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Spool File Attributes That Can Be Used in a Rule

You can specify most of the information that CP maintains about a spool file as part of a command limiting rule entry. You can explicitly or implicitly cite the following spool file attributes in a rule entry:

Attribute

Description

Spool queue name

RDR (for reader), PRT (for printer), PUN (for punch), CON (for console), or ALL (for all the different types of spool files).

Spool file owner

User ID, SYSTEM, or * (self) (defaults to * for class G users)

Spoolid

Sequentially assigned four-digit numeric spool file number. We recommend you do not use the spool ID to protect spool files because it is a sequentially assigned number.

Spoolid2

For SPTape command only, end spool file number, or END.

Spool file class

Such as A, B, ... Z, 0, 1, ... 9.

Output form name

Can be any one- to eight-character name, such as STANDARD, STD, and 2PART.