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Print parameters

The following figure allows you to change the settings of the print parameter defaults. To display the Print Parameters Screen, enter a 3 in the OPTION field on the Parameter Selection Menu or as described in Selecting-screens. The Print Parameters Screen sets the defaults for the following functions and is displayed when you:

  • Enter the P or PRINT (print) primary command from the Library, Catalog, or VTOC utilities.
  • Request print of a preview from Search/Update option M or U
  • Use the FPRINT or VPRINT primary command from the Browse or Edit function.

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Search-Update-Utility-function

Parameters-function

Print Parameters screen

File-AID -------------------  Print Parameters  -------------------------------
 COMMAND ===>

 Number of lines/page       ===> 55       (0 = Suppress page headings)
 Sysout class               ===> A
 Number of copies           ===> 1  
 Truncate for VPRINT cmd    ===> Y        (Y or N)

 Enter One of the Following Optional Destinations:  

    Destination printer     ===>          (Local or remote printer)
    - - - OR - - -
    External JES Node ID    ===>          (Predefined JES Node and symbolic ID
    Target VM/TSO ident     ===>           of intended receiver of output)
    - - - OR - - -
    Sysout writer name      ===>          (Installation assigned output writer)
    - - - OR - - -

                                          (DSORG=PS; RECFM=VBA; LRECL=187)
    Print dataset name      ===>
    Disposition             ===> OLD      (NEW; SHR; MOD; OLD)
    Volume serial           ===>

Field descriptions

FieldDescription
Number of lines/pageControls when headings are printed. Specify the number of lines per page. When 0 (zero) is used, no page headings are printed. 0 (zero) should not be applied to wrap-around (line length greater than 132 characters) report. The default number of lines per page is 55, including the page headings.
Sysout classSet the JCL SYSOUT class to any valid system value. This field cannot be blank or * only.
Number of copiesSpecify the number of copies of output to print. Any integer from 1 (one) through 9999 is allowed.
Truncate for VPRINT cmd

Specify whether the default for the VPRINT command in Browse/Edit should be truncate (Y) or no truncate (N - print over multiple pages) if the record to be printed exceeds the page width (120 characters). See also VPRINT-VP.

  • Y - (Default) Truncates the record if the output width exceeds 120 characters.
  • N - If the output width exceeds 120 characters, the data prints on multiple pages.
Enter One of the Following Optional Destinations:
Destination PrinterPrinting output destination that can be either the name of a remote printer or the system default printer. The default printer is specified by leaving the field blank or entering either LOCAL or R0.
External JES Node ID and Target VM/TSO Ident

Output can be routed across JES nodes to a symbolic name on other nodes by specifying the node name and the VM or TSO user ID or another symbolic name defined at that node. This facility acts like batch JCL coding of the DEST parameter: DEST=(’node’,’ident’). Specify valid entries in both of the following fields:

  • External JES Node ID—Defined symbolic name of an installation-dependent JES node.​​​
  • Target VM/TSO Ident—VM or TSO user ID, or other symbolic name located on the node specified in the External JES Node ID field.
Sysout Writer NameSpecify the name of an installation-dependent external writer.
“TO” Print datasetSpecify a output dataset to which File-AID can write.
Disposition

Specify a disposition for the print data set. When the disposition is NEW and the Print function is invoked, File-AID displays the Print Dataset Attributes Specification screen:

  • MOD—Modified, add on to end.
  • NEW—New.
  • OLD—Old, exclusive serialization.
  • SHR—Share -- old, share serialization.
Volume serialSpecify the serial number of a storage device for a non-cataloged or new dataset.

 

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