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If you specify that a mainframe printer is the file destination, you can specify the SYSOUT parameters. These parameters are Windows-specific and are only valid when sending a file to a Windows machine.
- Class: this parameter defines the class to which the JES output is routed. This is a mandatory parameter. On mainframes, the printer queues are organized around a printer class rather than around a specific printer. The class has a one-character name (alphabetic or numeric character). Ask the mainframe staff for the class name.
- FCB: this parameter defines the form control block for the JES output. This is a symbolic name on the mainframe that is essentially a "font profile". The FCB name is defined by an administrator (or systems programmer) on a mainframe and indicates character size and so on.
Note: Do not specify a value for this unless necessary.
- Form: this parameter defines the form name upon which this output should be printed. The host operator will receive a message to load the correct type of paper into the printer to print this report. For example, if you are printing shipping labels, the operator will be prompted to load labels into the printer before the printing starts. If you need to use this parameter, tell the operator at the mainframe printer site what paper form to load when he or she sees this name.
- Copies: this parameter defines the number of times that the JES report will be printed on the host printer. The default value is
1.
- Writer: this parameter defines the external writer name that will be used to process this printer file on the mainframe. Essentially, this is the name of a "service" program on the mainframe, which will be 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 you are directed to by the systems analyst on the mainframe.
- Destination: this parameter defines the JES print destination name which can be a 1 to 8 character symbolic name that identifies routing information for this print file on the mainframe. This "destination" might indicate the name of a branch office, geographic location, or specific printer to which the report will be sent. If this value is not supplied, most mainframe systems applies a default value of
LOCAL.
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