The Display Controller Description (DSPCTLD) command displays a controller description.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
CTLD	Controller description	Name	Required, Positional 1
OUTPUT	Output	*, *PRINT	Optional, Positional 2
OPTION	Option	*ALL, *BASIC, *SWTLINLST, *DEV, *RMTID, *APPN, *TMRRTY	Optional, Positional 3

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Controller description (CTLD)

Specifies the name of the controller description.

Output (OUTPUT)

Specifies whether the output from the command is displayed at the requesting work station or printed with the job's spooled output.

*

The output is displayed (if requested by an interactive job) or printed with the job's spooled output (if requested by a batch job).

*PRINT

The output is printed with the job's spooled output.

Option (OPTION)

This parameter allows you to display information about this controller selectively. You can choose to display all information (*ALL) or specific information.

The possible values are:

*ALL

All information concerning the controller is displayed. All information consists of the *BASIC information and all additional information that applies to this controller type.

*BASIC

Only the basic characteristics of the controller are displayed.

*SWTLINLST

Only the list of switched lines associated with this controller is displayed.

*DEV

Only the list of devices associated with this controller is displayed.

*RMTID

Only the information concerning remote identifiers for switched BSC lines is displayed.

*APPN

Only the information concerning advanced peer-to-peer networks (APPN) is displayed.

*TMRRTY

Only the information concerning the timer and retry options for the controller are displayed.

Examples

DSPCTLD   CTLD(CONTROL01)

The command displays information about the controller description named CONTROL01. The information is displayed on the work station from which the command was submitted. If the command is entered from a batch job, the output from the display is printed with the job's spooled output.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2602

Controller &1 not found.

CPF2625

Not able to allocate object &1.

CPF2627

Controller description previously deleted.

CPF2634

Not authorized to object &1.

CPF268B

&1 not valid for controller &2.

CPF2778

Controller description &1 damaged.