process-mode

This single-valued attribute specifies the processing mode for printing a data set.

ISPF field name

PRMODE

Allowed values

You can enter a combination of 1–8 letters (a–z, A–Z) or numbers (0–9). Blanks and special characters are not allowed. These fixed values have special meaning:

LINE: The data set is scheduled to a line-mode printer.
PAGE: The data set is scheduled to a page-mode printer.
SOSI1: In a line-mode data set containing both single-byte and double-byte characters, PSF converts each shift-out, shift-in code to a blank and a Set Coded Font Local text control.
SOSI2: In a line-mode data set containing both single-byte and double-byte characters, PSF converts each shift-out, shift-in code to a Set Coded Font Local text control.
SOSI3: In a line-mode data set containing both single-byte and double-byte characters, PSF converts each shift-in code to a Set Coded Font Local text control and two blanks. It converts each shift-out code to a Set Coded Font Local text control.
SOSI4: When double-byte character set (DBCS) text is converted from ASCII to EBCDIC, PSF skips each shift-out, shift-in code and does not count the code when it calculates offsets for the print data set.

Default value

JES determines the default.

Usage guidelines

This attribute applies to documents printed on an AFP printer.
Products that transform AFP documents can support this attribute. For information, see the documentation for the transform.
IP PrintWay™ sends this attribute to the remote printer if the value of the lpr-mode attribute is to-remote-psf.
For the shift-out, shift-in process to work correctly, either the chars attribute or the page definition that is used to print the job must specify two coded fonts. The first must be a single-byte font, and the second must be a double-byte font.
If the job submitter specifies a shift-in/shift-out value, it overrides this attribute.
Do not mix SOSI codes and TRCs in the same job.
This attribute is equivalent to the PRMODE parameter of the OUTPUT JCL statement.