Selecting a forms flash for a 3800 printer
A forms flash is a way to print an
overlay with a negative plate projected on a form. PSF selects a forms
flash for the IBM® 3800 printer,
based on the control statement hierarchy.
Hierarchy of flash selection in deferred-printing mode
- In the user JCL:
- FLASH specified by FORMDEF= on OUTPUT statement (see Notes 1 and
2)
- FLASH= specified on DD statement (see Note 3)
- FLASH= specified on OUTPUT statement (see Note 3)
- JES default in the current printer setup
- FLASH specified by Form definition in Printer Inventory
or FORMDEF= in PRINTDEV statement (see Notes 2 and 3)
Hierarchy of flash selection in direct-printing mode
In the user JCL:
- FLASH specified by FORMDEF= on OUTPUT statement (see Notes 1 and
2)
- FLASH= specified on DD statement (see Note 3)
- FLASH= specified on OUTPUT statement (see Note 3)
- FLASH specified by FORMDEF= on PRINTDEV statement (see Notes 2
and 3)
Notes:
- If an OUTPUT statement in the user JCL names a form definition, PSF uses
the forms flash specified in that form definition. If no forms flash is specified
in the form definition, the user JCL can specify the forms flash on the FLASH
parameter.
- If the user JCL does not include a FLASH parameter, the operator
is told (in a SETUP message) to load the default JES forms flash,
if one exists. If no default JES forms flash exists (and therefore
no SETUP message is issued), PSF uses any forms flash that is currently
loaded in the printer.
- If the forms flash is specified only in the form definition from the
Printer Inventory or the PRINTDEV statement, the user must specify
a forms flash with the FLASH parameter in the USER JCL. Otherwise,
PSF does not activate the forms flash; nor will the forms flash currently
loaded in the printer be used.
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