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DEFDEV TYPE=EXTERNAL

Syntax:

/DEFDEV 	ID=sname
		TYPE=EXTERNAL
		EXTPRT=External Print Parameter

Where:

ID=sname

Specifies the 1-12 character name for this device synonym.

TYPE=EXTERNAL

Specifies the type of device being defined. Possible values are CA-SPOOL, JES, EXTERNAL, and VPO.

EXTPRT=External Print Parameter

Information to identify the appropriate EXTPRTn SARINIT initialization parameter along with the replacement attributes for the initialization parameter attributes.

The format of the information is:

>pid.attrs

Where:

• pid is the 3-character printer identifier that is used to identify the EXTPARMn initialization parameter.
• attrs specifies one or more replacement attributes, separated by periods (.)