Hard-copy phase

JES2 selects output for processing from the output queues by output class, route code, priority, and other criteria. The output queue can have output that is to be processed locally or output to be processed at a remote location (either an RJE workstation or another node). JES2 handles each of these situations in different ways:

Local Output:
When output is to be processed at a local or remotely-attached output device, JES2 uses these local and remotely-attached output devices to produce a job's output. JES2 queues a job's print and punch data sets on the output queue for the local and remote output devices. The active devices, that are attached locally or through RJE connections, select the output data sets with characteristics that best match their selection criteria.
Network Job Entry Output:
Job output passing through to another JES2 node resides on the network output queue. JES2 selects a job's output from the network output queue for transmission to another node based upon the priority and the desirability of reaching the output-processing node over the available transmission line. After the receiving node signals that it has accepted total responsibility for the output, the transmitting JES2 node releases the resources used to represent the output.

After processing all the output for a particular job, JES2 puts the job on the purge queue.