This section covers the following topics:
A printout in Entire Output Management is a report or a bundle queued for printing either 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.
The Printout List will be displayed, listing all printouts in descending order according to their creation date:
14:56:49 **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT **** 2015-03-15 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 Top Of Data Command => ___________________________________________________________________ Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--- Help Exit Flip - + Ext < > Menu |
The fields are described below.
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 |
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BR | Browse a printout (only possible for reports). |
DE | Delete a printout. |
DI | Display printout attributes. |
HL | Put printout in HOLD status. |
MO | Modify printout attributes. |
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.
Left
half:
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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. | |
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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. | ||
X = Wait for external confirmation. | ||
U = Unsuccessfully printed = all printouts with status E, F, T, O or S. This no actual printer status, but for selection purposes only. | ||
Right
half:
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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. |
Printout attributes consist of:
Field | Explanation |
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Printout ID | The internal unique identifier of the printout. |
Report name / Bundle name | The name of the report or bundle to be printed. |
Run number | The internal run number of the report/bundle to be printed. |
Status | The status of the printout. |
Copies | Enter the number of copies to be printed. |
Priority | Enter the print priority. This is passed to JES when system printers are used. |
User | User ID of user printing, or of report owner, or of bundle coordinator. |
Time (Created, Scheduled, Printed) | The date and time the printout was created/scheduled/printed. |
Total (lines/size) | The total number of lines in the printout. For binary documents, its size in KB (as indicated by a "K" after the number). |
Lines printed / Printed size | The number of lines currently printed. For binary documents, the portion already printed in KB. |
Language | The language to be used in the report/bundle separators. |
Field | Explanation |
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Printout ID | The internal unique identifier of the printout. |
Logical Printer | The name and description of the logical printer. |
Physical Printer | The name and location of the physical printer. |
Printer Exit | 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 | The special character used as a prefix to identify substitution variables. |
Jobcards | The jobcards to be used when printing in batch mode. If you leave these lines blank, the specifications from the logical printer definition are used; see Adding a New Logical Printer. |
The special printout attributes are printer-dependent. See Attributes of Physical Printers in the System Administration documentation for more information.
You can only modify printout attributes when the printout is in HOLD status.
To modify the general attributes of a printout:
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. See General Printout Attributes.
On this screen, you can modify the general attributes of a printout.
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.
On this screen, you can modify the printer attributes of a printout. See Printer Printout Attributes.
To modify the special attributes of a printout:
Press PF10 on the Printout Definition > General Attributes screen.
The Printout Definition > Special Attributes screen is displayed.
On this screen, you can modify the special attributes of a printout. See Special Printout Attribues.
To display the attributes of a printout:
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 is displayed for the printout you selected.
The attributes are described under Printout Attributes.
To delete a printout:
On the Printout List screen, enter the line
command DE
next to the printout you want to delete.
Depending on the CONFIRM
option (see
SET command), you may be
prompted to confirm the deletion.
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" is displayed in the Status column.
To release a printout from HOLD and queue it 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" is displayed 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 printing of a failed printout:
On the Printout List screen, enter the line
command RE
next to the printout you wish to
resume.