Device properties
When a device is selected in the Outline view,
or the DEV statement in the MFS source is selected,
the device properties are displayed in the Properties view.
The Properties view contains several tabs that contain properties that can be set for the device.
Basic properties
The following are the properties available on the Basic tab and in the New Device dialog that opens when you select to create a device through the Outline view.
- Name
- Specify an optional device name that uniquely identifies this statement. The length is from one to eight alphanumeric characters.
- Width
- Specify the maximum line width for this DEV type as one of the following values:
- Number of print positions per line of input or output data
- Number of punch positions per card of input or output data
- Card width for card reader input data
- Type
- Specify a 3270 display or printer as the
device type. Corresponds to the device attribute,
TYPE=. This parameter is required - Substitution
- Specify the character that MFS
uses to replace any X'3F', or null, characters in the input data stream.
Corresponds to the device attribute,
SUB=. The character must be specified in the form X'hh' or C'c', where "hh" is a hexadecimal value and "c" is a character value. This parameter is optional and is valid for device types 3270 and 3270-An. - DSCA
- Specify the default system control area
for output messages that use this device format. Corresponds to the
device attribute,
DSCA=. This parameter is optional.
The following properties are also listed on the Basic properties
tab:
- Print lines
- Specify the number of lines to be printed when formatting output
messages. Corresponds to the device parameter,
PAGE=. This input is optional and valid only for devices that are of type 3270P. - Line format
- Specify from the drop-down menu the format control for output
messages. Corresponds to the device parameter,
PAGE=. This input is optional and valid only for devices that are of type 3270P.
Advanced properties
The following properties are editable on the Advanced tab.
- System message
- Select a device field name that is defined in the format from
the drop-down menu as the device field to display IMS system messages. Corresponds to the device
parameter,
SYSMSG=. This input is optional and is valid only with 3270 device types.
- Pen
- Specify an input device field name that is defined in the format.
Corresponds to the device parameter,
PEN=. This input is optional and is valid only with devices that are of type 3270.
- Card
- Specify an input device field name that is defined in the format.
This property specifies that the device has a 3270 operator identification
card reader. Corresponds to the device parameter,
CARD=. This input is optional and is valid only with 3270 device types.
Features properties
The following properties
are editable on the Features tab.
- Card
- Mark this checkbox to set the property that specifies that the
device has a 3270 operator identification card reader. Corresponds
to the device parameter,
FEAT=CARD. This input is optional and is valid only with devices that are of type 3270. - Pen
- Mark this checkbox to specify the presence of the selector light
pen detect feature. Corresponds to the device parameter,
FEAT=PEN. This input is optional and is valid only with devices that are of type 3270. - Ignore
- Mark this checkbox to specify that device features are to be
ignored for this device. Corresponds to the device parameter,
FEAT=IGNORE. This input is optional. - Function Keys
- Mark this checkbox to specify that the program uses program function
keys. Corresponds to the device parameter,
FEAT=PFK. This input is optional and is valid only with devices that are of type 3270. - Data Entry Keyboard
- Mark this checkbox to specify that the device uses the keyboard
entry feature. Corresponds to the device parameter,
FEAT=DEKYBD. This input is optional and is valid only with devices that are of type 3270.
- Group
- Specify an integer value in this input field corresponding to
the group number of device features. Corresponds to the device parameter,
FEAT=. Valid input values are 1-10 for devices that are of type 3270 and 1-10, 120, 126, 132 for devices of type 3270P. This input is optional.
Function key properties
The following properties
are editable on the Function Key tab. All input
fields are used to build the device parameter,
PFK= Program
function keys that are added are listed in Function keys.
To remove a program function key, select it from the list and click Remove.- Device field
- Specify the name of the input device field that contains the program
key literal or control function data. This input is required to specify
the device parameter,
PFK=. - Literal
- Specify a literal value for the program key function. Click the Add button to add this literal to the list of program key functions.
- Function key
- Function key list
- Select a control function to add to the PFK from the drop-down menu. Click the Add button to add the control function to the list of program key functions.
- Function keys
- The list of PFKs that are defined for the device. The maximum number of user-defined PFKs is thirty-six.