When a printer is configured to the system, the system automatically creates the printer's default output queue in library QUSRSYS. The output queue is given a text description of 'Default output queue for printer xxxxxxxxxx', where xxxxxxxxxx is the name assigned to the printer during configuration. The printer name is specified in the device description (DEVD) parameter.
The AUT parameter for the output queue is assigned the same value as that specified by the AUT parameter for the printer device description. All other parameters are assigned their default values. Use the Change Command Default (CHGCMDDFT) command to change the default values used when creating output queues with the CRTOUTQ command.
The default output queue for a printer is owned by the user who created the printer device description. In the case of automatic configuration, both the printer and the output queue are owned by the system profile QPGMR.
The system is shipped with the defaults set to use the default output queue for the system printer as the default output queue for all spooled output. The system printer is defined by the Default printer (QPRTDEV) system value.
When a spooled file is created by opening a printer file and the output queue specified for the file cannot be found, the system attempts to place the spooled file on output queue QPRINT in library QGPL. If for any reason the spooled file cannot be placed on output queue QPRINT, an error message is sent and the output is not spooled.
The following output queues are supplied with the system:
| Output queue | Description |
|---|---|
| QPRINT | Default printer output queue |
| QPRINTS | Printer output queue for special forms |
| QPRINT2 | Printer output queue for 2-part paper |