Intermate iSeries, i5, AS/400 manual Describing the OSC definition lines

Opt Subsystem/Job	User	Type	CPU %	Function	Status
OSCCTL	QSYS	SBS	.0		DEQW
OSCSERVER	AFCOPER	ASJ	.0	PGM-OSC500C	MSGW

Note that the status MSGW (message waiting) is normal, and does not indicate an error (as it usually does).

Describing the OSC definition lines

If you from the InterForm400® main menu choose 6. Work with Output Schedule Control and then 1. Functions attached to Output Queues, then the screen below is shown:

Work	with OSC definitions		OSC100D
Position to .	. . . . .	__________ Output queue
Type options,	press Enter.
1=Run OSC	2=Change	3=Copy 4=Delete 5=Display	6=Print definition

12=Work with output queue			15=Hold output queue 16=Release output queue
Opt	Output que	Library	Description	Sts
__	AFC_INPUT2	APF3812	Merge several spoolfiles to one	RLS
__	BATCH	QUSRSYS	Batch printing.	RLS

End

F3=Exit F5=Refresh F6=Create F11=View 2 F12=Cancel

Press F6 to add a new OSC definition, enter the output queue to be monitored by OSC, a description of the job and press Enter.

Now this screen is presented:

Create OSC definition OSC300D

Output queue . . . . . . : AFC_INPUT1

Library . . . . . . . : APF3812

Type options, press Enter. 1=Select

Opt	Definition
_	Specify input spooled file priority
_	Specify placement of input spool file attributes at output
_	Define sort fields
_	Specify grouping and separator page
_ R Define resulting output queues
_	Specify automatic start scheduling
_	Specify automatic start options
_ R Specify output queue for processed spooled files
_	Specify job priority

F3=Exit F12=Cancel

The ‘R’ (required) indicates the lines, which must be filled out before this OSC definition can be used.

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