Spooled file Monitor Details

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Navigation: Cobwebb Main Menu > PPD File Maintenance > Work with Spooled File Monitor

The second spooled file monitor screen displays the details entered on the first screen, in addition a 40-character description can be entered. This screen also allows the Status to be changed, use the F7 function key to set the status to 'online' and the F8 function key to set the status to 'offline'.

Pressing F10=Data queue allows you to change the SPLMON data queue used if you wish to start more than one SPLMON job in the CPPD subsystem. Note: In Cobwebb Server v6.2.61 and prior, a maximum of five SPLMON jobs may be started in the CPPD subsystem i.e. 5 different data queues. If you do create more than 5 data queues then only the first 5 jobs will be started in the CPPD Subsystem and you will see a message in the CPPD subsystem startup joblog. In newer versions the maximum has been increased to 1000.

Entries

Sequence

The sequence number to arrange the order in which the Spooled File Monitor checks the entries when processing a spooled file. You may use the same number more than once. From v6.2.82 alpha characters will be allowed with these entries being left justified whilst numeric only entries are right justified.

Spooled file

The print output file name, as specified in the program creating the print file. Use *ALL to select all files in the output queue.

User

The name of the user who owns the spooled file. *ALL to select all owners of the spooled file.

Output Queue / Library

The print output queue from which the spooled files will be selected.

Form Type

The type of form specified for use with this document. *ALL to select all form types, leave blank for a blank form type.

User Data

The 10 characters of user-specified data which describes this file. *ALL to select all user data, leave blank for blank user data.

Spooled file status

Select the final spooled file(s) status.

*DLT	To delete the spooled file after processing
*HLD	To set spooled file Status to HELD after processing
*MOV	To move the spooled file to another Output Queue (specified in the Output queue / Library entries. You might use this if you wanted to keep your spooled files after they have been processed; these could then be archived using the Spool File Housekeeping.
*SAV	(Not recommended) To set the spooled file Save File entry to *YES after processing. Note: This does not change the spooled file Status which will remain as RDY (Ready)

Output queue / Library

If you use *MOV you must then enter the Output queue and Library name for the move.

PPD Name

The name of the Cobwebb PPD to be used. If you enter *NONE then no output will be generated and the original spooled file status will be updated as set above.

Library

The name of the library containing the PPD file, default CPPD. Removed in v6.2.82 or above.

Member name

The name of the member containing the PPD instructions. Removed in v6.2.82 or above.

Status

The status of the spooled file monitor entry, 'offline' means the spooled file monitor will ignore this entry, 'online' means the spooled file monitor will include this entry. From v6.2.82 or above this is displayed at the top right of the screen.

Description

Enter a description to identify the Work with spooled file monitor entry.

Max Pages of Spool

If set, and the number of pages in the spooled file being processed is greater than the value, then the spooled file will not be processed. v6.2.82 or above.

Debug Test Mode

Enable Test Mode for the monitor. This has an immediate effect if the job is already running in the CPPD subsystem. v6.2.82 or above.

Debug Trace Mode

Enable Trace Mode for the monitor. This has an immediate effect if the job is already running in the CPPD subsystem. v6.2.82 or above.

Function keys

F3=Exit	Exits the Work with spooled file monitor details screen and returns to the Work with spooled file monitor list, without updating.
F7=Online/Offline	Toggle the status for the selected entry.
F10=Data queue	Allows you to change the name of the SPLMON data queue for the selected spooled file monitor entry in order that more than one SPLMON job will be started in the CPPD subsystem. See Work with Spooled file Monitor - Data Queue topic for details.
F12=Previous	Cancels the Work with spooled file monitor details screen and returns to the Work with spooled file monitor list, without updating.