SETPRT

The SETPRT macro in data management selects the universal character set (UCS) buffer for an IBM® 3203-5, 3211, 4245, 4248, or 1403 Printer with the Universal Character Set feature and the forms control buffer (FCB) for the 3203-5 or 3211 Printers, 3262 Model 5, or the IBM 3800 Printing Subsystem.

For some printers, such as the 3800, the buffer contents are not saved when a checkpoint is taken. See z/OS DFSMS Introduction for a more complete list. To ensure that all lines are printed before taking a checkpoint, you should take one of the following actions:

Close the printer with the CLOSE macro instruction
Issue the “Clear Printer” command, perhaps with the SETPRT macro
Reprint the data after restart.

For the IBM 3800 Printing Subsystem, (Model 1, Model 3, or Model 8 in compatibility mode), the SETPRT macro instruction initially sets or dynamically changes the control information for the printer. For more information about the SETPRT macro see IBM 3800 Printing Subsystem Programmer's Guide and z/OS DFSMS Macro Instructions for Data Sets.

For the IBM 3800 Printing Subsystem (Model 1, Model 3, or Model 8 in compatibility mode) at checkpoint/restart, the job has the job file control block extension (JFCBE) parameters as modified during the last JFCBE exit. If no exit was requested or if the JFCBE was not flagged as being modified during the exit, the JFCBE reflects the values coded in the restart JCL. For more information about the JFCBE exit see z/OS DFSMS Using Data Sets.