Before you start any IP PrintWay configuration
tasks, you should examine the method that you use to direct your jobs
to the correct printer. You should also examine the method that you
use to identify the correct START command on your Xerox printer. This
helps you determine how to configure your system. Your existing JCL
might use routing methods that are similar to any of the methods that
these examples describe. Each method has a separate customization
example, that you can use as a guide to set up your new printing environment
through IP PrintWay and Infoprint XT:
- Method one: CLASS=X
- You might use just the CLASS parameter to route your Xerox jobs
to specific Xerox printers. You defined your Xerox printers to z/OS as JES
local printers, with one JES printer for each Xerox printer. The starting
environment, which is the combination of JDL and JDE that you use
on the Xerox START command, is fixed. The individual jobs might modify
the starting environment through the use of dynamic job descriptor
entries (DJDEs), depending on their requirements.
For the procedure to create
this environment, see Setting up an environment that uses the CLASS parameter.
- Method two: FORMS=FORM,CLASS=X
- You might
use a combination of the FORMS and CLASS parameters in your JCL. You
use the CLASS value to determine the printer, and the FORMS value
to determine the starting environment. In the work selection criteria
for your Xerox printer, you specify that the CLASS value must match
exactly, but that the FORMS value can vary. In this environment, the
printer processes all queued jobs that specify a particular form.
When it finishes processing all jobs of that type, and a job that
specifies a different FORMS value is the next job to print, a message
alerts the operator of the change in forms. At that time, the operator
enters the new START command at the printer console. This method works
well, but does have a limit on the number of values that you can use
for the CLASS parameter. This is a limitation imposed by the operating
system.
For the procedure to create this environment, see Setting up an environment that uses a fixed CLASS and varying FORMS. You can also modify this
environment to support more than one CLASS value. See Setting up an environment that uses multiple CLASS values and varying FORMS.
- Method three: FORMS=FORM,DEST=PRTnnn
- Another common
routing method is to use a combination of the FORMS parameter and
the DEST parameter. The DEST value determines which printer to use,
and the FORMS value determines the starting environment. This is more
flexible, because the limit on the number of destinations (printers)
is much larger than the limit on the number of classes that you can
specify.
For the procedure to create this environment, see Setting up an environment that uses DEST and FORMS parameters.
Note: This document intentionally abbreviates the procedures because
of the tasks that apply to the operating system, or other products.
You might want to see these publications for additional reference
materials when you perform the configuration tasks:
- For detailed information about creating JES local printers, see
the appropriate z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Reference for
your version of the operating system.
- For detailed information about IP PrintWay,
see:
- For information about connecting TCP/IP-attached printers, and
completing the PSF startup procedure for PSF printers, see PSF for z/OS: Customization.