Display Tape Cartridge (DSPTAPCTG)

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
DEV	Library device	Name	Required, Positional 1
CTG	Cartridge ID	Single values: ALL Other values (up to 40 repetitions): Character value*	Optional
CGY	Category	Single values: SHARE400, INSERT, EJECT Other values: Element list*	Optional
	Element 1: Category name	Character value, ALL, NOSHARE, IPL, NL, SYSGEN, CNV
	Element 2: Category system	Character value, CURRENT, ALL
OUTPUT	Output	, PRINT, *OUTFILE	Optional
OUTFILE	File to receive output	Qualified object name	Optional
	Qualifier 1: File to receive output	Name
	Qualifier 2: Library	Name, LIBL, CURLIB
OUTMBR	Output member options	Element list	Optional
	Element 1: Member to receive output	Name, *FIRST
	Element 2: Replace or add records	REPLACE, ADD

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Cartridge ID (CTG)

Specifies 1 to 40 cartridge identifiers to be displayed.

Note: The cartridge identifier should represent the external identifier if the library device has a bar code scanner to read external identifiers.

Single values

*ALL: All tape cartridges in the device or in the category specified are displayed.

Other values (up to 40 repetitions)

generic-identifier: Specify the generic name of the cartridge identifier. A generic name is a character string of one or more characters followed by an asterisk (*); for example, ABC*. The asterisk substitutes for any valid characters. A generic name specifies all cartridge identifiers with names that begin with the generic prefix. If an asterisk is not included with the generic (prefix) name, the system assumes it to be the complete cartridge identifier.
identifier: Specify the cartridge identifier.

Category (CGY)

Specifies the category of tape cartridges to be shown.

Single values

*SHARE400: The cartridge identifiers in the *SHARE400 category are displayed. A cartridge in this category can be shared with other systems attached to the same device.
*INSERT: The cartridge identifiers in the *INSERT category are displayed. A cartridge in this category has been placed in the library device, but its identifier has not been added to the system.
*EJECT: The cartridge identifiers in the *EJECT category are displayed. A cartridge in this category has had its identifier removed from the system and is no longer usable.

Element 1: Category name

*ALL: All categories are searched for the cartridge identifiers specified in the CTG parameter and all are displayed.
*NOSHARE: The cartridge identifiers in the *NOSHARE category are displayed. A cartridge with this identifier cannot be shared with other systems.
*IPL: The cartridge identifiers in the *IPL category are displayed. A cartridge with this identifier can be used for an alternate IPL.
*NL: The cartridge identifiers in the *NL category are displayed. A cartridge with this identifier is used as a non-labeled tape.
*SYSGEN: The cartridge identifiers in the *SYSGEN category are displayed. If the library device is in *SYSGEN mode, cartridges cannot be moved from the *SYSGEN category.
*CNV: The cartridge identifiers in the *CNV category are displayed. A cartridge in this category is for use with the convenience station.
character-value: Specify the name of a user-defined category. This category name must have been created previously with the Create Tape Category (CRTTAPCGY) command.

Element 2: Category system

This element identifies the system to which the category belongs. The system name is obtained from the pending system name field of a Display Network Attributes (DSPNETA) command. If there is no pending system name, the current system name attribute is used.

***** Attention *****************************
If the system name is changed, all category
information associated with all tape
cartridges in library devices are not valid.
*********************************************

*CURRENT: The system currently executing the command.
*ALL: All system names that own categories available to the system running this command are used.
character-value: Specify the name of the system that the category belongs to.

Output (OUTPUT)

Specifies whether the output from the command is displayed at the requesting workstation, printed to an output file, 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.
*OUTFILE: The output is directed to a database file specified on the OUTFILE parameter. The file must have the same format as database file QSYS/QATAVOF.

File to receive output (OUTFILE)

Specifies the qualified name of the database file to which the information about the tape volumes is directed. If the file does not exist, this command creates a database file in the specified library. If a new file is created, the system uses QATAVOF in QSYS as a model with the format name of QTAVOLOF.

Note: This parameter is valid only when OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) is specified.

Qualifier 1: File to receive output

name: Specify the name of the database file to be used.

Qualifier 2: Library

*LIBL: All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched until the first match is found.

*CURLIB: The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.
name: Specify the name of the library to be searched.

Output member options (OUTMBR)

Specifies the name of the database file member to which the output is directed when OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) is specified.

Element 1: Member to receive output

*FIRST: The first member in the file receives the output. If this value is specified and the member does not exist, the system creates a member with the name of the file specified on the OUTFILE parameter.
name: Specify the name of the file member that is to receive the output. If a member name is specified and the member does not exist, the system creates it.

Element 2: Replace or add records

*REPLACE: The existing records in the specified database file member are replaced by the new records.
*ADD: The system adds the new records at the end of the existing member.

Examples

Example 1: Displaying the Tape Cartridges in the *SHARE400 Category

DSPTAPCTG   DEV(LIB01)  CGY(*SHARE400)  OUTPUT(*)

This command displays the attributes of all tape cartridges in the *SHARE400 category on the work station display.

Example 2: Displaying the Tape Cartridge for VOL3

DSPTAPCTG   DEV(LIB01)  CTG(VOL3)  OUTPUT(*)  CGY(*ALL)

This command displays the attributes of the cartridge identifier VOL3.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF6708: Command ended due to error.
CPF6711: Command not allowed
CPF6718: Cannot allocate device &1.
CPF6745: Device &1 not a media library device.
CPF67A6: Category does not exist
CPF67D2: Cartridge command was not successful.
CPF67D4: Category not available
CPF67E4: Library device function not successful
CPF67E6: Volume &2 is not correct
CPF67EA: Function not successful
CPF67EC: Library device description &1 does not exist
CPF67ED: Library device &1 not available
CPF67F5: Duplicate cartridge or virtual volume name found
CPF9814: Device &1 not found.
CPF9825: Not authorized to device &1.