Print Support/Remote Job Submission Parameters

The Print Support/Remote Job Submission parameters are used for defining the print task with detailed instructions.

The following table lists supported Print Support and Remote Job Submission parameters:

Parameters Alternate Specification Short Description
COPIES The number of copies to print
DESTINATION DEST The report destination
FCB The report form control buffer
FORM The report form name
PRINTER_NAME The report printer name
SYSOUT The report SYSOUT class
USERNAME The report user name
WRITER The report external writer name

COPIES={nnn | 1}

Default 1
Allowable Values 1 - 999
Minimum 1
Maximum 999

This parameter defines the number of copies to print of a particular report on the remote computer.

DESTINATION={report_destination}

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 8 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable
Alternate Specification DEST

This parameter defines the destination of the job submitted to the internal reader.

FCB={form_control_buffer}

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 4 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the form control buffer name as defined to JES. This field is applied when the remote computer is a z/OS system.

FORM

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 8 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the form name upon which the report is printed on the remote computer.

PRINTER_NAME

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 255 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the name of the remote printer to which the job is sent.

SYSOUT

Default None
Allowable Values A character of A - Z or 0 - 9
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the printer class to be assigned on the remote computer when data is written into the remote printer queue.

USERNAME

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 8 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the user name assigned to a job submitted to the internal reader.

WRITER

Default None
Allowable Values 1 - 8 characters
Minimum Not Applicable
Maximum Not Applicable

This parameter defines the external writer name that is used to process this printer file on the mainframe. This is the name of a service program on the mainframe, which is given control when it is time to process this file from the printer queue. The service program, which is written by the customer, decides how it wants to process this print file.

Note: Do not specify a value for this parameter unless directed to by the systems analyst on the mainframe.