Maintaining the options file

The NPF ISPF interface allows you to maintain your options file by providing you with panels to add, browse, copy, delete, or edit options file records.

To display the NPF Printer Options Configuration panel shown in Figure 1, enter O on the Network Print Facility Primary Option menu.

Figure 1. NPF Printer Options Configuration (EZAPPOCP)

 ---------------------- NPF Printer Options Configuration ---------------------
 COMMAND ===>
                                                             USERID   - XXXXXXXX
 VSAM DSN ===> SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS                    DATE     - XXXXXXXX
                                                             TIME     - XXXXXXXX
   OPTION ===>
 
 
      A ADD     - Add printer options
      B BROWSE  - Browse printer options
      C COPY    - Copy printer options
      D DELETE  - Delete printer options
      E EDIT    - Edit printer options

This panel displays your user ID, and the current day and date in the format for which your system was configured. It also displays the options 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 options file, enter a fully-qualified data set name in this field. If you want to reset this field back to the default, clear the field and press ENTER.

From this panel you can proceed to add, browse, copy, delete, or edit records in the specified options file.

Table 1. The NPF option file functions
Task	Selection
Add a new record to the options file	A Add printer options
Browse a record in the options file	B Browse printer options
Copy an old options file record to a new one	C Copy printer options
Delete an existing record from the options file	D Delete printer options
Update an existing options file record	E Edit printer options

In each of these tasks, you will be entering the OPTIONS NAME of a new or existing record and then adding or updating data on a subsequent panel.

Table 2 shows the data you need for these panels. See this table as you work with the options file records.

Table 2. Option file ISPF input fields
ISPF Field	Definition
OPTIONS NAME	An alphanumeric field containing the name of the set of options. This is the key field for this options record. It must be unique and can have up to 16 alphanumeric characters. (For Hewlett Packard printers, the printer name must be text and all lowercase characters).
INPUT RECORD EXIT	The name of the input record exit, if one is used. This can be up to 8-characters. This field can be blank if no exit is used.
LPR OPTIONS	A list of the LPR options with each option separated by blanks. This field can contain up to 255 characters. If the field is left blank, the default LPR options will be used for routings that specify this record. The valid LPR options are described in z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands.