Modifying card reader parameters *START,CR

Function

Use the *START,CR command to modify the parameters specified by the last *CALL, *START, or *CANCEL command. The specified parameters become effective immediately.

If an optional parameter is not specified, the value for that parameter defaults to the value specified on the *CALL command or on the most recent *START or *CANCEL command that modified that parameter.

Syntax

                                     .-,--B--=--10--.   
>>-+-*START-+--+-,--CR------------+--+--------------+----------->
   '-*S-----'  +-,--devname-------+  '-,--B--=--nnn-'   
               +-,--+---+--devnum-+                     
               |    '-/-'         |                     
               '-,--J--=--jobno---'                     

>--+-------+--+-------+--+-------------+------------------------>
   +-,--HN-+  +-,--KN-+  '-,--P--=--nn-'   
   '-,--H--'  '-,--K--'                    

   .-,--PARMID--=--01-.   
>--+------------------+----------------------------------------><
   '-,--PARMID--=--xx-'   

Parameters

CR or devname or devnum or /devnum or J=jobno

Specifies the source from which the job input is to be read. CR is valid when there is only one card reader. If more than one card reader is currently active, use devname, devnum or /devnum, or jobno to ensure that the proper reader or job is affected. The device number can be a 3-digit or 4-digit hexadecimal number. A slash (/) preceding the device number is not required. Device numbers can be specified by any of the following formats:

ddd
dddd
/ddd
/dddd

where ddd and dddd represent the device numbers.

B=nnn

Specifies the size of the job batches created by this reader; that is, the number of jobs to be read from the reader and placed on the spool device. Valid values are 1 to 255.

H or HN

Specifies whether the JES3 control-card processor is to be put in the hold state (H) or allowed to process the jobs after the batch is created (HN).

Note: To release a job held by the H parameter, issue the *F,J=jobno,R command.

K or KN

Specifies whether the designated reader is to be kept active (K) when an EOF condition occurs or is to be allowed to purge (KN).

Note: The K parameter is ignored if input is from a BSC RJP device. This parameter is valid for a SNA RJP device.

P=nn

Specifies the scheduling priority (from low priority to high priority, 00 to 15) of the control-card processor job (without affecting the priorities of the individual jobs being read in). If the P=parameter is not specified, all priorities are affected.

PARMID=xx

Specifies the set of C/I options to be used by all jobs that are read in through this reader.

Example

*START,CR,PARMID=AA