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Power Queue for Printers Enhancements
Release 2.0 Adds support for TCP/IP Line Printer Daemon Protocol, RFC 1179.
  Adds support for a direct TCP/IP connection "Open Sockets Interface".
  Adds option to process setup codes for XEROX type printers.
  Adds menu system to better control the resources defined to PQP.
Allows size of the letters used on the separator page to be determined by the PCL portrait and landscape setup codes.
Adds option to the RESTART command to allow all reports in a failed status to be restarted for a printer.
Adds option to set the Characters Per Inch (CPI) for SCS type printers.
Adds option to set the Maximum Print Position (MPP) to the WIDTH value specified in the Destination entry for SCS type printers.
Expands PQP buffer pools automatically.
  Adds new option to RESTART a report from any page in the report.

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Release 1.3 Optional feature to send the report to the printer without any formatting has been added. Reference the RAW and TRT parameters in the Destination Table (JQPFDFDS).
  Current operating system information is displayed upon startup including the lpar, cpuid and model.
  An "intervention required" message is displayed on the console when JQP waits for more than 60 seconds for a printer I/O to complete.
  Performance enhancement for SCS type printer by using exception response mode rather than definite response mode.
  Optional feature to set the Maximum number of Lines per Page (MPL) and Lines Per Inch (LPI) from the information found in the FCB image. Reference the SETUP parameter in the Destination Table (JQPFDFDS).

Release 1.2 Optional output class parameter has been added to the report selection process.
  On the LIBRARYP display, the MOUNT command can be issued for a printer by keying the form to be mounted in the command line, placing the cursor on the line of the printer and pressing the PFkey equated to the command.
  Support to print multiple copies of the report has been added.

Release 1.1 The JQPFDFCT control table parameter SCANINT was added to allow the time PQP waits before scanning the VSE/POWER LST queue for reports to be printed to be changed to the installations requirements.
  Priority of the print request in the Print Work Queue is initially set based on the priority of the report in the VSE/POWER LST queue when the report was selected. A new command, PRIORITY, has been added to change the priority of the print request after it has been selected for printing.
  LIBRARYQ command has been enhanced to allow a second optional parameter to limit the display based on jobname.
  PURGE command has been enhanced to allow a second optional parameter to purge print request from the Print Work Queue based on printer. A third optional parameter was added to purge print requests from the Print Work Queue based on the jobname.
  On LIBRARYQ displays, the PURGE, HALT and RESTART commands can be issued for a print request entry by placing the cursor on the line of the print request to be purged, halted, or restarted and pressing the PFKey equated to the command.
  On LIBRARYP displays, the START and STOP commands can be issued for a printer by placing the cursor on the line of the printer to be started or stopped and pressing the PFKey equated to the command.