Batch job to reprint report/msgclass data from Dispatch?

Products

• Dispatch Output Mgmt

Issue/Introduction

Does CA Dispatch provide a batch job that can be used to selectively REPRINT reports and/or MSGCLASS data from archive or online viewing?

Environment

z/os, dispatch,11.7, dsexbde, dsexbdel, selection, parameters, enhanced, RPTNAME, JOBNAME

Resolution

- Dispatch does NOT provide a batch utility that supports reprinting reports or MSGCLASS data from Online Viewing. 

- Dispatch provides a utility called the "Batch Extract Request" utility, job DSEXBDE(L), that can be used to reprint reports from ARCHIVE. 

Selection parameters available for this batch DSEXBDE(L) archive reprint utility include FROM-TO DATE selection, selection by RECIPIENT, (and with the application of enhancement PTF's SO07120 and SO12343) now include RPTNAME and JOBNAME selection criteria. REPORT and/or JOBNAME MASKING is also  using the '*' character. See the Additional Information section of this article for additional details.

Additional Information

For more information, see the documentation for the "DSEXBDE(L)—Batch Extract Request Utility" in the Utilities chapter of the Dispatch System Programmers Guide.

Example of Selection parameters shown in jobs JCL follows:

 

FRMDATE='YYYYMMDD-HHMM',     * FROM DATE-TIME YYYYMMDD-HHMM
 
TODATE='YYYYMMDD-HHMM',      * TO DATE/-TIME  YYYYMMDD-HHMM
 
TYPE='O',                    * EXTRACT TYPE                 
                             *  A   REARCHIVE               
                             *  C   REARCHIVE WITH ORIGINAL DATE AND TIME          
                             *  O   REPRINT TO OLV (DEFAULT)
                             *  P   REPRINT ALL             
                             *  R   REPRINT BY RECIPIENT    
                             *  NOTE: TYPE=R REQUIRES THAT THE SUBPARAMETER RECIP= BE SPECIFIED.  
                             *  X   REPRINT TO OLV ONLY - REPORTS THAT HAVE REPORT BASE DEFINITION OLV FLAG SET TO Y.   
                                                          
RECIP='                ',    * AN OPTIONAL SUB-PARAMETER,   
                             * RECIP=RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR       
                             * INDICATES THE SPECIFIC RECIPIENT ID THAT THE UTILITY SELECTS FOR REPRINT REQUEST.      
                             * THIS PARM IS ONLY VALID WITH TYPE=R REQUESTS. 
                             * THE RECIP PARM FIELD IS LEFT JUSTIFIED AND IS 16 BYTES IN LENGTH.      
                                                            
UPDATE='N',                  * UPDATE SWITCH Y/N            
                                                            
RPTNAME='        ',          * AN OPTIONAL SUB-PARAMETER,   
                             * RPTNAME=RRRRRRRR             
                             * INDICATES THE SPECIFIC REPORT NAME THAT THE UTILITY SELECTS FOR REPRINT REQUEST.      
                             * THE RPTNAME PARM FIELD IS LEFT JUSTIFIED AND IS 8 BYTES IN LENGTH. THE RPTNAME PARM ALSO     
                             * SUPPORTS THE '*' MASK CHARACTER, WHERE ANY CHARACTERS ENTERED AFTER THIS CHARACTER ARE   
                             * IGNORED DURING DATABASE COMPARISON.   
                                                            
JOBNAME='        '           * AN OPTIONAL SUB-PARAMETER,   
                             * JOBNAME=JJJJJJJJ             
                             * INDICATES THE SPECIFIC JOB NAME THAT THE UTILITY SELECTS FOR REPRINT REQUEST. 
                             * THE JOBNAME PARM FIELD IS LEFT JUSTIFIED AND IS 8 BYTES IN LENGTH. THE JOBNAME PARM ALSO
                             * SUPPORTS THE '*' MASK CHARACTER, WHERE ANY CHARACTERS ENTERED AFTER THIS CHARACTER ARE 
                             * IGNORED DURING DATABASE COMPARISON.