place maximum limit on number of spooled pages allowed to print

["Eric Lehti" <elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Today a user specified a report selection that generated a 15,600 page
spool file.
So, I have just now configured all outqs with a 400-page maximum limit.	

<code snippet>
DSPOBJD    OBJ(*ALL) OBJTYPE(*OUTQ) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) +           
             OUTFILE(AMSDTA/F55MAXPAG) OUTMBR(*FIRST *ADD)       
Do loop

ENDWTR     WTR(&ODOBNM)                                  
MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)                                
DLYJOB     DLY(10)                                       
MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)                                
CHGOUTQ    OUTQ(&ODOBNM) MAXPAGES((400 '00:00:00' +      
             '23:59:59'))                                
                                                         
RLSWTR     WTR(&ODOBNM)                                  
MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)                                
enddo

<help text>
The maximum spooled file size, in pages, that is allowed to print

between a starting and ending time of day.  If the spooled file size

exceeds the page limit, the status of the spooled file changes to

deferred (DFR status).

 

Use the Create or Change Output Queue (CRTOUTQ or CHGOUTQ) commands to

vary the size of the spooled file allowed to print.  The possible values

are *NONE, specific number of pages, starting time, and ending time.

For example, lets assume that between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM the largest

spooled file (in pages) that is allowed to print is 200.  Additionally,

a 50 page limit has been specified between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.  In this

example, we have overlapping size restrictions between the hours of 1:00

PM and 2:00 PM.  When this type of overlap occurs, the computer is

programmed to use the smallest spooled file pages size.  In this

example, that is 50 pages.


Number of pages                                                         
                                                                        
Specifies the largest spooled file, in pages, that is allowed to print  
during the specified time period.                                       
                                                                        
Starting time                                                           
                                                                        
Specifies the start of the time period when spooled files that exceed   
the specified size limit are not allowed to start printing.             
                                                                        
Ending time                                                             
                                                                        
Specifies the end of the time period when spooled files that exceed the 
specified size limit are not allowed to start printing.