How to define a PSM printer exit to print activity log or data from Command Entry in Netmaster and Solve product?
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Issue/Introduction
Some data is displayed through a panel can be printed using PSM(Print Services Management).
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The Printer definition list can be accessed from /PSMPRTR.
Some default printers are defined from the product installation as following:
Name Type Description FileID
$PSEMAIL EXIT Print to an email address MODSDIS
$PSPCS EXIT Print to PCS (CA Support) MODSDIS
A printer with exit type different from the default one is needed to send a text or a piece of logs to a sequential dataset or PDS which can be predefined or created at the time of the print.
The exit printer can be defined as follow:
* From the Printer definition list, press PF04 to add a new printer with the following definition
-------------------------- PSM : Printer Definition ---------------------------
Command ===> Function=ADD
Printer Name ... Name_of_Printer
Type ........... EXIT (JES, VTAM, ALIAS, EXIT)
Description .... Unique PDS - USERID DSN MEMBER uses date time
Lower Case? .... YES (Yes or No)
Line Limit ..... 0 (0 to 999999)
Form Name .....+ $PSEMAIL
ALIAS Printer
Real Name .....+ (Real printer name)
JES Printer
Destination .... (destid.userid)
Output Class ... (A to Z, 0 to 9)
VTAM Printer
LU Name ........
Logmode ........
EXIT
Exit Name ...... $PSDS81Z
Exit Data ...... DSN=hlq.&USERID..PSM.&NMID..&MON.&DD.&YY.(T&HHMMSS.)
DISP=MOD LRECL=250 SKIP0=DISCARD CYL=2,5,10 BLKSZ=32750 RECFM=FB
In the above definition, each time a print is submitted a new PDS member is added to the library.
· A list of a PDS member can be printed using a PSM exit printer through PF04(Print) if the command is submitted under Command Entry(type cmd on Command or Option Line).
· A piece of activity log can be printed using a PSM exit printer through PRINT command as follow:
P n lines | P m minutes | P screen | P start/end (see PF1)
When the print is requested, the following panel is displayed:
-------------------------- PSM : Confirm Printer -----------------------------
Command ===>
Printer Name ..+ xxxxxxxx
Copies ......... 1 (Range 1 to 255)
Hold? .......... YES (YES or NO)
Keep? .......... NO (YES or NO)
The print queue can be called through PQ command from Command line.
Additional Information
For more information on Print Services, please refer to
· CA Solve:Operations Automation Administration Guide Release 11.9 - Chapter 27: Implementing Print Services
· CA SOLVE:Access Session Management Administration Guide R5 - Chapter 20: Implementing Print Services
· CA Netmaster Network Management for TCP/IP – 12.2 - Implementing Print Services
· CA Netmaster Network Management for TCP/IP – 12.1 Administrating - Implementing Print Services
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