IBM OS/390 User Manual

As with POWER, JES2 supports line-mode printers, whereas PSF controls AFP
Printers. (See Chapter 11, “Advanced Function Printing and Print Services
Facility/MVS” on page 235 for AFP printing.)

Table 13 (Page 1 of 2). POWER/JES2 Output Service Comparison

Local Line Printer
(3211, 4245, 4248)

Y

Y

See 10.3.4.1, “Printers
Supported” on
page 216 

Page Mode Printer
(3900, 3820, etc.)

Y

Y

v i a PSF/MVS

Local Diskette

Y

N

(no longer supported
in OS/390)

Remote BSC & SNA
Printers & Punches

Y

Y

Tape Spooling

Y

N

See 10.1.1.3, “Tape
Spooling” on
page 208 

Interactive User

Y ICCF

Y

TSO/E Output or SDSF

Other NJE Node

Y

Y

Output Classes

A - Z, 0 - 9

A - Z, 0 - 9

Output Priority Ranges

0 - 9

0 - 15

Output Disposition
(D/H/K/L)

Y

Y

See 10.3.4.7, “Output
Disposition” on
page 217 

Segmentation v i a
JCL/JECL

Y (RBS

Parm.)

Y

// DD SEGMENT=
(line mode only)

Segmentation v i a
Program Control

Y (SEGMENT

m a c r o o r

LFCB

dynalloc)

Y

FREE=CLOSE o r
S P I N = U N A L L O C
dynalloc parm or
SETPRT

Output Separation
between Jobs

Y

Y

See 10.1.1.5,
“ S e p a r a t o r Page
Difference” on
page 208

User Info on Sep. Page

Y

Y

Use Exit 1 and/or 15
or JESNEWS

Forms Number

Y (1-4 chars)

Y (1-8 chars)

Forms Control Buffer
(FCB)

Y (1-8 chars)

Y (1-4 chars)

See 10.3.4.8, “FCB
Naming Differences”
on page 217 

Universal Character
Set (UCS)

Y (1-8 chars)

Y (1-4 chars)

See 10.3.4.9, “UCS
Naming Conventions”
on page 218 

Multiple Destinations
(RJE, NJE) via JCL

N

Y

Printer Forms
A l i g n m e n t

Y (PSETUP

cmd)

Y

See 10.1.1.4, “Printer
Forms Alignment via
PSETUP” on page 208 

Chapter 10. POWER and JES2