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- From: klitd@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Raj PUBALA)
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 11:32:27 GMT
- Subject: Help!!! 3287 printing problem.
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- I need some CICS and VTAM help here. Here is the following scenario:-
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- A user logons to a CICS application. He does a print from the application. The
- output gets printed. He does it a few times and it works all the time. He logs
- off from the application. Now, this user is the only user on the PU. The printer
- is attached to the same PU (PU type 2, printer is 3287 and terminal is 3278).
-
- Then he logs in to the application again. He tried printing. Sometimes it worked
- and sometimes it does not. (the printing problem occurs after he logs off from
- a successful print).
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- We did multiple buffer trace on the printer LU. Is it true that CICS will
- unbind (at least clear) the session with the printer LU after the print job
- is complete? Is this true also for multiple print job on the same logon
- session (without logging off and on again)?
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- The buffer trace does not show a relinquishing of the printer LU after each
- print job (i.e. an UNBIND from CICS to printer LU). So when the user logons
- again and print from the application, it does not print.
-
- CICS TCT shows that the session if REL (Release) when it cannot print. Usually
- it shows REL and CRE (Release and Create). VTAM shows the printer LU status
- to be PREALLOC-Q (which translates to printer session is queued and used by
- someone else). Now remember, there is only one application using this printer LU
- and there is only one user.
-
- I suspect, that the CICS application is not releasing the printer LU all the time.
- The problem is corrected by forcing a deactivation on the printer LU.
-
- Any advise or confirmation? Is there a way to confirm these beside showing
- a buffer trace of print jobs that does not have UNBIND or SHUTDOWN?
-
-
- Thanks for reading this help message.
-
- Warm Regards and "Happy New Year 1993"
-
- David LEE
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- dlee@hpsm8471.kl-mal.hp.com
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