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DESCRIPT Keyword—List Description

Valid on z/OS, z/VSE, and z/VM.

Use the DESCRIPT keyword to:

• Specify a description that displays with the LIST command function. Administrators can add, remove, or replace a user's description field in any of the six record types in the SDT Record.
• Add a description to an existing calendar.
• Add comments to a DATACLAS record (RCLASS, RESNAME, OWNER1, and ONAME1). For the format and example of this option, see Example: DESCRIPT keyword.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(SDT) [CALENDAR(cal‑name)]
               DESCRIPT(descript‑name)
               [MAP(map‑name)]
               [MASK(mask‑name)]
               [RLP(record‑name)]
               [SELECT(select‑name)]
               [TIMEREC(time‑name)]

descript‑name

User description field that permits the administrator to apply a logical name to this particular record. If the description field contains blanks, enclose it in single quotes.

Length: Up to 32 characters

This keyword is used with:

• The commands ADDTO and REPLACE
• The SDT Record exclusively
• MISC3(SDT) authority

More information:

Examples: RESCLASS keyword

Examples: OWNER1 Keyword

Example: ONAME1 Keyword

Examples: RESNAME Keyword