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z/OS Communications Server: IP Network Print Facility
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  • JES output files can be routed by the following methods:
    • Specify the CLASS, DEST, and FORMS parameters in the JCL of the print jobs before you submit them.
    • With JES2, use the Spool Display and Search Facility (SDSF) to dynamically alter CLASS, FORMS, or DEST specifications of jobs already in the queue.
  • IBM® recommends using the NPRO=0 or NPRO=NO in your FSS definitions. If you use any other value, the NPF FSS writer processes the last file on the JES queue and leaves it on the queue until either a new file enters the queue or an internal timer runs out.
  • If your JES3 installation is set up to route all output to the JES hold queue, you can use the following commands to move a job from the hold queue to the writer queue:
        *I,J=jobname                       to find out the job number
        *F,U,J=jobnumber,Q=HOLD,NQ=WTR     to move the job from the JES
                                           hold queue to the NPF FSS writer
                                           queue
  • The following example shows you how to set up an NPF FSS writer for called PRT6 that uses CLASS as the only selection criterion. See JES2 Commands or JES3 Commands for variations that might be more appropriate for your specific environment.
       $DU PRT6           to display the printer setup
       $T PRT6,WS=(-R/)   PRT6 uses CLASS as the only selection criterion
  • JES2 users should use the SEP parameter in their FSS writer definitions. SEP is the default, and is specified as follows:
    • For JES2 Version 4, specify SEP=YES
    • For JES2 Version 2 and 3, specify SEP NOSEP, available in JES2 Version 2 and 3, will group more than 2 data sets into 1.
    • We recommend that the AUTOSTOP=YES parameter be specified on the FSS definition.

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