WRKDEVD (Work with Device Descriptions)
WRKDEVD Command syntax diagram
Purpose
The Work with Device Descriptions (WRKDEVD) command displays and work with device description functions. When this command is entered, the Work with Device Descriptions display is shown. This display consists of a list of device descriptions to which you are authorized.
From the Work with Device Descriptions display, you can perform all of the available configuration functions on the device descriptions. You can create, change, copy, delete, display, and print the device descriptions.
This command also allows you to group the device descriptions that appear on the Work with Device Descriptions display. Group displays can include all of the device descriptions of only a certain type of device, or only descriptions of devices whose names start with a certain character string prefix.
Optional Parameters
- DEVD
- Specifies the name of the device descriptions being listed on the Work with Device Descriptions display.
*ALL: All device descriptions are shown.
*CMN: Communications devices are shown.
*CRP: Cryptographic devices are shown.
*DKT: Diskette devices are shown.
*DSP: Both local and remote display station devices are shown.
*LCLDSP: Local display station devices are shown.
*RMTDSP: Remote display station devices are shown.
*VRTDSP: Virtual display station pass-through devices are shown.
*LOC: Devices whose remote location name matches the name specified on the RMTLOCNAME parameter are shown. A value, other than *NONE, must be specified for the RMTLOCNAME parameter if you specify *LOC for the DEVD parameter.
*PRT: Both local and remote printer devices are shown.
*LANPRT: Printer devices attached to a local area network (LAN) are shown.
*LCLPRT: Local printer devices are shown.
*RMTPRT: Remote printer devices are shown.
*VRTPRT: Virtual (passthrough) printer devices are shown.
*TAP: Tape devices are shown.
*SNPT: SNA pass-through devices are shown.
generic*-device-name: Specify the generic name of the device. A generic name is a character string of one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*); for example, ABC*. The asterisk substitutes for any valid characters. A generic name specifies all objects with names that begin with the generic prefix for which the user has authority. If an asterisk is not included with the generic (prefix) name, the system assumes it to be the complete object name. See generic names for additional information.
device-name: Specify name of the device descriptions to be shown.
- RMTLOCNAME
- Specifies the remote location name for communications devices being shown. Only device descriptions with the specified remote location name are listed on the Work with Device Descriptions display.
This parameter is required if DEVD(*LOC) is specified and is not valid if DEVD(*LOC) is not specified.
*NONE: The descriptions shown are not for a specific location. *NONE must be specified if the DEVD parameter is other than *LOC.
generic*-remote-location-name: Specify the generic name of the remote location.
remote-location-name: Specify the remote location name of the communications devices to be shown.
Example for WRKDEVD
WRKDEVD DEVD(*LCLPRT)This command uses the Work with Device Descriptions display of all the local printers to which you have authority.
Error messages for WRKDEVD
*ESCAPE Messages