Depending on the size of your installation and the volume of requests, the queue file can contain numerous records. You can display the entire queue file or just a selected part of it. You can choose to select queue records based on the key fields, the creation data and time, the data set status, the printer queue name, host name, or IP address.

Follow these steps to display the queue file:

1. Select Q from the Network Print Facility Primary Option Menu to display the NPF Queue Selection Panel (Figure 1)

   This panel provides entry fields for your selection criteria and shows you the commands you are authorized to use on the queue records listed in the subsequent panel. It also displays the queue file (VSAM DSN) you will access.

   The file displayed is either the default file or the last file you used. If you want to work with a different queue file, enter a fully-qualified data set name in this field. If you want to reset this field to the default, clear the field and press ENTER.

   Figure 1. NPF queue selection panel (EZAPPQSP)

    -------------------------- NPF Queue Selection Panel -------------------------
    COMMAND ===>
                                                                USERID - XXXXXXXX
    VSAM DSN ===>  SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS                            DATE   - XXXXXXXX
                                                                TIME   - XXXXXXXX
                                                                SEQ    - XXXX
    Enter optional display criteria below:
    
       SLU/DEST             ===>
       PLU/JOBNAME          ===>
       Creation Date        ===>            (YYYY/MM/DD)
       Creation Time        ===>            (HH:MM)
       Data Set Status      ===>            (H,R,T,U,X,Z)
       Printer Name         ===>
    
       Host Name/IP Address ===>
    
    
    * The following line commands will be available when the list is displayed:
    
    B or S - Browse record                = - Repeat last command
    D or P - Delete record                E - Edit record
    

2. Specify the fields to select the records you want to see. The values in these fields are treated in an AND condition. The selected records must meet all the criteria specified.
   You can use an asterisk (*) in the following ways:

   • By itself to mean any value (* matches any value)
   • At the start of a string (*ABC matches values ending with ABC)
   • At the end of a string (ABC* matches values starting with ABC)

   Although the fields for Printer Name and Host Name or IP Address contain up to 255 characters, you can enter only 130 characters. If necessary, you can use the asterisk (*) to accommodate the selection of longer names.

   If all fields are blank or contain an asterisk (*), you will get a list of the entire NPF queue file.

3. If necessary, change the SEQ field value to indicate the order in which you want the selected queue records displayed. You have two valid choices:
   • KEY - displays the records in key sequence, the same order in which the records occur within the queue file.
   • TIME - causes the records to be displayed in arrival-time sequence, with the oldest records appearing first.
4. Press Enter to display the NPF Queue List panel (Figure 1).