Xerox 6180N Using LCDS Print Description Language - Page 51

PDL principles and procedures Setting up input parameters You may want to start by specifying the input data characteristics for the application. The basic input processing commands are BLOCK, CODE, PCC, RECORD, TCODE, and VOLUME. Input processing characteristics vary depending on the data source. For example, if your JSL is for an online application, the BLOCK command is not applicable. Also, parameters within a command may apply to offline only, online only, or both. For example, with the VOLUME command, the parameters CODE and HOST can apply to both online and offline; EOV applies only to offline applications; and OPTIMIZE applies only to online applications. Following are examples of typical input processing commands. • Online: VOLUME HOST=IBMONL, CODE=EBCDIC; RECORD LENGTH=136; • Offline: VOLUME HOST=IBMOS,LABEL=STANDARD,CODE=EBCDIC; BLOCK LENGTH=2660, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, FORMAT=BIN; RECORD LENGTH=135, PREAMBLE=4, LTHFLD=2, STRUCTURE=VB, OFFSET=2, FORMAT=BIN; Specifying LINE command parameters The LINE command references VFUs from the system level and allows you to instruct the system on which parts of the data in each record will be printed. For this reason, it typically follows the RECORD command. For example: LINE DATA=(1,132), PCCTYPE=IBM3211, PCC=(0,NOTRAN), VFU=VFU1; Specifying ACCT command parameters The ACCT command often follows the LINE command and can be coded into any command level. ACCT USER=TRAY; Using LCDS Print Description Language 1-25