Creating Descriptor Lists

To Create a Descriptor List

1. From the ETA Main Menu, type 2 in the Selection field and press Enter. The Descriptor List Edit/Execute Entry panel is displayed.
2. Verify or change the IMSID or Group name. To change the IMSID or Group name, type the new IMSID or Group name in the IMSID or Group field.
3. Type 1 in the Selection field.
4. Type the name of the new Descriptor List in the Descriptor List member field.
5. Verify or change the name of the data set that contains the ETA Descriptor Lists. To change the data set name, type the new name in the Descriptor List library field.
6. Press Enter. The Edit Descriptor List panel is displayed.
7. Type the I action code in the A selection field and press Enter. The Insert Descriptor pop-up window is displayed.
8. Specify the descriptor you want to create.

   1. Under the Select the type of descriptor to create heading, specify the type of descriptor that the Descriptor List will add.

      If you want to add a...	Then type this in the selection field...
      USER descriptor	1
      LTERM information to an existing USER descriptor	2
      LOGON descriptor for SLU-2 devices	3
      LOGON descriptor for 3270 devices	4
      LOGON descriptor for SLU-1 devices	5
      LOGON descriptor for SLU-P devices	6
      LOGON descriptor for terminals used for Intersystems Communication (ISC)	7
      LOGON descriptor for ISC TCPIP	8
      LOGON descriptor for 3600/FINANCE devices	9
      LOGON descriptor for NTO devices (devices that use a non-VTAM attached switched communications line)	10
      Descriptor for MSC-connected systems that will require remote LTERMs on this IMS system or Group	11
      Descriptor for Message Format Services (MFS) devices	12
      Descriptor for LU 6.2 devices	13

   2. Type the descriptor name in the Descriptor name field and press Enter. A panel similar to Figure 2 is displayed.

      Figure 2. Sample Edit Descriptor Panel

       File  Edit  Options  Help                                                    
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ETAPDSUS             Edit User Descriptor - Member TESTTR     Descriptor added
      Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                    
      Descriptor name USER1                                                          
      Comment . . . . ______________________________________________________________
                                                                          More:     +
      Message delete option.                                                         
       _ 1. SYSINFO  - Discard DFS059 messages                                        
         2. NOTERM   - Discard DFS059 and DFS3650 messages                            
         3. NONIOPCB - Discard message switches, /BRO, and DFS059 messages            
                                                                                    
      IMS response mode option.                                                      
       _ 1. TRANRESP - Set response mode based on transaction definition              
         2. NORESP   - Response mode not allowed                                      
         3. FORCRESP - Response mode forced                                           
                                                                                    
       LTERM    Uppercase output      COMPT       ICOMPT                             
       Name        (ULC/UC)         (1,2,3,4)    (1,2,3,4)                           
      --------  ----------------    ---------    ---------                           
      USER1           ___               _            _                               
      ________        ___               _            _                               
      ________        ___               _            _
9. The Descriptor name field displays the name of the descriptor. For a descriptor of a given type, the name must be unique to the IMS system or Group. You can edit this field on this panel.
10. Specify any text or comments for the descriptor that will be displayed on the Edit Descriptor List panel and other panels that display information about the Descriptor List in the Comment field.
11. Specify other descriptor data as required.
12. Press F3. The changes are saved, and the Edit Descriptor List panel is displayed.
13. Repeat this task as required.