Windows and Commands in z/OS Environments

Host-Specific Windows of the FORM Subsystem

Overview of Host-Specific Windows of the FORM Subsystem

The FORM subsystem consists of six windows that are described in detail in the help for Base SAS. You use these frames to define a form for each printer that is available to you at your site.

Two of the windows in the FORM subsystem contain host-specific information. Both are print-file parameter windows that you use to specify the printer, text format, and destination for your output. TSO Print-File Parameter Frame and IBM 3800 Print-File Parameter Frame show these two frames. IBM 3800 Print-File Parameter Frame appears only if you select IBM 3800 print-file parameters.

This section contains brief discussions of the fields in the z/OS FORM windows. For additional information, select the field you are interested in and press the function key you use to issue the HELP command. Also see Using the PRINT Command and the FORM Subsystem for more information about using the FORM subsystem.

The TSO print-file parameters in the first window are the same parameters you would use in a TSO ALLOCATE statement.

TSO Print-File Parameter Frame

[TSO Print-File Parameter Frame]

Many of the values that are entered for these parameters are site specific. The data center personnel at your site can give you information about the Destination, Forms, and Class codes that are used at your site.

Destination: routes the output to a particular device. Destination is a one to eight alphanumeric or national character name that is defined for a device by your site.
Class: refers to the SYSOUT class of the file. The SYSOUT parameter is used to route output to printers and other devices. Class can be any alphanumeric character. Ask your data center personnel which specifications are appropriate for this field.
Forms: are specified by using one to four alphanumeric or national characters. Form numbers are used to request special paper. Ask your data center personnel which values are appropriate for this field.
UCS: requests that a print chain or print train that contains the Universal Character Set be mounted for a device. Ask your data center personnel which values are appropriate for this field.
Copies: specifies how many copies to print. The range is from 1 to 255, with a default value of 1.
FCB: is the forms control-buffer value, which specifies the movement of forms on a device. Ask your data center personnel which values are appropriate for this field.
Writer: specifies the name of a program in the SYS1.LINKLIB library that is to be used to write the output instead of JES2 or JES3. Ask your data center personnel for information about using this parameter.
ID: specifies the maximum number of output lines that can be printed. The range is from 1 to 16,777,215. If ID is exceeded, the job is automatically terminated.
Hold: requests that output be held in the output queue instead of going directly to the device.

IBM 3800 Print-File Parameter Frame

[IBM 3800 Print-File Parameter Frame]

This frame requests the following print-file parameters. For more information, consult the help facility. Also refer to the IBM JCL reference manual for your system for additional information about these parameters.

Character tables: specifies which character table to use for printing output. Ask your data center personnel which values are appropriate for this field.
Flash name and Flash count: controls the use of overlay forms. Ask your data center personnel for details.
Modify name and Modify TRC: controls the use of copy modification modules in SYS1.IMAGELIB for printing output. Ask your data center personnel for details.
Burst: requests that your output be torn apart into separate sheets of paper. When Burst is not specified, the default is normal fanfold (continuous) printing.
Optcode: works in conjunction with the character tables option. Ask your data center personnel for details.

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