June 17, 2003

Titan Users—Check Your Box Number Assignment Before July 13

Output boxes at the NIH Computer Center, both on the NIH Central campus and at the Parklawn building, are used primarily for output printed on the Computer Center's central printers. All Titan users have a default box number value assigned. Titan customers can now set or change the output box number assigned to them.

What Is My Box Number?

To see your output box number, go to Titan Customer Locator (if your userid is a $iii format) or South System Customer Locator (if your userid is a aaaaiii format), enter your name or userid, and select Display.

When you display your assigned box number you may see one of the following values:

nnnn or Pnnn	a valid numeric output box number
NONE	an output box is not needed—this value is useful for Helix users and South or Titan customers who use remote printers or printers attached to their PCs. Any output that is printed at the central printers incurs a printing charge but is thrown away.
NOBX	no box number has been set. Either a valid box number (nnnn or Pnnn) or NONE should be set.

If you do not specify a box number in your JCL, your assigned default box number is used. If, however, you specify a box number in your JCL (by using a South system-type job card, a /*BOX statement, or a /*JOBPARM ROOM=bbbb statement), it overrides the default assignment.

NOBX Changes on July 13

In the past, if a Titan user did not specify a box number in the JCL and no default box number was set, Computer Center staff would try to find out what box the listing should be directed to, and failing that would throw the output away. Beginning July 13, if a box number is not provided in the JCL and the default output box setting is NOBX, the job will be rejected. Any output that prints on a central printer but does not have a valid box number will be disposed of, and the user will be charged for printing.

How to Change Your Box Number

To change your output box number, select Set Box Number on the appropriate Customer Locator page. Your account sponsor can tell you the box numbers that are valid for your account and the entry code for the box you select. If you set a new box number, be sure to click the Update button on the Box Number Update page after you enter the new value.

If you have any questions on displaying or setting your assigned box number, please call TASC at (301) 594-6248.