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Override Print Output Control

You can print a data set to any printer configured for your mainframe environment. Set the default values in the Print Output Control Parms screen. Use the Override Print Control screen to set different print values for an individual print command. The Override Print Control screen displays when you submit a request to print a data set or member.

Note: You must have the Confirm Print Class & Destination? parameter field set to Y in the Processing Defaults and Jobcard screen, Option 0.1. Change the parameter field to N to prevent the Override Print Control screen from displaying.

Follow these steps:

1. Enter the name of the data set that you want to print on the Print Data Set screen and press Enter.

   The Override Print Control screen displays.

2. Update any of the following fields:

   SYSOUT class

   Specifies the one-position Sysout class to which the print will be routed. This parameter field corresponds to the SYSOUT= JCL parameter.

   Number of copies

   Specifies the number of print copies requested. This parameter field corresponds to the COPIES=JCL parameter.

   Values: 1 - 255

   Destination printer

   Specifies the printer ID of a local or remote printer to which print will be routed. Printer IDs are usually in one of the following formats: Rnnnn, RMnnnn, or RMTnnnn, where nnnn is the one-to four-digit remote printer ID.

   This parameter field corresponds to the DEST= JCL parameter.

   External JES node & Userid at JES node

   Specifies an external JES node and the user ID at the JES node to route print output to a specified user ID within an external node. These fields operate like the DEST=(nnnnnn,uuuuuu) JCL parameter where nnnn is JES node ID and uuuuuu is a user ID.

   Sysout writer name

   Specifies the member name of the writer when you want the print to be processed by a Sysout writer program. A Sysout writer program is a started task that controls each output record and performs user-defined processing to manipulate and route the print file.

   This parameter field corresponds to the SYSOUT=(c,wwwwww) JCL parameter where c is the Sysout class and wwwwww is the name of the Sysout writer program.

   Print data set name

   Specifies the data set name to which the print will be routed. The print job is then routed to the specified data set instead of being written to a Sysout class.

   Note: If you select this option, you must also specify the Data set disposition value.

   Data set disposition

   Specifies the destination data set disposition when print job is routed to a specified data set. Specify one of the following values:

   • NEW—Create a new data set
   • SHR—Overlay an existing data set
   • MOD—Copy to the end of an existing data set

3. Press Enter.

   The print request is processed using the specified values. Your default values remain unchanged.