| Where allowed to run: Interactive environments (*INTERACT *IPGM *IREXX *EXEC) Threadsafe: No |
Parameters Examples Error messages |
The Work with Device Descriptions (WRKDEVD) command is used to display and to work with device description functions through the Work with Device Descriptions panel.
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| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
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| DEVD | Device description | Generic name, name, *ALL, *ASP, *CMN, *DKT, *DSP, *LCLDSP, *RMTDSP, *VRTDSP, *LOC, *MLB, *OPTMLB, *TAPMLB, *OPT, *NWSH, *PRT, *LANPRT, *LCLPRT, *RMTPRT, *VRTPRT, *CRP, *TAP, *SNPT | Optional, Positional 1 |
| RMTLOCNAME | Remote location | Generic name, name, *NONE | Optional |
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Specifies the name of the device description.
Work with all device descriptions.
Work with auxiliary storage pool devices.
Work with communications devices.
Work with cryptographic devices.
Work with diskette unit (drive) devices.
Work with local display station devices.
Work with remote display station devices.
Work with virtual (pass-through) display station devices.
Work with devices at a specific remote location.
Both optical and tape media library devices are shown.
Optical media library devices are shown.
Tape media library devices are shown.
Optical disk devices are shown.
Work with network server host adapter devices.
Work with all printer devices.
Printer devices attached to a local area network (LAN) are shown.
Work with local printer devices.
Work with remote printer devices.
Work with virtual (pass-through) printer devices.
Work with tape unit (drive) devices.
Work with SNA pass-through devices.
Specify a generic device description name.
Note: A generic name is specified as a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name is specified, then all objects that have names with the same prefix as the generic object name are selected.
Work with a specific device description.
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Specifies the remote location name for those device descriptions that are to be displayed. Only those device descriptions with the specified remote location name are listed on the Work with Device Descriptions display. This parameter is required if *LOC is specified for the Device description (DEVD) parameter. It is not a valid parameter if any value other than *LOC is specified for the DEVD parameter.
If *NONE is specified, all of the devices with a remote location name of *NONE can be worked with.
Note: *NONE should be specified if any value other than *LOC is specified for the DEVD parameter.
Specify the remote location name, remote system name, or internet address.
Specify a generic controller description.
Note: A generic name is specified as a character string that contains one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*). If a generic name is specified, then all objects that have names with the same prefix as the generic object name are selected.
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WRKDEVD DEVD(*LCLPRT)
This command displays the Work with Device Descriptions panel showing all the local printers to which you have authority.
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None
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