Output considerations

The following considerations apply to output operations performed on spooled files.

The force-end-of-data (FEOD) operation can make part of the spooled file available to the writer unless SCHEDULE(*JOBEND) or HOLD(*YES) are specified for the file. This operation lets you write parts of a spooled file; for example, you can write one order at a time. You should not use the force-end-of-data operation for normal output. A new spooled file is started after each FEOD operation.