Keywords › DESCRIPT Keyword—List Description

DESCRIPT Keyword—List Description

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

Use the DESCRIPT keyword to:

• Specify a description displayed with the LIST command function. Administrators can add, remove, or replace a users‑description field in any of the six record types in the SDT Record.
• Add a description to an existing calendar

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, REMOVE, and REPLACE
• The SDT Record exclusively
• MISC3(SDT) authority

Example: DESCRIPT keyword

This example creates a calendar for the present year with a user‑description field called PAYROLL CALENDAR:

TSS ADDTO(SDT) CALENDAR(CAL1)
               DESCRIPT('PAYROLL CALENDAR')