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Operational Features

Operational features include the following:

Shared Printer Devices

Acquires and releases printer nodes automatically, and allows printers to be shared with other applications without manual intervention.

ESFPRINT Print Utility

Provides complete functional replacements for the IBM DSPRINT, PRINTDS, and PRINTOFF commands.

USS Print Utility

Provides complete functional replacements for the USS LP, LPSTAT, and CANCEL commands.

Support for Existing Applications

Through the SUBSYS Interface, the NJE Interface, or the JESTOESF Interface, existing applications can use the facilities offered by CA Spool without change; the ESFALLOC command allows TSO users to use the SUBSYS Interface.

Job Submit Function

CA Spool submits spool files to JES2 or JES3 for batch execution when the destination name INTRDR is assigned.

Multi-Access Spool (MAS)

Allows up to 32 CA Spool systems (on the same CPU or different CPUs) to share the same set of spool data sets; MAS also allows all CA Spool facilities to be used on all MVS systems running CA Spool. This provides a single-image view of all the CA Spool systems in the complex.

NJE Interface

Provides interface for receiving files from and sending files to JES2, JES3/BDT, RSCS, POWER, OS/400, and other CA Spool systems.

Routing of Spool Files Between JES and CA Spool

Reroutes JES2 or JES3 spool files that are created by existing JCL statements to the printer when the job is terminated; CA Spool files can be sent to the primary spooling system if required by the spool file owner.

Backup/Restore Facilities and ESFSPTP

Executes Spool file load/unload utility at any time during normal operation to dump or reload all or selected spool files; back ups or archive copies of all files or a filed subset can be made with ESFSPTP.

CA View Interface

Interfaces to CA View (formerly SAR) so files can be automatically transferred to CA View for back up, archival, or processing.

GSS Interface

Produces a Global SubSystem (GSS) of CA's MVS Integration Services, and offers software that performs across CA product families; this includes an interface to CA Automate for easy manual task automation.

Spool Files Are Retained After Processing

Unlike JES, CA Spool retains processed spool files for a configurable time interval before they are automatically purged.

This allows processed spool files to be re-processed at a later time, if the output becomes damaged or lost.

Automatic Printer Definition

Automatically defines printers in CA Spool as print files are generated for them.