Creating the transmission-queue data set (basic mode)

The transmission-queue data set is a required VSAM key-sequenced data set. You must allocate at least one transmission-queue data set before you start IP PrintWay™ basic mode. IP PrintWay extended mode does not use the transmission-queue data set.

The transmission-queue data set contains a queue for each printer. It also contains an entry for each data set that IP PrintWay is currently processing, and an entry for each data set that IP PrintWay has retained on the JES spool after processing.

IP PrintWay uses information in the transmission-queue data set to manage the transmission of data sets to printers. For example, IP PrintWay transmits data sets to a printer's queue (or port number) in the order in which the IP PrintWay functional subsystem applications (FSAs) acquire the data sets from the JES spool. Also, IP PrintWay FSAs do not attempt to transmit multiple data sets to the same printer's queue (or port number) at the same time.

The operator can use the Infoprint Server ISPF panels to modify and delete entries in the transmission-queue data set. For example, the ISPF panels let you print and delete retained data sets, and move data sets that IP PrintWay is not currently processing to other printers. The ISPF panels let you view the entries in one transmission-queue data set at a time. For information about how to use the Infoprint Server ISPF panels to work with the transmission-queue data set, see z/OS Infoprint Server Operation and Administration