Procedure for specifying attributes

In the printer definitions that you plan to list in the printer pool definition, specify:

• NetSpool LU name field: Specify this field only if your VTAM® applications need to print directly to this printer definition. Leave this field blank if you want to list this printer in the printer pool definition. Instead, specify the secondary LU name that your VTAM applications use in the LU name field in the printer pool definition.
• On the Allocation panel, specify the fields required to allocate output data sets on the JES spool. For more information, see Specifying JES allocation parameters.

In one of the printer definitions, specify these attributes if the default values are not appropriate. List this printer definition first in the printer pool definition.

• On the Processing panel:
  • All fields under the SCS Conversion heading.
  • All fields under the NetSpool PCL Conversion heading.
• On the NetSpool Options panel: All fields. The Default owner and the Embedded attributes prefix fields are optional (for more information, see Specifying a default user ID and job attribute prefix).
• On the Allocation panel: HOLD field. NetSpool uses this field only in the first printer definition listed in the printer pool definition.

In the printer pool definition on the Printer Pool panel, specify these fields:

• Pool name: Specify a name for the printer pool definition. This name can be the same as the NetSpool printer LU name.
• LU name: Specify the NetSpool printer LU name. For more information, see Specifying the NetSpool printer LU name.
• Description: (Optional) Specify a description to help you manage your printer pool definitions.
• LU classes: Specify the LU classes for the printer LU name if the default is not appropriate. For more information, see Grouping NetSpool printer LUs into LU classes.
• NetSpool end-of-file component: Specify the name of a component if the default end-of-file rule is not appropriate. For more information, see Specifying how NetSpool determines end-of-file.
• Default owner: (Optional) Specify the default owner of printed output. For more information, see Specifying a default user ID and job attribute prefix.
• Embedded attributes prefix: (Optional) Specify the identifier for job attributes embedded in print data. For more information, see Specifying a default user ID and job attribute prefix.
• Printer definition names: Select the printer definitions to which you want to broadcast data from a list that you can display. (Place your cursor on this field and press Enter.)
  Tip:

  First select the printer definition in which you specified the attributes that you want NetSpool to use when formatting the data.

Example

This ISPF panel shows how to create a printer pool definition.

                                Printer Pool
 
 Pool name . .  ludept01         
 LU name . . .  LUDEPT01
 Description .  All department 001 printers (extend)
 LU classes. .  2   __  __  __  __  __   (extend)
 NetSpool end-of-file component . . eof1                (list)
 Default owner  . . . . . . . . . . smith   
 Embedded attributes prefix . . . . <<ibmjobattr               

 Printer definition names . . printer1            printer2            (list)
          _________________   _________________   _________________
          _________________   _________________   _________________
          _________________   _________________   _________________
          _________________   _________________   _________________

When a VTAM application prints to LU name LUDEPT01, NetSpool uses the end-of-file rules specified in NetSpool end-of-file component named eof1 and the formats the input data stream using attributes specified in printer definition printer1. NetSpool uses the attributes in the Allocation sections of printer definitions named printer1 and printer2 to create two output data sets on the JES spool.