MSC descriptor format and parameters

MSC descriptors relate remote NAME macros to MSC links defined during system definition.

When you specify with ETOFEAT that descriptors are to be created during system definition, an MSC descriptor is created for each MSNAME macro statement.

Syntax of the MSC descriptor

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Keyword parameters of the MSC descriptor

The descriptions of the variables in the MSC descriptor are:
M
Indicates the descriptor type is MSC (device).
linkname
The name of the link path from an MSNAME statement.
ltermname
Specifies the name of a logical terminal associated with a physical terminal that is defined in a remote IMS system.

Examples

An example of an MSC descriptor is:
Column     Column
1          12
M REMSYS01 REM01AAA REM01BBB REM01CCC REM01DDD REM01EEE REM01FFF
M REMSYS02 REM01GGG REM01HHH REM0III