Retrieve Configuration Status (QDCRCFGS) API

  Required Parameter Group:

1 Receiver variable Output Char(*)
2 Length of receiver variable Input Binary(4)
3 Format name Input Char(8)
4 Configuration description type Input Char(10)
5 Configuration description name Input Char(10)
6 Error Code I/O Char(*)

  Default Public Authority: *USE

  Threadsafe: Yes

The Retrieve Configuration Status (QDCRCFGS) API retrieves the current status of a line, controller, device, network interface, or network server description.


Authorities and Locks

Configuration Description Authority
*USE

Required Parameter Group

Receiver variable
OUTPUT; CHAR(*)

The variable that is to receive the status information. Format CFGS0100 describes the layout of the status information returned in this variable.

Length of receiver variable
INPUT; BINARY(4)

The length of the area referenced by the receiver variable parameter. If the amount of information to be returned is greater than this value, the information is truncated to this length.

Format name
INPUT; CHAR(8)

The content and format of the status information returned for the specified configuration description. The format name is:

CFGS0100 Configuration description object status

See Format of Status Information for a description of this format.

Configuration description type
INPUT; CHAR(10)

The type of configuration description object for which status is being retrieved. The possible values are:

*LIND The object is a line description.
*CTLD The object is a controller description.
*DEVD The object is a device description.
*NWID The object is a network interface description.
*NWSD The object is a network server description.

Configuration description name
INPUT; CHAR(10)

The name of the line, controller, device or network interface for which status is being retrieved.

Error code
I/O; CHAR(*)

The structure in which to return error information. For the format of the structure, see Error Code Parameter.


Format of Status Information

Following is the format of the status information returned. For detailed descriptions of the fields in the list, see Field Descriptions.


CFGS0100 Format

Offset Type Field
Dec Hex
0 0 BINARY(4) Bytes returned
4 4 BINARY(4) Bytes available
8 8 BINARY(4) Current status: numeric code
12 C CHAR(7) Date information retrieved
19 13 CHAR(6) Time information retrieved
25 19 CHAR(20) Current Status: displayable text
45 2D CHAR(10) Job name
55 37 CHAR(10) User name
65 41 CHAR(6) Job number
71 47 CHAR(10) Pass-through device
81 51 CHAR(3) Reserved
84 54 BINARY (4) Offset to list of active conversations
88 58 BINARY(4) Number of active conversations
92 5C BINARY(4) Entry length for list of active conversations
96 60 BINARY(4) Offset to list of multiple job information
100 64 BINARY(4) Number of multiple jobs
104 68 BINARY(4) Entry length for list of multiple jobs
These fields repeat for each active conversation BINARY(4) Conversation status numeric value
CHAR(20) Conversation status text value
CHAR(10) Conversation mode name
CHAR(10) Conversation job name
CHAR(10) Conversation user name
CHAR(6) Conversation job number
These fields repeat for each additional job CHAR(10) Multiple job name
CHAR(10) Multiple job user name
CHAR(6) Multiple job number


Field Descriptions

Bytes available. The number of bytes of data available to be returned. All available data is returned if enough space is provided.

Bytes returned. The number of bytes of data returned.

Conversation job name. The job name portion of the qualified job name for an active conversation on an APPC device.

Conversation job number. The job number portion of the qualified job name for an active conversation on an APPC device.

Conversation mode name. The mode name for an active conversation on an APPC device.

Conversation status numeric value. A numeric value that represents the current status of an active conversation on an APPC device. See the current status field for valid status values.

Conversation status text value. A text value that represents the current status of an active conversation on an APPC device. See the current status field for valid status values.

Conversation user name. The user name portion of the qualified job name for an active conversation on an APPC device.

Current status. The current status of the selected object using two fields:

Note: The displayable text is translated when it is returned. This text is retrieved from message CPX2651 in message file QCPFMSG in library *LIBL.

Possible values follow:

Status Numeric
Code (decimal)
Status Displayable Text
0 VARIED OFF
1 OPERATIONAL
2 AS/36 DISABLED
5 DEALLOCATED
6 UNPROTECTED
7 ALLOCATED
8 STAND-ALONE
10 VARY OFF PENDING
20 VARY ON PENDING
21 VARY ON PENDING/DETACHED
22 VARY ON PENDING/ALLOCATE
30 VARIED ON
31 VARIED ON/ALLOCATE
32 VARYON/CNNPENDING
33 AS/36 ENABLED
40 CONNECT PENDING
50 SIGNON DISPLAY
51 ACTIVE/CNN PENDING
60 ACTIVE
61 ACTIVE/DETACHED
62 ACTIVE/SOURCE
63 ACTIVE READER
64 ACTIVE/TARGET
65 ACTIVE/ALLOCATE
66 ACTIVE WRITER
67 AVAILABLE
70 HELD
71 HELD/DETACHED
72 HELD/SOURCE
73 HELD/TARGET
74 HELD/ALLOCATE
75 POWERED OFF
80 RCYPND
81 RCYPND/DETACHED
82 RCYPND/SOURCE
83 RCYPND/TARGET
84 RCYPND/ALLOCATE
90 RCYCNL
91 RCYCNL/DETACHED
92 RCYCNL/SOURCE
93 RCYCNL/TARGET
94 RCYCNL/ALLOCATE
95 SYSTEM REQUEST
96 REBUILD
100 FAILED
101 FAILED/DETACHED
102 FAILED/SOURCE
103 FAILED READER
104 FAILED/TARGET
105 FAILED/ALLOCATE
106 FAILED WRITER
107 SHUTDOWN
110 DIAGNOSTIC MODE
111 *DAMAGED
112 *LOCKED
113 *UNKNOWN
Start of change114 DEGRADEDEnd of change
200 INVALID STATUS

Date information retrieved. The date that the information was provided by the API. This is returned as 7 characters in the form CYYMMDD, where:

C Century, where 0 indicates years 19xx and 1 indicates years 20xx.
YY Year
MM Month
DD Day

Entry length for list of active conversations. The entry length, in bytes, of each element in the list of active conversations returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Entry length for list of multiple jobs. The entry length, in bytes, of each element in the list of multiple jobs returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Job name. The name of the job associated with an active device, if applicable.

Job number. The job number portion of a fully qualified job name.

Multiple job name. The job name portion of the qualified job name for optical, media library, or network (*TEL type only) devices that are being used by more than one job.

Multiple job number. The job number portion of the qualified job name for optical, media library, or network (*TEL type only) devices that are being used by more than one job.

Multiple job user name. The user name portion of the qualified job name for optical, media library, or network (*TEL type only) devices that are being used by more than one job.

Number of active conversations. The number of entries in the list of active conversations returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Number of multiple jobs. The number of entries in the list of multiple jobs returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Offset to list of active conversations. The offset, in bytes, to the list of active conversations returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Offset to list of multiple job information. The offset, in bytes, to the list of multiple jobs returned with this format. A value of zero is returned if the list is empty.

Pass-through device. The name of an upstream device used to complete a pass-through session, if applicable.

Reserved. An ignored field.

Time information retrieved. The time that the information was provided by the API. It is returned as 6 characters in the form HHMMSS, where:

HH Hour
MM Minute
SS Second

User name. The user name portion of a fully qualified job name.


Error Messages

Message ID Error Message Text
CPF24B4 E Severe error while addressing parameter list.
CPF2625 E Not able to allocate object &1.
CPF2634 E Not authorized to object &1.
CPF26A8 E Configuration description type not valid for this API.
CPF26AE E Network server description &1 not found.
CPF2702 E Device description &1 not found.
CPF2703 E Controller description &1 not found.
CPF2704 E Line description &1 not found.
CPF27A4 E Network interface description &1 not found.
CPF3C19 E Error occurred with receiver variable specified.
CPF3C21 E Format name &1 is not valid.
CPF3C24 E Length of the receiver variable is not valid.
CPF3C90 E Literal value cannot be changed.
CPF3CF1 E Error code parameter not valid.
CPF8104 E Controller description &4 damaged.
CPF8105 E Device description &4 damaged.
CPF811D E Network interface description &4 damaged.
CPF8125 E Line description &4 damaged.
CPF814C E Network server description &4 damaged.
CPF9872 E Program or service program &1 in library &2 ended. Reason code &3.


API introduced: V2R3
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