Device feature indicator values

This technical reference summarizes the device feature indicator values.

To the application program, the following input devices can enter messages that can look identical regardless of how they were entered:

  • Print Line 120 (P.L. 120)
  • Print Line 126 (P.L. 126)
  • Print Line 132 (P.L. 132)
  • Data Entry Keyboard (DEK)
  • Program Function Keys (PFK)
  • Selector Light Pen Detect (SLPD)
  • Operator Identification Card Reader (OICR)
  • Dual Platen (DUAL)
  • User-defined features for the SCS1 and SCS2 devices and DPM programs

The following table shows the indicator values for the device features.

Table 1. Indicator values for device features
Device features Indicator values (Hex)
P.L. 120 40
P.L. 126 50
P.L. 132 60
DEK C8
PFK C4
SLPD C2
OICR C1
IGNORE 7F
DEK,SLPD 4A
DEK,OICR C9
DEK,SLPD,OICR 4B
PFK,SLPD C6
PFK,OICR C5
PFK,SLPD,OICR C7
SLPD,OICR C3
DUAL C1
P.L. 132,DUAL 61
NO FEATURES (3270) 40

Related reading: For more information about device feature indicator values, see IMS Application Programming APIs.