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Output Disposition

Output disposition determines the state of the output and how it is handled under requests issued online or in batch. The disposition options consist of RELEASE, HOLD, and KEEP, described in the following.

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              Print Request Issued - Online              Print Request Issued - Batch
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                       Destination                               Destination
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Output        Output          Sys/Net Printer or MAIL    Output Library     System
Disposition   Library                                                       Printer
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Release       Output is       Output is placed in output Output is placed   Output is
              placed in       library and batch job is   in output library  printed on
              output library  printed on a system or     for browsing at    the system
              for browsing at network printer            the terminal       printer in
              the terminal                                                  batch


              Output is       No copy is retained in     Output is placed   No copy is
              placed in       output library             in output library  placed in
              output library                             for browsing at    the output
              for browsing at                            the terminal       library
              the terminal
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Hold          Output is       Output is placed in output Output is placed   Not
              placed in       library and held until     in output library  applicable
              output library  released (using ALTER OUT  for browsing at
              for browsing at and PRINT OUT)             the terminal
              the terminal

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Keep          .               Output is placed in output .                  Not
              .               library and batch job is   .                  applicable
              .               printed on a system or     .
              .               network printer            .
              .                                          .
              .               Copy is retained in        .
              .               output library             .
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Notes regarding output disposition

• An output is retained in the output library until it is deleted in one of the following ways:
  • With the DELETE OUTPUT command.
  • When the retention period expires. The default retention period is established using a SET OUTPUT fill-in. You can modify the retention period of a user's output by using the ALTER OUTPUT RETENTION command.
  • When the disposition is RELEASE and the output is printed. You can change the disposition with the ALTER OUTPUT DISPOSITION command.
  • When the disposition is RELEASE and the output is viewed with a DISPLAY OUTPUT command (and a KEEP OUTPUT command is not issued).
• The disposition parameter of an output in the output library is significant when the output is requested to print or after displaying an output online.
• You can modify the disposition of the output on the display output status screen. The actions available on that display include:

  D or S

  Display output member.

  H

  Alters the disposition to hold.

  K or L

  Alters the disposition to keep.

  P

  Print output member. Valid only after ALTER OUT modified the disposition of the member.

  R

  Alters the disposition to ready.

  Z

  Delete output member.