Deleting expired spooled files

You can use the EXPDATE or DAYS parameter on the Change Printer File (CHGPRTF), Create Printer File (CRTPRTF), Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA), or Override with Printer File (OVRPRTF) command to make a spooled file eligible for deletion using the Delete Expired Spooled files (DLTEXPSPLF) command.

For example, the following command creates a job schedule entry which causes the DLTEXPSPLF command to delete all expired spooled files on your system every day:

ADDJOBSCDE JOB(DLTEXPSPLF) CMD(DLTEXPSPLF ASPDEV(*ALL)) FRQ(*WEEKLY) SCDDATE(*NONE) SCDDAY(*ALL) SCDTIME(010000) JOBQ(QSYS/QSYSNOMAX) TEXT('DELETE EXPIRED SPOOLED FILES SCHEDULE ENTRY')