Display Data (DSPDTA) parameter of output queue

You can specify the Display Data (DSPDTA) parameter to protect the contents of a spooled file.

The DSPDTA parameter determines what authority is required to perform the following functions on spooled files owned by other users:
  • View the contents of a spooled file (DSPSPLF command)
  • Copy a spooled file (CPYSPLF command)
  • Send a spooled file (SNDNETSPLF command)
  • Move a spooled file to another output queue (CHGSPLFA command)
Possible values for DSPDTA  
*NO A user cannot display, send, or copy spooled files owned by other users, unless the user has one of the following authorities:
  • *JOBCTL special authority if the OPRCTL parameter is *YES.
  • *READ, *ADD, and *DLT authority to the output queue if the *AUTCHK parameter is *DTAAUT.
  • Ownership of the output queue if the *AUTCHK parameter is *OWNER.
*YES Any user with *READ authority to the output queue can display, copy, or send the data of spooled files owned by others.
*OWNER Only the owner of a spooled file or a user with *SPLCTL (spool control) can display, copy, send, or move the file. If the OPRCTL value is *YES, users with *JOBCTL special authority can hold, change, delete, and release spooled files on the output queue, but they cannot display, copy, send, or move the spooled files. This is intended to allow operators to manage entries on an output queue without being able to view the contents.