Output Services

Output members from CA Ideal are generated as a result of a COMPILE, RUN, PRODUCE, or PRINT command.

A COMPILE command that is issued by an application developer to compile an application program, results in a compile listing as output.
A RUN command, issued by an end user executing a production application or by an application developer during testing, results in zero, one, or many application reports as output. Each report of the application is a separate output. In addition, a program can also have the PDL statement LIST, which results in output.
A PRODUCE command issued by an application developer during testing results in a single application report facsimile as output.
A PRINT command, issued by an application developer or administrator, is a request for a listing of specific information or an entity, such as a panel definition, program definition, report definition, dataview definition, system definition, user definition, or member as output.

These commands can be issued online or in batch CA Ideal.

Each output has the following characteristics (either as a result of site defaults, SET commands, or clauses added to the COMPILE, RUN, PRODUCE, or PRINT commands):

NUMBER

Identifies a unique one‑ to four‑digit number that identifies the output.

NAME

Defines a one‑ to eight‑character tag that identifies the output. The first character must be alphabetic, number sign (#), dollar sign ($), or commercial at sign (@).

DESTINATION TYPE

Identifies one of the following destinations:

LIBRARY: Designates the output library as the destination.
SYSTEM: Designates the system printer as the destination.
NETWORK: Designates a network printer as the destination (online under CICS).
MAIL: Designates a CA Email+ recipient.

DESTINATION NAME

Defines the name of the system printer, network printer, or CA Email+ ID where the output is directed.

RETENTION PERIOD

Identifies the number of days an output is retained on the output library.

DESCRIPTION

Identifies a short description of the output.

DISPOSITION

Identifies the status of the output. See Output Disposition later in this chapter for complete information.

Note:

The output library consists of output members, each containing an output that was directed there. You can browse output stored in the output library online or print it on a system or network printer at a later time.
For outputs whose destination is the output library or a network printer or for any outputs initiated from an online session, there is a limit to the number of lines per output. The limit is set at installation. However, outputs issued as a result of a batch request going to the system printer have only the line limit you establish through standard batch JCL.
In z/OS and VSE batch, the destination clause cannot specify a destination type of NETWORK.