnn pages - which might not be intended. In this case the SKIP parameter has to be omitted. The SKIP function is not exact, it will start the printing shortly before the desired page, because the print data are passed to the print program with internal blocking (for performance reasons). Other parameters of the jobcard fields are not affected. It can be used for any printer type where jobcards are allowed. SKIP is only useful under UNIX. WAIT-PRINTER - If this keyword is contained in a jobcard of the printout queue or of the logical printer, it will be checked whether the physical printer name of the special printer attributes contains a pipe to the UNIX command "lp" or "lpr". If so, the printer addressed with the "-P" parameter will be checked with the "lpstat" command. If it is still printing, the printer task will wait until the printer has finished before it terminates. WAIT-PRINTER will be ignored on mainframes and on printer types other than NATUNIX. |
To modify special attributes of a printout:
Press PF10 in the "Printout Definition >General Attributes" screen.
The "Printout Definition > Special Attributes" screen is displayed:
12:40:00 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2008-11-15
User ID XYZ - Printout Definition >Special Attributes -
Printout ID ......... 12
Logical Printer
Name .............. PRT14LSC
Description ....... DC Group Printer
Attributes
Carriage control .. YES
Form feed before .. 1
Form feed after ... 1
Trace ............. NO
Logmode ...........
Command => ___________________________________________________________________
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Flip Do Undo - + PrAtt Menu
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On this screen, you can modify special attributes of a printout.
| Key | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| PF9 | PrAtt | Display the Printout Definition > Printer Attributes. |
| Printout ID (display only) | Internal unique identifier of the printout. |
|---|---|
| Logical Printer (display only) | Name and description of logical printer. |
All other attributes are printer-dependent and can be modified. See Defining Special Attributes for a Physical Printer in the System Administration documentation for more information.
To delete a queued printout:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
DE next to the printout you want to delete.
If CONFIRM is set to ON, a window is displayed asking you to confirm the deletion.
To do so, enter the printout name in the input field provided.
A message confirms the deletion.
To display printout characteristics:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
DI next to the printout for which you want to
display information.
The "Display Printout" screen appears for the printout you selected.
For field descriptions, see Fields: Printout Definition > General Attributes.
This function places a printout in HOLD to prevent printing. Printout characteristics can be modified only when the printout is in HOLD status.
To put a printout in HOLD status:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
HL next to the printout you want to hold.
The message "HOLD" appears after the printout name in the Status column.
To release a printout from HOLD and to queue the printout for
printing:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
RL next to the printout you want to release for
printing.
The message "Ready to Print" appears after the printout name in the Status column.
To list all reports contained in the printout:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
RP next to the printout for which you want to list
reports.
A window is displayed listing the reports contained in the bundled printout.
Print tasks and batch jobs periodically record the number of lines printed so far. If a printout fails, it can be restarted from the last recorded printed line number.
To resume a failed printout:
On the "Printout List" screen, enter the line command
RE next to the printout you wish to resume.
