LIMit=m|m-n|m-*

Specifies the limits (in records) for data sets that the transmitter will select for line-mode transmissions. This number applies to the total lines of all non-spun output in the job or to individual spun SYSOUT data sets (or data set fragments) in a job.

For both variables m and n, you can specify a range of values 0-4294967295. m and n can be equal. If they are not equal, n must be larger than m.

If you code only m, that value becomes both the lower and upper limit. If m-* is specified, the upper limit is set to the default value of 4294967295.

Default: If you omit this parameter, JES2 uses the defaults m=0 and n=4294967295.

Modification: $TL(nnn).JT(n) command.

WS=(criteria,.../criteria,...)

Specifies the work selection criteria for this device. Using any combination of installation- and JES2-defined criteria, you can specify up to 18 criteria in the WS= list. JES2 defines LIM (page and record limit only); any other criterion is installation defined through use of the $WSTAB macro. (See z/OS JES2 Macros for an explanation of using the $WSTAB macro.) Multiple entries must be separated by commas and the list (even a list of one criterion) must be enclosed in parentheses. If a criterion is specified in the list, work selection is based on the current setting of the corresponding parameter. If a criterion is not specified in the list, the criterion is not considered during work selection.

The general rules for specifying a SYSOUT transmitter work selection list are:

• You can use one slash (/) before or after one of the criterion to further specify work selection. Criteria placed before the slash must be matched exactly if the work is to be selected. Criteria placed after the slash do not have to match exactly.
• The order of those criteria specified after the slash indicates the priority (highest to lowest, in left to right order) in which JES2 attempts to match them.
• If the data being considered for transmission was received from a node that does not provide a page count for its files, then JES2 sets the page count to zero and transmits the data only if a zero page count is within the limits. For more information, see the sending node's reference documentation.
• In general, the smaller the work selection list the less the placement of certain criteria within the list affects the work selection.

Default: / (no work selection criteria)

Modification: $TL(nnn).JT(n) command.