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Field Definitions

Field

Description

TYPE

Printer type is either SYS for system or NET for network.

NAME

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

DISP

Current printer disposition. You can define the disposition for a printer as READY or HOLD. The system assigns P‑DISA when, as in the previous sample display, CICS cannot access a network printer whose name is greater than four characters in length.

BLK/WIDTH

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

HEADER

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

TRAILER

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

LINES

Network printer setting for the number of lines to print per page.

FF

Controls the PSS‑generated form feeds at the beginning and end of an output.

YES Issues form feed at the start and end of print.

NO Suppresses form feed.

HEADER Issues form feed at the start of print.

TRAILER Issues form feed at the end of print.

PERTASK

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