MFS device descriptors

Use MFS device descriptors to define characteristics of terminals added dynamically that have different characteristics from statically defined terminals.

MFS device descriptors are used by the MFS Device Characteristics Table (DCT) utility. This utility updates screen information, for example 3270 screen sizes and feature information, in the DCT and generates new MFS default formats without system definition.

Related reading: See IMS Version 15.2 System Utilities for more information about how to use the MFS DCT utility.

MFS device descriptor format

The format of an MFS device descriptor is

D Descriptor name Parm(1) Parm(2) Parm(3)

MFS device descriptor parameters

The three parameters supported for MFS device descriptors are TYPE=, SIZE=, and FEAT=.

Example of MFS device descriptors

Col        Col
1          12
D          TYPE=3270-A04 SIZE=(43,80) FEAT=IGNORE

See the parameter descriptions in Parameter descriptions for IMS procedures for more information.