Add Communications Entry (ADDCMNE)

Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL)
Threadsafe: No
Parameters
Examples
Error messages

The Add Communications Entry (ADDCMNE) command adds a communications entry to an existing subsystem description. Each communications entry describes one or more communications devices, device types, or remote locations for which the subsystem will start jobs when program start requests are received. The subsystem can allocate a communications device if the device is not currently allocated to another subsystem or job. A communications device that is currently allocated may eventually be de-allocated, making it available to other subsystems.

Notes:

  1. The job associated with an active subsystem can only find objects that exist in the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP) or in a basic user ASP. Therefore, objects that are referenced by this command should exist in the system ASP or in a basic user ASP.

Restrictions:

  1. To use this command, you must have:
    • object operational (*OBJOPR), object management (*OBJMGT), and read (*READ) authority to the specified subsystem description and execute (*EXECUTE) authority to the library containing that subsystem description.
    • object operational (*OBJOPR) and read (*READ) authority to the job description and execute (*EXECUTE) authority to the library containing that job description.
    • use (*USE) authority to the user profile.
  2. Only a user with all object (*ALLOBJ) special authority is allowed to add an entry for which the job description does not exist.
  3. A subsystem cannot allocate a communications device that is currently allocated to another subsystem or job.
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Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
SBSD Subsystem description Qualified object name Required, Positional 1
Qualifier 1: Subsystem description Name
Qualifier 2: Library Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
DEV Device Generic name, name, *ALL, *APPC, *ASYNC, *BSCEL, *FINANCE, *INTRA, *RETAIL, *SNUF Optional, Positional 2
RMTLOCNAME Remote location Communications name Optional, Positional 3
JOBD Job description Single values: *USRPRF, *SBSD
Other values: Qualified object name
Optional, Positional 4
Qualifier 1: Job description Name
Qualifier 2: Library Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
DFTUSR Default user profile Name, *NONE, *SYS Optional
MODE Mode Communications name, *ANY Optional
MAXACT Maximum active jobs 0-1000, *NOMAX Optional
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Subsystem description (SBSD)

Specifies the name and library of the subsystem description to which the communications entry is being added or in which it is being changed.

This is a required parameter.

Qualifier 1: Subsystem description

name
Specify the name of the subsystem to which the communications entry is being added.

Note: The following IBM-supplied objects are not valid on this parameter:

  • QSYSSBSD

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL
All libraries in the thread's library list are searched until a match is found.
*CURLIB
The current library for the thread is used to locate the object. If no library is specified as the current library for the thread, the QGPL library is used.
name
Specify the name of the subsystem description's library to which the communications entry is being added.
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Device (DEV)

Specifies the name of the device description or the type of the device being used with this communications entry.

Note: You must specify a value on either this parameter or the Remote location (RMTLOCNAME) parameter, but not both.

*ALL
All communications device types or names can be used with this communications entry.
*APPC
All advanced program-to-program communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (APPC) (CRTDEVAPPC) command can be used.
*ASYNC
All asynchronous communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (Async) (CRTDEVASC) command can be used. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
*BSCEL
All bisynchronous equivalency link communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (BSC) (CRTDEVBSC) command can be used. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
*FINANCE
Specifies that all finance communications devices can be used with this communication entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (Finance) (CRTDEVFNC) command can be used by this communications entry. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
*INTRA
All INTRA communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Create Device Desc (Intra) (CRTDEVINTR) command can be used. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
*RETAIL
All retail communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (Retail) (CRTDEVRTL) command can be used by this communications entry. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
*SNUF
All SNA upline facility communications devices can be used with this communications entry. The devices created with the Create Device Desc (SNUF) (CRTDEVSNUF) command are can be used. This value is valid only when *ANY is specified on the Mode (MODE) parameter.
generic-name
Specify the generic name of the device description used with this communications entry.
name
Specify the device description used with this communications entry.
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Remote location (RMTLOCNAME)

Specifies the name of the remote location used with this communications entry. The remote location name specified in the associated device description can be used here. No validity checking is done on the remote location name.

Note: You must specify a value for either this parameter or the Device (DEV) parameter, but not for both.

communications-name
Specify the name of the remote location used with this communications entry.
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Job description (JOBD)

Specifies the name and library of the job description used for jobs that are started as a result of receiving a program start request, and that are processed through this communications entry. If the job description does not exist when the entry is added or changed, a library qualifier must be specified because the qualified job description name is kept in the subsystem description.

Note: Only a user with all object (*ALLOBJ) special authority is allowed to add or change an entry for which the job description does not exist.

Single values

*USRPRF
The job description name that is specified in the user profile of the user that made the program start request is used for jobs that are started through this communications entry.
*SBSD
The job description having the same name as the subsystem description, specified on the Subsystem description (SBSD) parameter, is used for jobs started through this communications entry.

Qualifier 1: Job description

name
Specify the name of the job description that is used for jobs started through this communications entry.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL
All libraries in the thread's library list are searched until a match is found.
*CURLIB
The current library for the thread is used to locate the object. If no library is specified as the current library for the thread, the QGPL library is used.
name
Specify the library where the job description is located.
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Default user profile (DFTUSR)

Specifies the default user profile used for a program start request that contains no security information. This user profile is not used for program start requests that contain a password or specify a user profile (either valid or not valid).

*NONE
No user profile is specified as the default.
*SYS
All user program start requests will be treated the same as *NONE. For program start requests sent by system functions, the request will run under a predetermined user profile if a user profile is not specified on the program start request.
name
Specify the name of the user profile that is used for all program start requests that enter the system through this communications entry and that contain no password or user profile name.

Note: The names QDFTOWN, QLPINSTALL, QSECOFR, QSPL, QDOC, QDBSHR, QRJE, QTSTRQS, and QSYS are not valid entries for this parameter.

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Mode (MODE)

Specifies the mode name of the communications device or remote location name whose communications entry is being added or changed.

*ANY
Any available modes defined to the communications device or remote location are allocated to the subsystem. If the communications device does not have defined modes associated with it, the communications device itself is allocated to the subsystem.
name
Specify the mode name of the communications device or remote location name that is being added or changed.

Note: The names SNASVCMG and CPSVCMG are not valid for this parameter.

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Maximum active jobs (MAXACT)

Specifies the maximum number of jobs (received program start requests) that can be active at the same time through this communications entry.

*NOMAX
There is no maximum number of jobs that can be active at the same time through this communications entry.
1-1000
Specify the maximum number of jobs that can be active at the same time through this communications entry.
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Examples

ADDCMNE   SBSD(ALIB/SBS1)  DEV(COMDEV)

This command adds a communications entry for the APPC device named COMDEV and mode *ANY to the subsystem description SBS1, which resides in library ALIB. The DFTUSR parameter defaults to *NONE, which means that no jobs may enter the system through this entry unless valid security information is supplied on the program start request.

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Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF1619
Subsystem description &1 in library &2 damaged.
CPF1691
Active subsystem description may or may not have changed.
CPF1697
Subsystem description &1 not changed.
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