Menu item 10: Working with Spool files (WRKEFSPLF)

The command WRKEFSPLF allows the user to display a list of all the spooled files in the system or a list of specific spooled files. The user can edit any entry, add it to a ZIP archive, convert it to PC formats, or send it via email.

1. From the menu "i-effect Conversion Tasks" choose menu item 10 or enter the command WRKEFSPLF to display the configuration of the overview of the spooled files.

   For the most part, the system displays WRKEFSPLF functions as pictured, but through expansions of specific i-effect functions, for example, "add to ZIP archive", or "send via email", it has more user benefits.

   
   The following display will appear:
   
   

2. Enter the desired parameters according to the parameter explanations.

   USER	User's name of the selected spooled files. Only spooled files created by the specified user will be chosen. Possible Special Values:   *ALL Considering the spool files of all users in the system. *CURRENT Only the spooled files of the current active user will be used.
   Output Queue (OUTQ)	Name of the queues from which the spooled files should be processed. Possible Special Values: *ALL Processes all output queues.
   Library	The library name, which contains the output queue. Possible Special Values: *CURLIB *LIBL
   FORM	Entering a specific form type allows selection of spooled files. Possible Special Values *ALL All form types will be processed. *CURRENT The default form type will be processed *STD.
   User Data (USRDTA)	The choice of spooled files, which are to be processed, is made possible by entering certain user data. Up to 10 characters can be entered. Possible Special Value: *ALL Processes all spooled files.
   Status (STATUS)	Determines the selection of spooled files in the system by status. Possible Special Values:   *ALL Spooled file with status *ALL *CLOSED (CLO) Spooled files with the status *CLOSED The program has aborted file processing; SCHEDULE (*JOBEND) was specified and the job, which created the file, has not been terminated. *DEFERRED (DFR) Spooled files with the status *DEFERRED Printing of the file has been postponed. *SENDING (SND) Spooled files with the status *SENDING The file is being sent, or has been sent to another system. *FINISHED Spooled files with the status *FINISHED *HELD (HLD) Spooled files with the status *HELD The file has been held. *MESSAGE (MSGW) Spooled files with the status *MESSAGE The file contains a message that requires an answer or action. *OPEN (OPN) Spooled files with the status *OPEN The file's processing has not been completed and an output program cannot select it. *PENDING (PND) Spooled files with the status *PENDING The file is in the output queue. *PRINTING (PRT) Spooled files with the status *PRINTING The file was sent to the printer, but the status message regarding completion has not yet been received. *READY (RDY) Spooled files with the status *READY An output program can send the file to an output unit. *SAVED (SAV) Spooled files with the status *SAVED The file was printed and then saved. It will remain saved until it will be released. *WRITING (WRT) Spooled files with the status *WRITING The file is being written to an output unit by an output program. The status values with the wildcard "*" at the beginning will be displayed if an action was taken with this file, because of a selected option: *CHG (Change) The file was changed with option 2 (Change). *HLD (Hold) The file was held with option 3 (Hold). *RLS (Release) The file was released with option 6 (Release).
   Device (DEVICE)	Enter the names of all devices, whose spooled files should be processed.   *ALL All spooled files will be processed.
   Job Name (JOBNAM)	The selection of spooled files can be made for all jobs, limited to the current job, or limited to a specific job. Enter the job name if a specific job is desired.   Possible Special Values: * Uses spooled files only from the current job. *ALL Uses all spooled files on the system.
   User	Enter the name of the spooled file's user.
   Job Number	Enter the name of the job which created the spooled file.

   
   

3. After the parameters have been set, the spooled files will be listed. This list contains all attributes and options, such as display or change.

   Using the interactive program pictures below the displayed spooled files can be sorted or selected according to their attributes.

   
   

4. Enter the desired number in front of one or more spool entries. The chosen processing parameters will be used for all chosen spooled file entries

   

The following options are possible:

Unlike V1R2, the conversion tasks are no longer assigned to the options 11-23. Conversion tasks, compression, and sending are configured with option 11.

If option 11 is chosen, a sub menu will open, through which the tasks can be configured:

To display a list of options use the F4 key.

The following parameters can be configured:

Function Key F7 (Sort)

The F7 key can be used to sort the spool entries according to selected criteria.

1. Call up the entries using F7 .
   Define the elements "attribute" and '"order."
   
   

2. Sort the displayed spooled files according to the following attributes:
   
   

   *FILE, *OUTQ, *TIME, *USER, *STATUS, *SIZE
   

   
   

3. by typing "1" in the choice box corresponding to the desired attribute. Define whether the spool entries are to be displayed in ascending or descending order.

Function Key F8 (Selection)

Spool entries can be searched according to predefined criteria by using the F8 key.

1. Call up the search functions for spooled files by using the F8 key.

2. Enter the search options for the desired spool entries.

The following options are possible: