1. Chapter 6
Chapter 6 - Summary

2. Jobs, Queues, and Printer Writers
Figure L6-7: Jobs, queues, and printer writers
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Example 1
JOB2 has completed. Print report RPT2.
There are two ways to do this:
Change the printer writer (PRT01) assignment from empty queue SALES to queue QPRINT. From the Work with Writer (WRKWTR) command, take option 2 (Change):
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Change Printer Writer
Change Printer Writer (CHGPRTWTR)
Type choices, press Enter.
Printer PRT Name, *ALL, *SYSVAL
Output queue QPRINT Name, *DEV
Library ______ Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Queue for writer messages *DEVD Name, *DEVD, *REQUESTER
Form type options:
Form type *ALL Form type, *ALL, *STD, *FORMS
Message option *INQMSG *INQMSG, *MSG, *NOMSG...
File separators *FILE , *FILE
Drawer for separators *DEVD , *DEVD, *FILE
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
Figure L6-6: Move Printer Writer PRT01 to output queue QPRINT.
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Second Method
Move report from output queue QPRINT to SALES
Use Work with Output Queue WRKOUTQ QPRINT.
Use option 2 (Change) for spool file RPT2.
Enter the new output queue.
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6. Change Spooled File Attributes
  Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)
Type choices, press Enter.
Spooled file > RPT Name, *SELECT
Job name > JOB Name, *
User > A Name
Number >
Spooled file number > , *ONLY, *LAST
Printer *SAME Name, *SAME, *OUTQ
Print sequence *SAME *SAME, *NEXT
Form type *SAME Form type, *SAME, *STD
Copies *SAME , *SAME
Restart printing *SAME Number, *SAME, *STRPAGE...
Additional Parameters
Output queue SALES Name, *SAME, *DEV
Library QGPL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F10=Additional parameters F12=Cancel
F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
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Example 2
Jobs JOB1&JOB3 have completed. Print their reports as a set.
Change the printer writer (PRT01) from empty queue SALES to queue ACCTING.
Move three reports from output queue ACCTING to output queue SALES. Do in one move.
Display of the spool files in the ACCTING queue.
Change their output queue assignments.
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Changing Output Queue
Work with Output Queue
Queue: ACCTING Library: QGPL Status: RLS
Type options, press Enter.
1=Send 2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Release 7=Messages
8=Attributes 9=Work with printing status
Opt File User User Data Sts Pages Copies Form Type Pty
2 RPTC MDAWSON RDY *STD
2 RPTD MDAWSON RDY *STD
2 RPTA MDAWSON RDY *STD
More . . .
Parameters for options 1, 2, 3 or command
===> OUTQ(SALES)______________________________________________________
F3=Exit F11=View 2 F12=Cancel F20=Writers F22=Printers
F24=More keys
Figure L6-10: Move three reports to output Sales.
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Example 3
Same as Example 2 but print reports in this order: RPTA, RPTC, RPTD.
Move three reports from output queue ACCTING to SALES.
Use three separate moves.
Use WRKOUTQ command.
Display of the spool files in the queue.
Change output queue assignments one at a time.
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10. Move Reports One at a Time
Work with Output Queue
Queue: ACCTING Library: QGPL Status: RLS
Type options, press Enter.
1=Send 2=Change 3=Hold 4=Delete 5=Display 6=Release 7=Messages
8=Attributes 9=Work with printing status
Opt File User User Data Sts Pages Copies Form Type Pty
_ RPTC MDAWSON RDY *STD
_ RPTD MDAWSON RDY *STD
2 RPTA MDAWSON RDY *STD
More . . .
Parameters for options 1, 2, 3 or command
===> OUTQ(SALES)______________________________________________________
F3=Exit F11=View 2 F12=Cancel F20=Writers F22=Printers
F24=More keys
Figure L6-11: Move reports one at a time to output queue SALES. (Note: this step will be repeated for RPTC and RPTD, in that order.
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Example 3 – Continued
Note report priorities in Figure L6-11.
Change print order by changing report priorities.
Make Priorities as follows:
RPTA priority 1
RPTC priority 2
RPTD priority 3
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12. Change Reports Priority
Change Spooled File Attributes (CHGSPLFA)
Type choices, press Enter.
Page range to print:
Starting page Number, *SAME, *ENDPAGE
Ending page *END Number, *SAME, *END
File becomes available *FILEEND *SAME, *JOBEND, *FILEEND...
Save file *NO *SAME, *NO, *YES
Output priority , *SAME, *JOB
User data ' 'User data, *SAME
Align page *NO *SAME, *NO, *YES
Print quality *STD *SAME,*STD,*DEVD,*DRAFT...
Form feed *DEVD *SAME,*DEVD,*CONT,*CUT...
Source drawer , *SAME, *E1, *FORMDF
Print fidelity *CONTENT *SAME, *ABSOLUTE, *CONTENT
Print on both sides *NO *SAME,*NO,*YES,*TUMBLE...
Pages per side , *SAME
Form definition *NONE Name,*SAME,*NONE,*DEVD...
Library ____ Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
More. . .
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
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