Parameter field
The OUTPUT JCL statement contains only keyword parameters. All parameters are optional; however, do not leave the parameter field blank. You can code any of the keyword parameters in any order in the parameter field.
KEYWORD PARAMETERS | VALUES | PURPOSE |
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See section ADDRESS parameter |
delivery address: 1 - 4 delivery-address subparameters; a delivery-address is 1 - 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies an address to be printed on output separator pages. |
See section AFPPARMS parameter |
datasetname must be a sequential data set. datasetname must be cataloged. See the DSNAME parameter on the DD statement for additional syntax rules. |
Use the AFPPARMS keyword to reference the data set name which specifies the parameter file that contains the parameters and values for the AFP print distributor feature of PSF. The parameters specified in this parameter file augment parameters specified on the output JCL statement. |
See section AFPSTATS parameter |
YES or Y: Requests that PSF produce an AFPSTATS
report for the printing of this sysout data set. NO or N: Specifies that PSF should not produce an AFPSTATS report for the printing of this sysout data set. |
Specifies to Print Services Facility™ (PSF) that an AFP Statistics About the Printfile (AFPSTATS) report is to be generated while printing this sysout data set. |
See section BUILDING parameter |
building identification: 1 - 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies a building location to be printed on output separator pages. |
See section BURST parameter |
YES or Y: burster-trimmer-stacker |
Directs output to a stacker on a 3800 Printing Subsystem. |
See section CHARS parameter |
1 - 4 font-name subparameters: |
Names character-arrangement tables for printing on an AFP printer. Can request a high-density dump on a SYSABEND or SYSUDUMP DD statement. |
See section CKPTLINE parameter |
nnnnn: 0 - 32,767 | Specifies the maximum lines in a logical page. (JES3 supports this parameter only when PSF prints the sysout data set on an AFP printer.) |
See section CKPTPAGE parameter |
nnnnn: 1 - 32,767 | Specifies the number of logical pages to be printed or transmitted before JES takes a checkpoint. (JES3 supports this parameter only when PSF prints the sysout data set on an AFP printer.) |
See section CKPTSEC parameter |
nnnnn: 1 - 32,767 | Specifies how many seconds of printing are to elapse between each checkpoint of this sysout data set. (JES3 supports this parameter only when PSF prints the sysout data set on an AFP printer.) |
See section CLASS parameter |
class: A - Z, 0 - 9 *: same output class as MSGCLASS parameter on JOB statement | Assigns the sysout data set to an output class. |
See section COLORMAP parameter |
resource: 1 - 8 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Specifies the AFP resource (object) for the data set that contains color translation information. |
See section COMPACT parameter |
compaction-font-name: 1 - 8 alphanumeric characters | Specifies a compaction table for sending this sysout data set to a SNA remote terminal. |
See section COMSETUP parameter |
resource: 1 - 8 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Specifies the name of a macrofile setup resource that contains the SETUP information. |
See section CONTROL parameter |
PROGRAM: each logical record begins with a carriage control
character SINGLE: single spacing |
Specifies that the data set records begin with carriage control characters or specifies line spacing. |
See section COPIES parameter |
nnn (JES2): 1 - 255 |
Specifies number of copies printed. For an AFP printer, can instead specify number of copies of each page printed before the next page is printed. |
See section COPYCNT parameter |
xxx: 0 - 2147483647 |
Specifies number of copies printed where the limit is 2G in size. |
See section DATACK parameter |
BLOCK: indicates errors are |
Indicates whether or not print-positioning errors and invalid character data-check errors are to be blocked or not blocked. |
See section DDNAME parameter |
ddname: DD to apply OUTPUT |
Specifies the DDs to apply the specifications on the OUTPUT statement. |
See section DEFAULT parameter |
YES or Y: this statement can be implicitly referenced by sysout
DD statements NO or N: this statement cannot be implicitly referenced by sysout DD statements. |
Specifies that this is a default OUTPUT JCL statement. |
See section DEPT parameter |
department identification: 1 - 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies a department identification to be printed on output separator pages. |
See section DEST parameter |
LOCAL: local device |
Sends a sysout data set to the specified destination. |
See section DPAGELBL parameter |
YES or Y: requests that the system print a security label on
each page. NO or N: requests that the system not print a security label on each page. |
Indicates whether the system should print a security label on each page of output. |
See section DUPLEX parameter |
X'80' for NO |
Specifies whether the job prints on one or both sides of the paper. Overrides comparable FORMDEF. |
See section FCB parameter |
fcb-name: 1 - 4 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) STD: standard FCB (JES3 only) |
Specifies FCB image, carriage control tape for 1403 Printer, or data-protection image for 3525 Card Punch. |
See section FLASH parameter |
overlay-name: forms overlay frame (1 - 4 alphanumeric or national
($, #, @) characters) count: copies with overlay (0 - 255) NONE: suppresses flashing STD: standard forms flash overlay (JES3 only) |
For printing on a 3800 Printing Subsystem, indicates that the data set is to be printed with forms overlay and can specify how many copies are to be flashed. |
See section FORMDEF parameter |
membername: 1 - 6 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Names a library member that PSF uses in printing the sysout data set on an AFP printer. |
See section FORMLEN parameter |
nn= 0-99 |
Allows PSF users to set the length of pages for print without reconfiguring the printer. |
See section FORMS parameter |
form-name: 1 - 8 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters STD: standard form (JES3 only) |
Identifies forms on which the sysout data set is to be printed or punched. |
See section FSSDATA parameter |
values: 1-127 EBCDIC characters | Defined by a functional subsystem. Refer to that subsystem's documentation for the intent and use of this keyword. |
See section GROUPID parameter |
output-group: 1 - 8 alphanumeric characters | Specifies that this sysout data set belongs to a user-named output group. (JES2 only) |
See section INDEX parameter |
nn: 1 - 31 | Specifies how many print positions the left margin is to be indented for a sysout data set printed on a 3211 Printer with the indexing feature. (JES2 only) |
See section INTRAY parameter |
nnn: 1 - 255 | Specifies the printer input tray from which to take paper for the print job. Overrides comparable FORMDEF specification. |
See section JESDS parameter |
ALL: all of the job’s JCL, |
Requests that the indicated data sets for the job be processed according to the parameters on this OUTPUT JCL statement. |
See section LINDEX parameter |
nn: 1 - 31 | Specifies how many print positions to move the right margin in from the full page width for a sysout data set printed on a 3211 Printer with the indexing feature. (JES2 only) |
See section LINECT parameter |
nnn: 0 - 255 | Specifies the maximum lines JES2 is to print on each page. (JES2 only) |
See section MAILBCC parameter |
bcc address: 1-60 valid EBCDIC text values bcc address: 1 - 32 addresses allowed |
Specifies the e-mail addresses of the recipients on the blind copy list. |
See section MAILCC parameter |
cc address: 1-60 valid EBCDIC text values cc address: 1 - 32 addresses allowed |
Specifies the e-mail addresses of the recipients on the copy list. |
See section MAILFILE parameter |
file id: 1- 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies the file name of the attachment to an e-mail. |
See section MAILFROM parameter |
from address: 1- 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies the descriptive name or identifier of the sender of an e-mail. |
See section MAILTO parameter |
to address: 1- 60 valid EBCDIC text values to address: 1 - 32 addresses allowed |
Specifies the e-mail addresses of the e-mail recipients. |
See section MERGE parameter |
YES or Y: OUTPUT JCL parameters will be the job's default NO or N: OUTPUT JCL parameters will not be the job's default |
Indicates whether or not the parameters specified on the OUTPUT JCL statement will be the default OUTPUT parameters for the job. |
See section MODIFY parameter |
module-name: 1 - 4 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters trc: font-name in CHARS parameter (0 for first, 1 for second, 2 for third, and 3 for fourth font-name) | Specifies a copy-modification module in SYS1.IMAGELIB to be used by JES to print the data set on a 3800 Printing Subsystem. |
See section NAME parameter |
preferred name: 1 - 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies the preferred name to be printed on output separator pages. |
See section NOTIFY parameter |
{node.}userid: node and userid to receive print complete message. | Specifies the node and userid to receive a print complete message when the sysout data set is printed. |
See section OFFSETXB parameter |
mmmm: 0 - 9999 |
Specifies the offset in the X direction from the page origin (or partition origin for N_UP) for the back side of each output page. |
See section OFFSETXF parameter |
mmmm: 0 - 9999 |
Specifies the offset in the X direction from the page origin (or partition origin for N_UP) for the front side of each output page. |
See section OFFSETYB parameter |
mmmm: 0 - 9999 |
Specifies the offset in the Y direction from the page origin (or partition origin for N_UP) for the back side of each output page. |
See section OFFSETYF parameter |
mmmm: 0 - 9999 |
Specifies the offset in the Y direction from the page origin (or partition origin for N_UP) for the front side of each output page. |
See section INDEX parameter |
nnnnn: 1 - 65535 | Specifies the ID of the printer output bin where the data set is to be sent. |
See section OUTDISP parameter |
normal output disposition: WRITE, HOLD, KEEP, LEAVE, or PURGE. abnormal output disposition: WRITE, HOLD, KEEP, LEAVE, or PURGE. |
Specifies the disposition of the sysout process instance for normal or, in a non-APPC scheduling environment, abnormal termination of the job step. |
See section OVERLAYB parameter |
name: 1 - 8 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Specifies placing the named medium overlay on the back side of each printed sheet. |
See section OVERLAYF parameter |
name: 1 - 8 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Specifies placing the named medium overlay on the front side of each printed sheet. |
See section OVFL parameter |
ON: JES3 should check for forms overflow on an output printer. OFF: JES3 should not check for forms overflow on an output printer. |
Specifies whether or not JES3 should check for forms overflow on an output printer. (JES3 only) |
See section PAGEDEF parameter |
membername: 1 - 6 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Names a library member that PSF uses in printing the sysout data set on an AFP printer. |
See section PIMSG parameter |
YES: print messages from a functional subsystem NO: not print messages from a functional subsystem msg-count: number of errors to cause printing to be terminated (0-999) |
Indicates that messages from a functional subsystem should or should not be printed in the listing following the sysout data set. |
See section PORTNO parameter |
nnnnn: 1 - 65535 | Specifies the TCP port number at which Infoprint Server connects to the printer rather than connecting to LPD on the printer. Specify either PORTNO or PRTQUEUE, but not both. PRTQUEUE indicates the queue used when connecting to LPD on the printer. |
See section PRMODE parameter |
LINE: send data set to line-mode printer PAGE: send data set to page-mode printer process-mode: installation-defined mode (1 - 8 alphanumeric characters) |
Identifies the process mode required to print the sysout data set. |
See section PRMODE parameter |
LINE: send data set to line-mode printer PAGE: send data set to page-mode printer process-mode: installation-defined mode (1 - 8 alphanumeric characters) |
Identifies the process mode required to print the sysout data set. |
See section PRTATTRS parameter |
The minimum length is one character. The maximum length is 127 characters. Enclose the parameter in apostrophes because attribute names contain lower case letters. All EBCDIC text characters are valid. |
Use the PRTATTRS keyword to specify one or more job attributes for Infoprint Server. See z/OS Infoprint Server User's Guide. |
See section PRTERROR parameter |
DEFAULT= Specifies that PSF will take the standard action if
a terminating error occurs during printing. This is the default. QUIT= Specifies that PSF will release the data set complete even if a terminating error occurs during printing. HOLD= Specifies that if a terminating error occurs during printing, the data set will remain on the JES SPOOL until the system operator releases it. |
On the OUTPUT statement or dynamic output descriptor, indicates the disposition of the SYSOUT data set to use if a terminating error occurs during printing of the SYSOUT data with the PSF functional subsystem. |
See section PRTOPTNS parameter |
print options: 1-16 valid EBCDIC characters. | Identifies the print options data. |
See section PRTQUEUE parameter |
print queue: 1-127 valid EBCDIC characters. | Identifies the target print queue name. |
See section PRTY parameter |
nnn: 0 - 255 (0 is lowest, 255 is highest) | Specifies initial priority at which the sysout data set enters the output queue. |
See section REPLYTO parameter |
reply address: 1- 60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies the e-mail address to which recipients can respond. |
See section RESFMT parameter |
P240: specifies 240 pels per inch resolution. P300: specifies 300 pels per inch resolution. |
Specifies the resolution used to format the print data set. |
See section RETAINS and RETAINF parameters |
retain time: 1-10 numeric characters or FOREVER. | The successful transmission retain time specification. |
See section RETAINS and RETAINF parameters |
retain time: 1-10 numeric characters or FOREVER. | The failed transmission retain time specification. |
See section RETRYL and RETRYT parameters |
nnnnn: one to five numeric characters. | The maximum number of retries. |
See section RETRYL and RETRYT parameters |
retry time: 1-10 numeric characters. | Wait time between transmission retries. |
See section ROOM parameter |
room identification: 1-60 valid EBCDIC text values | Specifies a room identification to be printed on output separator pages. |
See section SYSAREA parameter |
YES or Y: requests that the system reserve a system area. NO or N: requests that the system not reserve a system area. |
Indicates whether the system should reserve a system area on each page of output. |
See section THRESHLD parameter |
limit: 1 - 99999999 | Specifies the maximum size for a sysout data set. Use it to obtain simultaneous printing of large data sets or many data sets from one job. (JES3 only) |
See section TITLE parameter |
description of output: 1 - 60 valid EBCDIC characters | Identifies a report title to be printed on separator pages. |
See section TRC parameter |
YES or Y: data set contains TRC codes NO or N: data set does not contain TRC codes |
Specifies whether or not the sysout data set’s records contain table reference codes (TRC) as the second character. |
See section UCS parameter |
character-set-code: 1 - 4 alphanumeric or national ($, #, @) characters | Specifies universal character set, print train, or character- arrangement table for an AFP printer. |
See section USERDATA parameter |
From 1 to 16 values; each value may be from 1 to 60 EBCDIC characters. | Defined by the installation. Refer to your installation's definition on the intent and use of this keyword. If your installation does not define any use for this keyword, the information will be syntax checked, stored as part of the output descriptor's information, and then ignored. |
See section USERLIB parameter |
data-set-name: 1 - 8 library data set names containing AFP resources | Identifies libraries containing AFP resources for PSF to use when processing sysout data sets. |
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pathname: 1 - 8 z/OS® UNIX file paths. For more information on specifying paths, see PATH parameter. | Specifies a private path for TrueType/OpenType fonts to PSF for the print application owner. |
See section WRITER parameter |
name: 1 - 8 alphanumeric characters | Names an external writer to process the sysout data set rather than JES. |
Default OUTPUT JCL statement: An OUTPUT JCL statement that contains a DEFAULT=YES parameter is called a default OUTPUT JCL statement.