One aspect of process control is the ability to direct the printer output generated by a task. A process can control the printer output of an offspring by using relevant task attributes, such as PRINTDEFAULTS and FILECARDS.

The following subsections briefly introduce the printing control features of the system and the role that task attributes play in printing control. For complete details about controlling printer output, refer to the Print System User’s Guide.

For information about printing job summaries, refer to Determining Process History.