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DEFINE-CONSOLE statement

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Format of the statement for defining or modifying consoles and allocating replacement consoles

Instruction

Operands

Meaning

DEFINE-CONSOLE

CONSOLE = name

Mnemonic device name of the console

,REPLACEMENT = STD /name

Mnemonic device name of a replacement console

,TELESERVICE = NO / YES

Teleservice characteristic

CONSOLE = name
Mnemonic device name (2 characters) of the console to which the assignments refer. The name refers to a console which has already been defined.

REPLACEMENT =
Mnemonic device name of a console to be used as a replacement console. If this operand is specified in conjunction with NBCONOPI=Y. It is ignored and the following message is output:
NBR1203 OPERAND 'REPLACEMENT' IN 'DEFINE-CONSOLE' PARAMETER SET IGNORED

REPLACEMENT = STD
Default setting: the replacement terminal is assigned by the UCON task.

REPLACEMENT = name
Mnemonic device name of a terminal defined at hardware generation or via a parameter record and which is to serve as a replacement terminal. If the specified terminal does not exist, the replacement terminal is assigned by the UCON task.

TELESERVICE =
Declaration of TELESERVICE characteristics.

TELESERVICE = NO
Default setting: the console is not to have TELESERVICE characteristics.

TELESERVICE = YES
The console is to have TELESERVICE characteristics and can no longer be a replacement console for another console, or a main console.