Print Options
The Print Options screen (see the following figure) displays when you select option 7 from the User Parms menu. It lets you set the printer and output dataset characteristics used when you issue the PRINTP or PRINTDS command from Browse/Edit, Extract Formatted Print (printer only), and Audit Trail reports. Depending on the choice and form of the command, your output is printed on a printer or to a data set with some or all of the currently displayed rows.
Print Options screen
COMMAND ===>
Printer Characteristics:
Printer Destination ===> PRT1
Lines per Page ===> 55 ......... 55
Sysout Class ===> A ......... A
Output Dataset Characteristics:
Dataset Name ===> FD.PRINT
Volume Serial ===> ......... DISK01
Generic Unit ===> ......... SYSDA
Directory Block ===> ......... 0
Record Format ===> FB ......... FB or FBA
Record Length ===> 133 ......... 4092
Block Size ===> 1330 ......... 4096
Dataset Password ===> (If password protected)
Printer Characteristics Area
Printer Destination
Local printer or JES queue.
Lines per Page
Number of lines printed on each page.
Sysout Class
Assigned class for SYSOUT.
Output Dataset Characteristics Area
Dataset Name
Destination data set for output. File-AID for Db2 will append the output to the specified data set.
Volume Serial
Disk pack where the data set will reside if it is not catalogued. Required if GENERIC UNIT is not specified.
Generic Unit
Site-defined device type (SYSDA, for example). Required if VOLUME SERIAL is not specified.
Directory Block
Number of directory blocks to be allocated for the data set. Must be zero (0).
Record Format
Record format for the output data set.
Record Length
Maximum length for each record.
Block Size
Size of each block of data in the data set.
Dataset Password
Password for the data set if it is password protected.
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