Spooler Plus Utilities Reference Manual

Introduction to the Spooler Plus Subsystem
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Sending Process Output to a SPOOL DEFINE
3> TFORM /IN MYFILE, OUT $S/
In this case, the job is sent to #DEFAULT and is printed on one of the devices
associated with the #DEFAULT group name.
Sending Process Output to a SPOOL DEFINE
You can also use a SPOOL DEFINE to specify the attributes of a spooler job before
you create it. Specifying all the spooler job attributes in a SPOOL DEFINE is faster
than using Peruse to change the job attributes after the job is in the spooler.
You specify the name of the SPOOL DEFINE as the OUT file when you run your
program. For example, the following command creates a SPOOL DEFINE that
specifies attributes for a spooler job:
1> ADD DEFINE =MYJOB, CLASS SPOOL, COPIES 3, FORM PAYCHK,&
1> &HOLDAFTER ON, LOC $S.#LLP, OWNER PAYROLL.MANAGER,&
1> &SELPRI 7, REPORT "Nov. Pay"
To view all the attributes of this DEFINE, enter:
2> INFO DEFINE =MYJOB, DETAIL
DEFINE NAME =MYJOB
CLASS SPOOL
LOC $S.#LLP
COPIES 00003
FORM PAYCHK
HOLDAFTER ON
OWNER 005,255
SELPRI 7
REPORT NOV. PAY
Next, you run the program that produces the spooler output; in this example, the
program calculates paycheck amounts from the current payroll records. The OUT file
in your command is the SPOOL DEFINE you just created:
3> PAYCALC / IN NOV.PAYRCDS, OUT =MYJOB /
For detailed information on how to use DEFINEs, refer to the TACL Reference Manual.
The Spooler and Batch Jobs
A batch job is an ordered set of one or more jobs which are linked together and
assigned a batch number by the spooler. The batch number allows member jobs to
be referred to and manipulated as a set. Commands also allow member jobs to be
deleted from or added to a batch job.
A batch job is considered open if one or more member jobs are open; that is, they are
still being collected. Once a batch job is closed, it is scheduled for delivery in the same
way as a single job. The spooler actually schedules just the first job in the batch, but
the total lines and total pages attributes are changed to reflect totals for the entire
batch.