Printer information reports and system log output

You can save printer information in a data set specified in the PRTINFO DD statement in the PSF startup procedure (see Requesting printer information with the PSF startup procedure), or you can use the MVS™ MODIFY command to display printer information (see Requesting printer information with the MODIFY command).

When you save printer information in a data set, you can view the source data for the softcopy printer information report or format and print it as a hardcopy report. When you use the MODIFY command to display printer information, you view the information directly in the system log.

This topic shows these examples:

• Hardcopy report
• Softcopy report

The sections you see in a printer information report depend on the printer; therefore, you might see sections in your printer information report that are different from the sections depicted in the examples.

Softcopy record format shows all possible record formats for the softcopy report.