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Normally from the ISPF primary option menu, we go to VPS screen selecting option number 10. There we use command option 2 for Display VPS printer list, there we see the printer status.... It looks like below:




Thanks
Kalyan

Hello,

Suggest you talk with your system support people and learn how to get this same info in batch. You could then use it to determine if an e-mail is to be sent.

Hi Dick,

I guess the TS (kalyanbrata.dhar) is checking the status of VPS printer in TSO ( TSO VPS) or he might have different configuration in SDSF >> PRT.
However, in few sites this is controlled by Automation tool, it shouts a message on the console and operator can pick it up....

kalyanbrata.dhar>> Could you confirm is there any automation tool installed at your site.

kalyanbrata.dhar>> Is there any automation tool installed at your site, because on the sites where automation is installed you can configure them to monitor the status of VPS printer and it can shout on the console and operator can pick it up.......

Hello,

I guess the TS (kalyanbrata.dhar) is checking the status of VPS printer in TSO

Possibly, which is why i suggested checking in batch - tso can be run in batch. . .

Hi Dick,

Sir could you explain how a "TSO can be run in batch", I always thought we have an address space TCAS running in MVS environment which accepts TSO logins...Are you also reffering to the same thing???

Thanks.!!

Investigate IKJEFT01 batch program.