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Fields

The following are the fields on the Distribution List panels and their descriptions:

Desc

Defines the 1- to 40-character description of the distribution list.

This description field is displayed in the Address Line field on the Distribution Selection List panel.

Sel

Defines the tabular commands in this column.

Grp

Indicates that the distribution identifier is to be grouped with the previous identifier.

Enter any character or leave this field blank to indicate that the distribution identifier is not to be grouped.

Distribution ID

Identifies the report recipient.

Out

Specifies whether output is to be printed, tracked, untracked for view only, or emailed.

Values are as follows:

T

Creates tracked, view-only output

Y

Creates printed output

N

Creates view-only output (not printed or tracked)

E

Sends email notification to recipient

Dest

Specifies a destination where the report is to be printed.

Blank

Accepts the value specified in the JCL. Blank is the default.

Writer/ EFORMAT

Specifies the name of an external writer to process the report.

Blank

Accepts the value specified on the Distribution Data panel or in the JCL used to create the report

If you specify a '*' for this field, the external writer name specified in the JCL for the job that creates the report is ignored, and the report is printed without the external writer.

For reports that are being emailed (Out field set to E), this field specifies the name of the EFORMAT member to be used to format the email notification. If omitted, the EFORMAT member defined to the distribution identifier or defined on the EFORMAT initialization parameter is used.

Days MTWTFSS

Specifies the days of the week from Monday to Sunday that printed output or email notification can be generated

Valid values for each of the days of week are as follows:

Y

Allows printed output or email notification

N

Prevents printed output or email notification

The default for days is YYYYYYY.

The day of the week by default is based on the day that the job was submitted and the setting of the BEGINDAY initialization parameter. Jobs submitted before the BEGINDAY setting are considered part of the previous day's cycle.

Copies

Specifies the number of printed copies of the report to be sent to the recipient

*

Accepts the value specified in the JCL

Rview

Specifies whether the recipient has restricted viewing privileges for the report within CA View, which provides viewing through unsecured logical views and prevents the use of the VIEW command

Valid values are Y, N, or blank.

Reprt

Specifies whether recipients can reprint the report within CA View

Valid values are Y, N, or blank.

Del

Specifies whether recipients can delete the archived version of the report or alter the archive status within CA View

Values are as follows:

Y

Permits recipients to delete the archived version of the report or alter the archive status

N

Prevents recipients from deleting the report or altering the archive status