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EXTPRTn

This parameter specifies the interface and attributes for printing or routing SYSOUT to an external printing product.

Syntax:

EXTPRTn=printer-id/JESDS/class/destination/form/writer
EXTPRTn=printer-id/PGM/program-name/parameter-data

There is no default.

The second parameter (JESDS or PGM) determines which interface you use: JES data set or dynamic program.

Note: For more information about this parameter, see External Printing in the chapter "Configuring."

In addition to specifying a one- to three‑character identifier for the printing product, each EXTPRTn parameter contains attributes for defining the communication mechanism. Attributes are also specified by the online DEFINE DEVICE command.

The EXTPRTn parameters are as follows:

n

Either 1, 2, or 3.

printer-id

The one- to three-character identifier for the external print product.

program-name

The eight-character name of the interface program to be called.

class

The one-character SYSOUT class to be used to route the external print record.

destination

The eight-character SYSOUT destination to be used to route the external print record.

form

The four-character SYSOUT forms name to be used to route the external print record.

writer

The eight-character SYSOUT writer name to be used to route the external print record.

parameter-data

Specifies up to 14 characters of parameter data to be passed to the interface program.

JESDS

For the JESDS parameter specification, specify one or more of the EXTPRTn options as an asterisk (*) to indicate that they are to be supplied online by the user when printing a SYSOUT group. These options are:

• class
• dest
• form
• writer