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Table 30. PRINTDEV Parameter Comparison
PSF/VSE
PRINTDEF
Parameter
OS/390 Equivalent Parameter Description and Comment
ASA (not necessary) ASA control records do not need
conversion
CKPTPAGE JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) CKPTPAGE
Number of pages to be printed before
a checkpoint is taken.
FONTPR PSF APSUX07 Exit
(Resource management exit)
Whether font pruning will occur.
JSEPS JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) SEP=
Use PSF exits APSUX01, -02, -03 for
additional controls
LOGDEST JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) Routecde=
One to four logical destination names
used to select output from spool
MESSAGE
=(pagedef,
formdef)
PSF PRINTDEV statement:
MESSAGE=*.name
Name points to an // OUTPUT
statement for Page and Form
definitions for Messages
MRKFRM JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) MARK=
Marking of the separator pages.
NOTIFY (No equivalent) Whether PSF notifies the operator of
print errors
NPRO=nnn JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) NPRO=ssss
Number of seconds before a
nonprocess runout
OUTFONTS (no parameter) Use PSF exit APSUX07 to activate
outline fonts.
RESCBUFS (not necessary) PSF/MVS loads resources a buffer at
a time.
RESOURCE (no parameter) Use PSF exit APSUX07 to keep or
delete resources.
SEPPAGE PSF PRINTDEV statement:
JOBHDR=, and JOBTRLR=
Names of the page and form definition
for separator pages are specified on
an // OUTPUT statement in the PSF
startup proc.
UNIT JES2 parm:
PRT(nnnn) UNIT=/ccua
Physical unit address for locally
attached printer.
Chapter 11. Advanced Function Printing and Print Services Facility/MVS 239