Implement the Required Changes to Control-D

Based on the results of the user survey, you will have to make the appropriate changes to Control-D for the identified PC reports.

Some recipients may request that all their reports be downloaded to the PC. If this is so, the simplest way to achieve this is to update parameter DEST for the relevant recipient to CTDPC in the recipient tree (recommended method) or to set up a printing mission with a DEST of CTDPC for the relevant users.

If a user requires only selective reports to be downloaded, the DEST field in the Permanent User Report List file should be updated to CTDPC for the relevant reports. You should also ensure that parameter SEARCH in the relevant report decollating mission for this user is set to the appropriate value.

When using the multi-chunk option (described in Phase 4), it is possible to print regular reports and PC reports in the same printing mission. No changes are required for the printing mission – each time the mission encounters a report with different characteristics (for example, a DEST of CTDPC), the mission automatically creates a new chunk and handles it appropriately.

You should remember that even if a report is downloaded to a PC you still have all the control on the mainframe for the report that you normally have. From the mainframe point of view, downloading to a PC is equivalent to printing to a remote destination. For example, the following capabilities are still available:

• Viewing the reports on the Active User Report List file as soon as they are created.
• Keeping the report for online viewing on the mainframe (controlled by utility CTDDELRP).
• Archiving the report on the mainframe.
• Creating rulers for online viewing on the mainframe.
• Selective printing.
• Restoring archived reports.

Note: You should now set up the Control-D environment to support users according to the results of the user survey.