Printing data sets in the Information Center Facility

Using the UTILITY service of the Information Center Facility, you can request to print a sequential data set, or a partitioned data set with some or all of its members. Each time you print a data set or member(s) of a data set, you can select the printer you want to use.

To select a data set and a printer on which to print, display the Information Center Facility main menu panel and select UTILITY (option 10) from the list of services.

              TSO/E INFORMATION CENTER FACILITY USER SERVICES
Option  ===> 10

Select one of the following options.  To scroll, press UP or DOWN.

   0  DESCRIBE    - Read a short description of options on this panel
   1  NEWS        - Obtain system news
   2  NAMES       - Find a name/phone number
   3  OFFICE      - Use mail/document/other office services Facility
   4  PROGRAM     - Use program creation/execution services
   5  ANALYSIS    - Perform data analysis/report creation/decision support
   6  CHART       - Create charts/graphs
   7  COURSES     - Use education services
   8  PDF         - Use ISPF/PDF services
   9  PROBLEM     - Report problems
  10  UTILITY     - Use utility services
   I  INTRO       - Learn to use the Information Center Facility
   T  TUTORIAL    - Read descriptions of options on this panel
   X  EXIT        - Exit from the Information Center Facility


To view PF key definitions, type KEYS on COMMAND or OPTION line of any panel.

After selecting UTILITY, another menu panel appears. Enter P on the Option line to select the HARDCOPY option.

          Information Center Facility - Utilities Panel

Option ===> P

Select one of the following options.  To scroll press UP or DOWN.

    0 DESCRIBE   - Read a short description of the options on this panel
    P HARDCOPY   - Print a sequential or partitioned data set
    T TUTORIAL   - Read a detailed description of the options on this panel
    X EXIT       - Return





To view PF key definitions, type KEYS on COMMAND or OPTION line of any panel.

The next panel that appears is a data entry panel on which you can enter a data set name or member name and printer selection information. From this panel, you can:

Print a sequential data set, one or more members of a partitioned data set, or an entire partitioned data set
Display a data set selection list
Display a printer selection list
Specify the number of copies you want to print

These tasks are described in the following topics.

                                Print Request
COMMAND ===>

DATA SET:
   Project      ===> _________   Project or owner of dataset
   File Name    ===> _________   Name or part of name with * suffix
   File Type    ===> _________   Type or part of type with * suffix
   File Member  ===> _________   Member or part of member with * suffix
                                 (Optional if data set is partitioned)

OTHER PARTITIONED OR SEQUENTIAL DATA SET:
   Data Set Name     ===>  ______________________________________________

PRINTER SELECTION  (if known):
   Printer Location  ===>  _________  Printer location or *
   Printer Format    ===>  _________  Document format or *
   Printer Type      ===>  _________  Printer Type or *

Number of copies     ===>  ___        Specify 1 to 255 copies