Using JES commands and SDSF to work with output data sets

You can use JES and SDSF commands to do these actions on output data sets, depending on whether you run IP PrintWay™ extended mode or basic mode:

IP PrintWay extended mode: If IP PrintWay extended mode is not currently processing a data set, you can delete, hold, and release it. And, you can change its attributes, such as its priority, DEST, CLASS, and FORMS values. You can do these actions on data sets that IP PrintWay has not yet processed, is waiting to retry, or has retained on the JES spool after completion. You cannot do these actions on data sets that IP PrintWay extended mode is processing. Infoprint Central, however, lets you work with data sets that IP PrintWay extended mode is processing. See Using Infoprint Central.

These considerations apply when you run IP PrintWay extended mode:

• If you hold a retained data set, the data set remains held until you release or delete it. IP PrintWay does not delete it automatically when the retain time expires.
• If you hold a data set between retries, the next data set prints on the printer. If you subsequently release the held data set, it prints as soon as the printer is available, after any print jobs with a higher priority. IP PrintWay does not wait for the retry interval to expire.
• If you release a retained data set, it prints as soon as the printer is available, after any print jobs with a higher priority. Notice that you can release retained data sets even though they are not held.
• If you release a data set between retries, it prints as soon as the printer is available. IP PrintWay does not wait for the retry interval to expire. Notice that you can release data sets while IP PrintWay is waiting for the retry interval to expire, even though they are not held.
• If you change attributes of any data set, IP PrintWay uses the new attributes when it prints the data set again. If the data set is retained or between retries, the data set prints as soon as the printer is available. (See "Limitation".)

IP PrintWay basic mode: If IP PrintWay basic mode has not selected a data set for processing, you can delete, hold, and release it. And, you can change its attributes, such as its DEST, CLASS, and FORMS values. However, you cannot delete, hold, or release data sets that IP PrintWay is waiting to retry or data sets that IP PrintWay has retained on the JES spool. The Infoprint Server ISPF panels, however, let you work with data sets that IP PrintWay basic mode is retrying or has retained on the JES spool. See Using the IP PrintWay transmission queue (basic mode).

These considerations apply when you run IP PrintWay basic mode:

1. If you change attributes of a data set, IP PrintWay uses the new attributes when it prints the data set. (See "Limitation".)
2. If IP PrintWay stops, which causes it to release data sets to JES, you cannot change the host name or IP address, print-queue name, component name, retry time, retry limit, or retention times of the data sets. IP PrintWay ignores any changes you make to these values.

Limitation: If a print request selects an IP PrintWay printer by specifying the name of its printer definition, you cannot use JES commands or SDSF to move the data set to an alternate IP PrintWay printer by changing the DEST, CLASS, and FORMS values of the output data set. This is because Infoprint Server uses the printer name, if specified, to select a printer. All print requests submitted through Print Interface or NetSpool select the printer by specifying the name of its printer definition. Also, the printer name can be specified in the FSSDATA and SUBSYS JCL parameters.

However, if you run IP PrintWay extended mode, you can use Infoprint Central to move a data set to an alternate IP PrintWay printer even though the print request has selected the IP PrintWay printer by specifying the name of its printer definition. For more information, see the Infoprint Central online help system.