z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

Category Possible Values Meaning
Status STARTED Device is available for spooling activity.
DRAINING Device is processing a file, but will be drained
when the file is finished.
DRAINED Device is not available for spooling activity. Issue
the CP START command to activate the device.
INT REQ Device is not available; it needs manual
intervention before it can continue to process spool
files.
SETUP REQ Punch is ready to generate an alignment page to
let the operator align the forms properly on an
impact printer. The operator must press the STOP
and START buttons to print another alignment
page, or enter the START command to begin
printing the entire file.
MOUNT REQ Punch is waiting for the operator to mount a new
form.
User ID SYSTEM Device processes files for any user ID.
userid Device processes files only for the specified user
ID.
Spool file class CLASS cl Device services spool files of the specified classes,
in the specified order. An output device can service
as many as 8 output classes.
The options for the second line of the response can be:
Category Possible Values Meaning
QUERY (Real Device)
Form FORM form Device services the specified 1- to 8-character
operator form number.
Scheduling MANUAL Operator schedules forms output. Only spool files
with the form currently active on the device are
processed. When the last spool file with the current
form is punched, the punch stops.
AUTO Operator wants CP to schedule forms output. The
form that is currently active is processed first. After
punching all files with the current form, CP selects
a new form for the device.
File separator SEP File separator prints between output files.
NOSEP File separator does not print between output files.
Length limit LIMIT NONE CP selects files for punching regardless of the
number of records.
LIMIT nnnnnnnnnn CP only selects spool files for punching that are
less than or equal to the specified number of
records. The spool file record number is the
number of copies multiplied by the size of the file.
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