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Print Utility

You can use CA File Master Plus to print the contents of a data set or PDS member. You can limit the contents of what you print by specifying a starting position, setting a limit on the number of records to print, and using selection criteria. Specify a layout to format the print output. You can print a data set or member that is not listed in your Directory List view by selecting a server and then selecting Print from the CA File Master Plus, Utilities menu.

Note: You can only print to a device configured for the mainframe environment.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Directory List view.
2. Select from the Directory List view the data set or member that you want to print.
3. Right-click the data set or member that you want to print and select Utilities, Print.

   The Print wizard opens. The server, data set name and member name (if applicable) of the data set you are printing are displayed at the top of the wizard.

4. Complete the following fields on the Print page:

   Member name

   Specifies the name of the member you want to print.

   Note: The field is active if you have selected a PDS. If you selected a member in a PDS in Step 3, the Member name field displays that member name, but you can change it using this field. Selected members are displayed in the Members table and you can change your member selections using the check boxes in that table.

   Note: For more information about identifying a member, see Select a Member.

   Volume serial

   Enter the volume serial. This step is mandatory if the data set is not cataloged. Otherwise, this step is optional.

   (Optional) Starting Key

   Specify the location at which to begin printing. Use one of the following formats, depending on the file type of the data set you are printing:

   Sequential file

   Numeric value for starting record number

   KSDS VSAM

   C'xxx' or X'hhhh' format for key of start position

   ESDS VSAM

   X'hhhh' format for RBA of start position

   RRDS VSAM

   Numeric Relative Record Number of start position

   (Optional) Print Limit

   Specify the maximum number of records that you want to be printed.

5. Click Next.
6. Specify the following options on the Options tab:

   Print mode

   Character

   Displays records in character format, up to 100 characters

   Hexadecimal

   Displays records in three-line hexadecimal format

   List

   Displays records in character format without scale and record numbers

   Single record

   Displays field names and values for each record

   Note: If you select this option, you must specify a record layout.

   Layout

   Specifies a layout. If you selected Single record for the print mode you must specify a layout. Otherwise, this field is optional. Do one of the following:

   • Select from the drop-down list a layout displayed in your Layout view.
   • Specify the layout data set and member name.

   Selection criteria

   • Type selection conditions into the selection criteria text box.

     Note: For more information on valid selection conditions, see Selection Criteria Specifications.

   • Click Layout to build selection conditions based on the contents of the specified layout.

     Note: For more information on modifying selection criteria, see Modify Layout Selection Conditions.

     Note: If you specify selection criteria, you can click Validate to verify that the selection criteria listed are legitimate.

   • Click Import to import selection criteria from an existing selection criteria member.

     Note: For more information on importing selection criteria, see Import Selection Criteria.

7. Click Next.
8. Specify the following options on the Print Output Control page:

   Sysout class

   Specifies the position of the sysout class to which you want the printer routed.

   Number of copies

   Specifies the number of copies that you want printed.

   (Optional) Define print destination

   Specifies the printer you want to use. Select one of the following options:

   Destination printer

   Specifies the printer ID of the local or remote printer to which you want the print job routed.

   External JES node

   Specifies the external JES node name to which you want the print job routed.

   Sysout writer name

   Specifies the member name of the sysout writer program to which you want the print job routed.

   Print data set name

   Specifies the name of the data set to which you want to print.

   Print member name

   Specifies the name of the member to which you want to print. Also specify the data set disposition:

   • Select SHR if you want the printed data to replace the contents of an existing data set. This option allows concurrent access to the data set while the print is in progress.
   • Select MOD if you want the printed data added to the end of an existing data set.
   • Click the New button to create a new data set.

     Note: For detailed information about the Allocate screen, see one of the following topics in the online help:

     Allocate a New PDS

     Allocate a New Sequential Data Set

     Allocate a New VSAM Data Set

9. Click Next.
10. Type 1-4 lines of JCL control statements into the Job information box. If you specified job information in the Configure Mainframe Settings dialog, that information is prefilled and you can edit it if needed.

    Note: Each line can contain up to 73 characters.

11. Click Finish.

    The print job is submitted according to your specifications.

More information:

Data Sets

Select a Data Set

Add a Data Set

Remove a Data Set

Rename a Data Set

Rename a VSAM Data Set

Delete a Data Set

Copy Utility

Allocate

Compare Utility