Xerox FreeFlow Line Data parameter and Record Length parameter, Using online JDEs in offline JDLs

Specifying input parameters

CONSTANT may be enabled as the result of STRUCTURE being changed to U in label processing. However, no definition is assumed for the constant string. The default must be zero, or it must be defined in the job descriptor entry.

•LINE DATA parameter and RECORD LENGTH parameter

When the DATA parameter of the LINE command is changed to a value greater than the default value, the LENGTH parameter of the RECORD command must also be changed accordingly. Refer to the “LINE command” section of the “Specifying print format parameters” chapter for additional information.

•Using online JDEs in offline JDLs

An offline JDL statement set that modifies the system default values, specifically in the BLOCK or RECORD commands, may experience incorrect results if an online job (JDE) is running. In other words, if an online JDE is specified in an offline JDL that has changed the system default values of the BLOCK and RECORD command parameters, the job may not print correctly. You should separate and run online and offline jobs (JDEs) independently of each other.

RECORD command example

The RECORD command for the sample input record illustrated below would be coded as follows:

RECORD LENGTH=133, OFFSET=2, LTHFLD=2,

PREAMBLE=4, ADJUST=4, FORMAT=BIN;

The following figure shows sample values for RECORD command parameters.

Figure 2-2. Sample RECORD command

The following figure shows record format types.

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