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# Printouts

This section covers the following topics:

- What is a Printout?

- Listing Printouts

- Printout Attributes

- Modifying Printout Attributes

- Displaying Printout Attributes

- Deleting a Printout

- Moving a Printout to Another Printer

- Putting a Printout in HOLD Status

- Releasing a Printout from HOLD Status

- Listing Reports in Bundled Printout

- Resuming a Failed Printout

## What is a Printout?

A printout in Entire Output Management is a report or a bundle queued for printing either upon user request or automatically by the Monitor.

## Listing Printouts

The printout list can be used to monitor the status of printouts.

To display the printout list:

1. 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 ****            2022-12-12
        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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   The fields are described below.

2. 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 (*).

#### Line Commands

Command | Function
--- | ---
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.
MV | Move printout to another printer.
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.

#### Fields

All fields marked with (*) can be used to enter selection criteria.

Left half:
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. 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:
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

Printout attributes consist of:

- General Printout Attributes

- Printer Printout Attributes

- Special Printout Attributes

### General Printout Attributes

Field | Explanation
--- | ---
Printout ID | The internal unique identifier of the printout.
Report name / Bundle name | The name of the report/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.

### Printer Printout Attributes

Field | Explanation
--- | ---
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 or Additional Parameters | 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.

### Special Printout Attributes

The special printout attributes are printer-dependent. See Attributes of Physical Printers in the System Administration documentation for more information.

## Modifying Printout Attributes

You can only modify printout attributes when the printout is in HOLD status.

To modify the general attributes of a printout:

1. 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.

2. On this screen, you can modify the general attributes of a printout.

To modify the printer attributes of a printout:

1. Press PF9 on the Printout Definition > General Attributes screen.

   The Printout Definition > Printer Attributes screen is displayed.

2. On this screen, you can modify the printer attributes of a printout. See Printer Printout Attributes.

To modify the special attributes of a printout:

1. Press PF10 on the Printout Definition > General Attributes screen.

   The Printout Definition > Special Attributes screen is displayed.

2. On this screen, you can modify the special attributes of a printout. See Special Printout Attribues.

## Displaying Printout Attributes

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.

## Deleting a Printout

To delete a printout:

1. On the Printout List screen, enter the line command `DE` next to the printout you want to delete.

2. Depending on the `CONFIRM` option (see SET command), you may be prompted to confirm the deletion.

## Moving a Printout to Another Printer

To move a printout to another printer:

1. On the Printout List screen, enter the line command `MV` next to the printout you want to move.

2. A selection window is displayed, listing all printers of the same printer type. Select the desired printer.

   The window also provides the option Move all printouts: N = only the selected printout will be moved to the other printer. Y = All printouts queued for the original printer will be moved to the other printer (the number of printouts affected are displayed in the window).

## Putting a Printout in HOLD Status

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.

## Releasing a Printout from HOLD Status

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.

## Listing Reports in Bundled Printout

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.

## Resuming a Failed 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.

### On this page

- What is a Printout?
- Listing Printouts
- Printout Attributes
- Modifying Printout Attributes
- Displaying Printout Attributes
- Deleting a Printout
- Moving a Printout to Another Printer
- Putting a Printout in HOLD Status
- Releasing a Printout from HOLD Status
- Listing Reports in Bundled Printout
- Resuming a Failed Printout