PRT(nnnn) statement

A PRT(nnnn) statement is required to define each FSA. nnnn is 1 - 4 numeric characters. Each FSA must have a unique name, which is specified as PRT(nnnn). In addition to the PRT(nnnn) format, Download for z/OS accepts the PRINTnn and PRINTERn formats.

The PRT(nnnn) statement contains these parameters:

BURST={YES | NO}

Specifies whether to thread the paper to a burster-trimmer-stacker (BTS) for bursting and offset stacking, or to send the paper to a continuous-forms stacker (CFS) for stacking. This parameter applies only to continuous-forms printers such as the 3800, 3900, or 4100 printer with a post-processing device installed.

CKPTMODE={PAGE | SEC}

Specifies whether checkpointing is to be based on the number of pages (PAGE) or on time (SEC). For Download for z/OS, specify CKPTMODE=SEC because Download for z/OS checkpoints only at timed intervals.

This parameter is optional. If you omit CKPTMODE but specify the CKPTSEC parameter, with or without CKPTPAGE, Download for z/OS checkpoints by time. If you omit the CKPTMODE and the CKPTSEC parameters, Download for z/OS does not checkpoint unless requested by the job submitter.

CKPTSEC={nnnnn | 0}

Specifies the number of seconds to elapse between checkpoints of a data set being transmitted to the remote system. The value must be 0 - 32767. This value does not cause checkpointing during printing on the remote system. The recommended starting value is 30 seconds.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, the default is 0, meaning that Download for z/OS does not checkpoint data sets unless the job submitter specifies a checkpoint value on the OUTPUT JCL statement for the data set.

{CLASS | QUEUE}=(classes)

Specifies the output classes that are processed by this FSA. List all classes to be selected by this FSA; do not separate each class with a comma. If you designate CL or Q as a work-selection criterion on the WS parameter, the FSA selects data sets whose class matches one of the values that is specified here.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it and do not specify CL or Q as a work-selection criterion, this FSA selects data sets with any output class.

FCB=pagedef_name

Specifies the 1- to 4-character name of a default page definition. Do not code the P1 prefix of the page definition; Download for z/OS adds the P1 prefix when it passes the name of the page definition to the remote system. This name is converted to uppercase.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, JES2 determines the default page definition from the NIFCB parameter of the JES2 PRINTDEF statement. If no default is specified on the PRINTDEF statement, the default is that specified on the PRINTDEV statement in the FSS startup procedure.

FORMS=(form_names)

Specifies the 1- to 8-character form names processed by this FSA. List 1 - 8 different form names that can be selected by this FSA; separate each form name with a comma.

If you designate F as a work-selection criterion on the WS parameter, the FSA selects data sets whose form name matches one of the values that is specified here.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it and do not specify F as a work-selection criterion, this FSA selects data sets with any form name.

FSS=fss_name

Specifies the name of the FSS associated with this FSA. This parameter is required.

MODE=FSS

Specifies that the FSA is managed by an FSS. This parameter is optional. The default is FSS if you code the FSS parameter.

PRESELCT={YES | NO}

Specifies whether output data sets are preselected for this FSA. This parameter is optional. If you omit it, the default is YES.

PRMODE=(processing_modes)

Specifies the data set processing modes that are supported by this FSA. Separate the modes with commas. List all PRMODE values to be accepted by this FSA because the FSA processes only data sets with a mode that matches one of the values that is specified in this parameter:

LINE: Specifies that data sets containing line data are selected.
PAGE: Specifies that data sets containing MO:DCA-P data are selected.
SOSIn: Specifies that data sets with the shift-out, shift-in processing mode of SOSI1, SOSI2, SOSI3, or SOSI4 for double-byte fonts are selected.
installation-defined: Specifies any mode that your installation defined.

Specify both LINE and PAGE for FSAs that are to transmit both types of data sets.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, the default is LINE.

ROUTECDE=(destinations)

Specifies the destinations that are processed by this FSA. List 1 -4 different destination names that can be selected by this FSA; separate each destination name with a comma. If you designate R as a work-selection criterion on the WS parameter, the FSA selects data sets whose destination matches one of the values that is specified here.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it and do not specify R as a work-selection criterion, this FSA selects data sets with any destination.

START={YES | NO}

Specifies whether JES2 is to automatically start this FSA whenever JES2 starts. If you specify START=NO, the operator must start the FSA.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, START=YES is the default.

TRKCELL={YES | NO}

Specifies whether track-cell despooling is to be used with this FSA. You specify the size of the track cell, in terms of buffers, in the TRKCELL parameter of the JES2 SPOOLDEF statement. For improved performance, IBM® suggests that you specify TRKCELL=YES on this statement and TRKCELL=5 on the JES2 SPOOLDEF statement.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, the default is NO.

UCS={font_name | 0}

Specifies the 1- to 4-character default font name. 0 specifies that no default font is passed to Download for z/OS.

This parameter is optional. If you omit it, JES2 determines the default font from the NIUCS parameter of the PRINTDEF statement or, if NIUCS is not specified, from the PRINTDEV statement of the startup procedure.

WS=(work_selection_criteria)

Specifies the work-selection criteria for this FSA; separate each value with a comma. See the z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Reference for the valid values and defaults. For a Download for z/OS FSA, consider these values:

Q: Specifies that the FSA selects only data sets with the same class as specified in the CLASS or QUEUE parameter of this statement.
R: Specifies that the FSA selects only data sets with the same destination name as specified in the ROUTECDE parameter of this statement. If job submitters must specify the DEST=IP JCL parameter, do not specify this work-selection parameter. This recommendation is because job submitters cannot specify a destination name in the DEST JCL parameter when they specify the DEST=IP JCL parameter. See JCL parameters for information about the DEST=IP parameter.
F: Specifies that the FSA selects only data sets with the same form name as specified in the FORMS parameter of this statement.

This parameter is optional but recommended. If you omit it, the FSA selects output data sets for processing according to default work-selection criteria.