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DISPLAY OUTPUT DESTINATION Command

This command produces a display of all valid output destinations.

DISPLAY OUTPUT DESTINATION[S]

The following is an example of the display that the DISPLAY OUTPUT DESTINATION command produces.

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------->>>
 IDEAL  DISPLAY OUTPUT         OUT DSPDESTS (00112)                      DISPLAY
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                              D E S T I N A T I O N
 +----------------+--------+----------+--------+---------+-------+---+---------+
     TYPE.NAME      DISP    BLK/WIDTH   HEADER   TRAILER   LINES  FF   PERTASK
 +----------------+--------+----------+--------+---------+-------+---+---------+
    SYS.LOCAL      READY
    SYS.USPRNCMC   READY
    SYS.R199       READY
    NET.PNP1       READY    130         YES      NO
    NET.PNP2       READY                NO       NO
    NET.USPRNCP1   P-DISA

The information that displays includes:

NAME

The name of the printer. CICS does not access network printers whose name is greater than four characters.

TYPE

The printer type is SYS for system or NET for network.

DISP

The current printer disposition. You can define the disposition for a printer as READY or HOLD. The system assigns P-DISA when CICS cannot access a network printer. See the screen for an illustration.

BLK/WIDTH

The current blocksize or width specification. Blocksize displays for system printers. Width displays for network printers. A value displays only when you have changed the printer width or blocksize using the ALTER OUTPUT DESTINATION command.

HEADER

The current specification for whether a header page prints with each output at the network printer.

TRAILER

The current specification for whether a trailer page prints with each output at the network printer.

LINES

The network printer setting for the number of lines to print per page. This parameter is obsolete.

FF

Controls the PSS-generated formfeeds at the beginning and end of an output.

YES

Issues formfeed at the start and end of print.

NO

Suppresses formfeeds.

HEADER

Issues formfeed at the start of print.

TRAILER

Issues formfeed at the end of print.

PERTASK

Specifies the maximum number of outputs that can process during one print transaction for a specified printer.