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Improved XPFC Control at Dataset COPY Level

There have been major enhancements to the to **DATASET and **PREFILE specifications.

These Configurator File section header records now enable association of a print dataset with the copy number, the destination XPS, and CLASS.

The revised formats of these are as follows;

**DATASET name,[copyrange],[Printername],[CLASSrange]

**PREFILE name,[copyrange],[Printername],[CLASSrange]

where;

"copyrange" specifies the copy number, or range of copy numbers, for which this entry may be chosen - this takes the form "n[-m]" where "n" is the first (or only) copy number and "m" is the last copy number, or "*" to denote ALL copy numbers.
 
"Printername" specifies a value for the Printername to which the current SYSOUT dataset is directed - this value is to be found in the JES2 Initialisation Parameters for the LPS printer definition.
 
"CLASSrange" specifies the output CLASS, or CLASS range, of output CLASSes for which this entry may be chosen - This takes the form "n[-m]" where "n" is the first (or only) CLASS and "m" is the last class, or "*" to denote ALL output CLASSes.
 

These enhanced formats thus provide support for the optional specification of a copy number, or range of copies, and or an output CLASS, or range of CLASSes, and a Printername (as specified optionally under **LPRINTERS or **RPRINTERS) for which the entry may be selected.

This allows **DATASET and **PREFILE sequences to be selected using the &F and &P run-time parameters (&F value from CHARS(1) or "FORCEd" value for **DATASET, and &P value from FORMS or "FORCEd" value for **PREFILE) and differentiated by the copy number of the SYSOUT dataset currently selected, it's output CLASS, and the Printername of the target LPS.

This provides an easy-to-use, powerful, and flexible method of varying the cover sheets and DJDE sequences dependant upon the SYSOUT copy number, output CLASS, and or the Printername of the target LPS device.

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