Output Queue panel (O)

The Output Queue panel allows you to display information about output for jobs, started tasks, and TSO users on any nonheld queue.

Command keyword

Access the Output Queue panel with the O command from any SDSF panel.

Customize the display with parameters

The parameters shown in Table 1 allow you to customize the O display.
The parameter usage is as follows:
O(classes) (form-number)

O with no parameters displays information for all output data sets. The information displayed may be limited by your authorization and by settings for filters such as FILTER, PREFIX, and so on.

Consider the following examples:
  • OJAB - Displays output in classes J, A, and B.
  • OBK STD - Displays output in classes B and K, with a form number of STD.
Table 1. O Parameters
Parameter Description
classes classes displays information about job output in specific output classes. Enter up to 7 classes, without blanks, including:
  • @ - Output waiting to be transmitted to another node. If other classes are specified, the output must be in one of those classes (JES2 only).
form-number form-number displays only data sets with this form number. The form number can be up to 8 characters long, including * (any string of characters) or % (any single character).

O command action characters

The action characters for the O command are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. O Command Action Characters
Action Character Description
// Block repeat; type // on the first row and another // on the last row to be processed.
= Repeat previous action character or overtype.
+(n) Expand the NP column; n is 4-20. (Use RESET to reset.)
%(exec) Run a REXX exec. (ISPF only)
/ Show column values for row (ISPF only).
? Display a list of the data sets for an output group.
A Release held output data sets. If the job has been held, it must be released from the Status panel (JES2 only).
C Purge a job's output (do not cancel the job) (JES2 only).
H Hold output (JES2 only).
JS Display the job steps. (Access the Job Step panel.)
L List a job's output status in the log (JES2 only). You can add:
  • L - List output status in the log, long form (JES2 only).
P Purge output data sets (JES2 only).
Q Display output descriptors for all of the data sets for an output group.
S Display the data sets for an output group. You can add:
  • B - Use ISPF Browse.
  • E - Use ISPF Edit.
  • J - Use ISPF Edit to edit the JCL.
  • Start of changeV - Use ISPF view.End of change
  • n - Number of the data set where browsing starts.
X Print output data sets. You can add:
  • C - Close the print file after printing (XC).
  • D - Display the Open Print Data Set panel (XD or XDC).
  • F - Display the Open Print File panel (XF or XFC).
  • S - Display the Open Print panel (XS or XSC).

Columns on the O panel

The columns on the O panel are shown in Table 3.
Table 3. Columns on the O Panel
Column name Title (Displayed) Width Description Delay
JNAME JOBNAME 8 Job name. This is the fixed field. It is ignored if coded on an FLD statement or ISFFLD macro.  
JNUM JNum1 6 JES job number  
JOBID JobID 8 JES job ID or work ID  
OWNERID Owner 8 User ID of SYSIN/SYSOUT owner, or default values of ++++++++ or ????????, if user ID not defined to RACF®  
DPRIO Prty 4 JES output group priority  
OCLASS C 1 JES output class  
FORMS Forms 8 Output form number  
DESTN Dest 18 JES print destination name  
RECCNT Tot-Rec 9 Output total record count (lines). Blank for page-mode data.  
RECPRT Prt-Rec 9 The number of lines printed. Blank for page-mode data. (JES2 only)  
PAGECNT Tot-Page 9 Output page count. Blank if not for page-mode data.  
PAGEPRT Prt-Page 9 Output pages printed. Blank if not for page-mode data. (JES2 only)  
DEVID Device 18 Output device name (only if it is printing)  
STATUS Status 11 JES job status.
JES2:
  • CANCEL canceled
  • JHOLD Held
  • NOSLEC Not selectable for printing
  • OPER Operator hold
  • OPER,SYSTEM Operator and system hold
  • SYSTEM System hold
  • USER Found on user ID queue
JES3:
  • BDT SYSOUT is held on the BDT queue
  • TCP SYSOUT is held on the TCP queue
  • TSO SYSOUT is held for TSO
  • XWTR SYSOUT is held for external writer
 
SECLABEL SecLabel 8 Security label of output group  
DSYSID SysID 5 System on which the output is printing (only if it is printing) (JES2 only)  
DEST Rmt 5 JES2 print routing. Remote number if routing is not local. (JES2 only)  
NODE Node 5 JES2 print node (JES2 only)  
OGNAME O-Grp-N 8 Output group name (JES2 only)  
OGID OGID1 5 Output group ID 1 (JES2 only)  
OGID2 OGID2 5 Output group ID 2 (JES2 only)  
JPRIO JP 2 JES job priority  
FCBID FCB 4 Output FCB ID  
UCSID UCS 4 Output UCS ID (print train required)  
WTRID Wtr 8 Output external writer name  
FLASHID Flash 5 Output flash ID  
BURST Burst 5 3800 burst indicator  
PRMODE PrMode 8 Printer process mode  
OUTDISP ODisp 5 JES2 output disposition  
DSDATE CrDate 10 Output creation date. Length can be changed to 19 to produce the date and time. (JES2 only)  
OHREASON OHR 3 Output hold reason code  
OHRSNTXT Output-Hold-Text 37 Output hold reason text  
OFFDEVS Offs 4 List of offload devices for a job or output that has been offloaded (JES2 only)  
RETCODE Max-RC 10 Return code information for the job.
  • blank - No completion information
  • ABENDUxxxx - Job abended or ABEND Sxxx
  • CANCELED - Job canceled
  • CC xxxx - Job ended normally
  • CC xxxx - Job ended by CC
  • CONV ABEND - Converter abended
  • JCL ERROR - JCL error
  • SEC ERROR - Security error
  • SYS FAIL - System failure
 
JTYPE Type 4 Type of address space  
ROOMN RNum 8 JES2 job room number X
PNAME Programmer-Name 20 JES programmer name field X
ACCTN Acct
4 (JES2)
8 (JES3)
JES account number X
NOTIFY Notify 8 TSO user ID from NOTIFY parameter on job card X
ISYSID ISys
4 (JES2)
8 (JES3)
JES input system ID X
TIMER Rd-Time 8 Time that the job was read in. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the Rd-DateTime column. X
DATER Rd-Date 8 Date that the job was read in. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the Rd-DateTime column. X
ESYSID ESys
4 (JES2)
8 (JES3)
JES execution system ID X
TIMEE St-Time 8 Time that execution began. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the St-DateTime column. JES3 only.
DATEE St-Date 8 Date that execution began. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the St-DateTime column. JES3 only.
TIMEN End-Time 8 Time that execution ended. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the End-DateTime column. X
DATEN End-Date 8 Date that execution ended. In the SDSF task of z/OSMF, this is replaced by the End-DateTime column. X
ICARDS Cards 5 Number of cards read for job X
JCLASS JC 1 or 8 JES input job class. Default width expands to 8 if there are long class names in the MAS.  
MCLASS MC 2 Message class of job X
SUBGROUP SubGroup 8 Submitter group X
JOBACCT1 JobAcct11 20 Job accounting field 1 X
JOBACCT2 JobAcct21 20 Job accounting field 2 X
JOBACCT3 JobAcct31 20 Job accounting field 3 X
JOBACCT4 JobAcct41 20 Job accounting field 4 X
JOBACCT5 JobAcct51 20 Job accounting field 5 X
JOBCORR JobCorrelator 32 User portion of the job correlator (JES2 only)  
DATETIMER Rd-DateTime 19 Date and time that the job was read in. This column is displayed only with the SDSF task of z/OSMF. It combines the information in the Rd-Date and Rd-Time columns. X
DATETIMEE St-DateTime 19 Date and time that execution began. This column is displayed only with the SDSF task of z/OSMF. It combines the information in the St-Date and St-Time columns. X
DATETIMEN End-DateTime 19 Date and time that execution ended. This column is displayed only with the SDSF task of z/OSMF. It combines the information in the End-Date and End-Time columns. X
BERTNUM BERTNum 7 Number of BERTs used by this JOE (JES2 only)  
Start of changeJOBCRDATEEnd of change Start of changeJobCrDateEnd of change Start of change19End of change Start of changeJob creation date (JES2 only).End of change Start of change End of change
Start of changeISFENDEnd of change Start of change.ENDEnd of change Start of change4End of change Start of changeEnd of list marker. All columns that appear after this column will be hidden. Ignored if specified on the ISFFLD macro in ISFPARMS. The title and width cannot be changed using the FLDENT statement or through the ARRANGE command.End of change Start of change End of change
Notes on the table:
  1. This column is not included in the default field list.