Specifying an Output Destination

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Specifying an Output Destination

When you execute a query online, you can specify multiple destinations for your execution output.

If you execute a query in batch, you can only specify a printer as the output destination, and not the terminal screen. For more information about batch execution, see Executing in Batch.

Options

The following figure compares the output destinations available with online and batch execution.

Destination	Advantages	Disadvantages
Video Terminal	Immediate results Can change total options without reexecuting Can change report format without reexecuting Can go directly to any page	Must scroll to see report that is wider or longer than your terminal screen
Network Printer	Get a hardcopy Can see all of a long or wide report Output is probably faster than system printer	Must wait turn in print queue Paper might not be wide enough
System Printer	Get a hardcopy Can see all of long or wide reports Best for wide reports Might have laser printer Best for large volume	Probably slowest output turnaround Cannot be used if the query contains a DISPLAY statement

Hints

Printer time and report retrieval time are site-specific. You might find, for instance, that your system printer produces faster turn around time than your network printer. When specifying a printer as your report destination, please remember these things:

Very long reports should probably be sent to the system printer, as a courtesy to others who share your network printer.
There is a maximum page count specified at your site that limits the number of pages on a report. If your report exceeds the limit, the report stops when the maximum is reached. See your CA Dataquery Administrator if you need to print longer reports.
If you have problems obtaining your printed output, your CA Dataquery Administrator can check the status of your request for you.
To help you identify your printout, CA Dataquery places a banner page at the beginning of every report that contains your name and the report date.
You can print the query or dialog that produced the report as part of your output. You can also print the execution statistics. An explanation of the statistics page is available in Viewing Query Statistics. For information about changing your User Profile, please see Using Administrative Functions.
DISPLAY queries must be submitted for batch execution if output is to be printed on a system printer.