COLORMAP

Specifies the member name of the object container for the color mapping table resource. PSF uses the COLORMAP parameter only when sending output to a printer that supports color mapping table resources.

Specify the COLORMAP parameter in an OUTPUT statement, as follows:

COLORMAP=membername

The value is:

membername

Specifies one to eight alphanumeric or national characters for the color mapping table resource name. The first character cannot be numeric. The full member name must be specified; PSF does not add a prefix. IBM® recommends a prefix of M1 for color mapping table resources.

If a job is sent to a printer that supports color mapping, and COLORMAP is not specified in the JCL, PSF uses the color mapping table specified in the Printer Inventory or PSF PRINTDEV as a system default. If no system default is specified, PSF uses the value M1RESET. A color mapping table named M1RESET is provided internally with PSF. This table resets all mapping to null. If a color mapping table named M1RESET is available in a user library or PSF object container library, it is used instead of the internal M1RESET table.

You can create your own color mapping table by using the Color Mapping Tool that is included with PSF (see Creating color mapping tables) or you can use an existing resource created by your system programmer.

The color mapping table specified on the COLORMAP parameter must be stored in a PSF system object container library, in a user library specified by the USERLIB parameter, or coded inline as part of the print data set. See Specifying color mapping tables for examples of using the COLORMAP parameter, including what you need to do to use color mapping table resources inline or from a user library.