Immediate Printing vs. Deferred Printing

Immediate Printing

In the Active Report List screen, option P (Print) opens the Print Option window that enables you to request immediate report printing. This option is used to print reports that are not scheduled to be printed, or to request additional printed copies of reports that are scheduled for printing or have already been printed.

The report is immediately sent to the printer identified through the DEST and WTR fields (in the Print Option window).

All report printing characteristics are automatically assigned to the report including the APAPARM and OUTPARM options (if specified).

Deferred Printing

Deferred printing requests that reports be printed at a later time using a Control-D printing mission together with other reports that the user receives in the bundle.

A printing mission is defined online in the Mission Definition facility (option M in the IOA Primary Option menu). The printing mission contains all the parameters needed to print a bundle. Printing missions are stored in standard libraries. Usually, a printing mission is defined for every type of printed form.

For a printing mission to become active, it must first be placed in the Active Missions file. The process of selecting a printing mission from the definition in the library, and placing it on the Active Missions file, is carried out by one of the following methods:

• Automatically, by the New Day procedure (CTDNDAY).
• Using a batch (DAILY) job (procedure CTDPRDAY).
• Manually, from the Printing Mission Definition screen, using the Order and the Force options.
• Manually, under ISPF using the online Utilities panel (the CTDPRTRQ CLIST).
• Manually, under ROSCOE (using RPF CTDRQPRT).

For additional information concerning printing missions, see the Control-D and Control-V chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.