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Command Definitions L-O
OUTFENCE
OUTFENCE
Defines the minimum priority that an output spoolfile needs in order to be printed. (Native
Mode)
Syntax
OUTFENCE outputpriority[ ;LDEV=ldev] [ ;DEV= { ldev devclass devname }]
Parameter
outputpriority A number between 1 and 14, inclusive. A larger number is more limiting.
ldev The logical device number of an output device.
devclass A device class containing at least one output spoolable device. The devclass
parameter must begin with a letter and consist of eight or fewer
alphanumeric characters.
devname The name of the spooled device. The devname parameter must begin with a
letter and consist of eight or fewer alphanumeric characters. Note that it is
not possible to have a device class name and a device name that are the
same. If you enter an alphanumeric character string, the command
searches the device class list first, and then the device name list.
Operation Notes
This command controls the processing of all output spoolfiles by establishing a numerical
limit (or fence) that, along with each spoolfile's outputpriority, determines whether a file is
printed or not. Individual output spoolfiles that are in the READY state are printed only if
their outputpriority is higher than the current outfence. To prevent any spoolfiles from being
printed, set the outfence to 14. To prevent a subset of spoolfiles from printing, set the
outfence higher than the outputpriority of any spoolfile in the group.
To alter the printing priority of a single file without affecting the entire system, change the
output priority of the specific spoolfile(s) with the ALTSPOOLFILE or SPOOLF command.
Notice that a device-specific outfence takes precedence over the system-wide (global)
outfence, as seen in the example below.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break
has no effect on this command. It is executable only from the console unless distributed to
users with the ALLOW command.
