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Printer Control Character

The Print Subsystem (PSS) uses a file called AUXPRINT to write output for batch print requests whenever SCPSUTIL is executed. The PSS batch file table (SCPSUTFT) contains the type of printer control character used for file AUXPRINT. The type of control character is defined as FBA when CA IPC is installed. To alter the type of control characters to FBM to specify the machine, perform the steps shown below.

  1. Retrieve the SCPSUTFT source member from the CA IPC CUSMAC library. This member contains the entries that are the CA IPC portion of the batch processing file tables that PSS uses and by products such as CA Ideal. (If the member does not already exist, copy CA IPC CAVQSAMP member IPCVPEB into a new member named SCPSUTFT to the CUSMAC library.)
  2. Locate the table entry for AUXPRINT and change the ROSFD parameter from RECFM=FBA to RECFM=FBM.
  3. Save the updated SCPSUTFT source into the CA IPC CUSMAC library. This source is a copybook that is used during creation of the multiple batch file tables.
  4. Modify the sample JCL below and submit it for execution. This assembles and linkedits the PSS batch file table (SCPSUTFT). This is the batch file table that contains the file AUXPRINT. SCPSUTIL uses this file.