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Initialization Feature and Option Summary Table

The following table summarizes all the initialization features and options:

Note: Changes to any statements marked with an asterisk (*) require a CA Spool COLD or FORMAT start.

 

Option

Specifies

 

ACQTIME

In minutes, the interval at which CA Spool tries to start printers with ACQUIRE=TIME / NQTIME specified and files waiting to be printed

 

APPLID

Application name used by CA Spool to interface to VTAM

 

BACKOUT

Whether dynamic backout is to be supported

*

BUFSIZE

Size, in bytes, of each spool buffer

*

CHKPTDS

Data set name of the CA Spool checkpoint data set

 

CID

Generic or full identification name of a communication channel

 

CKPTIME

In seconds, the interval at which certain checkpoints of CA Spool information are taken for WARM start

 

CMBBUFS

Number of CA Spool console message buffers to be allocated

 

COMCHAR

Character that is used to identify CA Spool commands from local system consoles

 

DEFCLAS

Default output class used for SUBSYS and ESFPRINT requests

 

DEFFCB

Default FCB to be used for SUBSYS and ESFPRINT requests

 

DEFORM

Default forms number to be used for SUBSYS and ESFPRINT requests

 

DEFNODE

Default node definition

 

DESTID

Default or forced spool file attributes for selected spool files

 

DESTVAL

Whether validation of file destinations is performed

 

DYNDISP

Number of display terminals that can be added with the REINIT command in one CA Spool session

 

DYNNJE

Number of NJE connections that can be added with the REINIT command in one CA Spool session

 

DYNPRT

Number of printers that can be added with the REINIT command in one CA Spool session

 

DYNUSER

Number of user definitions that can be added with the REINIT command in one CA Spool session

 

DYNVPS

Number of virtual printers that can be added with the REINIT command in one CA Spool session

 

ESRCODE

ESR SVC route code to be used by CA Spool

 

FILELIM

Number of hours that files must be retained if they are marked as printed

 

FSSDEF

Characteristics of a functional subsystem (FSS)

 

GDDMCLA

Output class that is used by the GDDM interface

 

GDDMAPPL

Application name to be used by GDDM to interface with VTAM

 

LOADEXIT

Defines the names of user defined standalone exits

 

LOGBUFS

Number of CA Spool system log file buffers to be allocated

This statement has no meaning if the NOLOG option is specified.

 

LOGCLAS

Output class that CA Spool is to use for its system log output files

This statement has no meaning if the NOLOG option is specified.

 

LOGHOLD

Whether the CA Spool system log file data set must be held after unallocation

 

LOGLCNT

Line count per page to be used on the CA Spool system log file

This statement has no meaning if the NOLOG option is specified.

 

LOGMENU

If responses to 'D' commands issued by the menu system, must be disabled in the CA Spool log file

This statement has no meaning if the NOLOG option is specified.

 

LPDDEST

LPD Interface printer queue

 

LPDFILE

LPD Interface print request

 

LPDSERV

LPD Interface

 

MAXDORM

In hundredths of a second, the maximum time a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration can refrain from attempting to access the shared queues

 

MAXFSCT

Maximum number of file status control table entries CA Spool allows in each cross-memory status request

*

MAXFSEQ

Maximum file sequence number which can be assigned to a spool file

 

MAXGROUP

Maximum network group number which can be assigned using the REINIT command

 

MAXHOLD

In hundredths of a second, the maximum time a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration must maintain control of the shared queues after accessing them

 

MESSAGE

Way in which messages are to be processed, allowing the user to specify different processing options for different messages, including the possibility of suppressing messages

 

MINDORM

In hundredths of a second, the minimum time a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration must wait after releasing control of the shared queues before it again attempts to access them

 

MINHOLD

In hundredths of a second, the minimum time a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration must maintain control of the shared queues after accessing them

 

MODULES

Subsystem support and user exit module names

 

NJE

Characteristics of an NJE connection

 

NJENAME

NJE node name identifying this CA Spool system to the NJE network

 

NJEOPT

Various special NJE options to be activated

 

NODE

Characteristics of a VTAM network node

 

NUMCMBS

Number of CA Spool cross-memory command buffers to be allocated

*

NUMFQES

Number of CA Spool file queue elements to be allocated

 

OUTLIM

Default output limit for CA Spool spool files

 

PASSWORD

VTAM application password to be used by CA Spool if one is required

*

PGNLEN

Length of the programmer's name to be used by this CA Spool subsystem

 

PPURGE

Physical overwrite of purged spool files

 

PRIOxx

Output priority to be assigned to a given file according to the number of output records

 

PRTOPT

Various special line printer options to be activated

 

PURGELIM

Number of hours that files must be retained if they are not marked as printed

 

PURGINT

Number of seconds CA Spool must wait between each scan of the file queue when searching for files to be purged according to the FILELIM specification

 

RCVBUFS

Maximum number of outstanding VTAM receive any requests CA Spool is to maintain

 

ROUTCDE

MVS console routing codes to be assigned to unsolicited WTO messages

 

SAFAT

Resource names to be used by the internal SAF interface

 

SAFDEF

Internal or external security system characteristics

 

SAFTYPE

Resource name types for SAF interface

 

SAFUID

Users to internal SAF interface

 

SAR

SAR interface characteristics

 

SDI

Whether Service Desk interface must be started during initialization.

 

SECUCALL

Whether security exit must be invoked on the basis of the filename or the caller's user ID

 

SECUEXT

Whether an external security system must be used and, if so, which one

*

SID

System ID to be used in place of the ID provided by SMF

 

SMF

Whether CA Spool must record system events in the SMF data set

 

SMFBUFS

Number of CA Spool SMF buffers to be allocated

 

SMFTYPE

SMF record type to be assigned to the CA Spool SMF records

 

SNABSIZE

Size of each CA Spool VTAM communication buffer data area

 

SNET

Whether the VTAM network interface must be started during CA Spool initialization

 

SPOOLCMP

Whether the spool data compression must be automatically activated

 

SPOOLDS

Data set name of the CA Spool spool data set(s), and optionally volume serial name

 

SPOOLENC

Spool data encryption

 

SUBID

1 to 4 character subsystem name identifying this subsystem to the operating system

 

SUBS

Whether the SUBSYS interface must be started during CA Spool initialization

 

SUBSCLAS

SYSOUT classes which are intercepted by the SUBSYS interface

 

SVCCODE

ESR SVC route code or the user SVC number to be used by CA Spool

 

SYNCTOL

In seconds, the time interval a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration can remain dormant before another member of the configuration considers it inactive

*

Sn

Characteristics of a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration

 

TCPLHOST

Specifies the 1-16 character Local IP-Address to bind from if the TCP/IP print driver option Q is specified.

 

TGWARN

Threshold percentage use of spool space that causes CA Spool to issue a spool utilization message

 

TRACE

Whether CA Spool internal trace must be started and if so, how many trace table entries are to be allocated

 

USEALIAS

Whether printer name or alias name must be used

 

USERDEF

User definition

 

USERZAP

Whether a given optional userzap must be active

 

WARNTIM

In hundredths of a second, the time interval from the first denied request for access to the shared queues of a member of a Multi-Access Spool (MAS) configuration to the time that configuration assumes the member controlling the queues to be down

 

WTO

Whether all WTO messages must be sent out to the MVS operator console

 

XEQBUFS

Number of spool buffers to be allocated to the CA Spool cross memory request processor

 

XEQOPT

Various special XEQ options to be activated

 

XFER

Whether the Automatic File Transfer interfaces must be started during CA Spool initialization

 

XFERCLAS

SYSOUT classes in the primary JES2 or JES3 system which are automatically transferred to CA Spool

 

XFERDEST

Whether file transfer by printer destination must be activated

 

XFEROPT

Various special XFER options to be activated

 

XFERSAPI

Select SAPI processing option to JES2 or JES3

 

XFERSEP

Number of separator pages to be produced before each file is transferred to the primary JES2 or JES3 system

 

XFERTIME

Maximum interval between checks for output waiting for transfer

 

X2YY

Whether Transformer Interface must be started during CA Spool initialization

 

X2YYDEF

Characteristics of a X2YY functional subsystem (FSS)

Note: Changes to any statements marked with an asterisk (*) require a CA Spool COLD or FORMAT start.