Function
Connects a peripheral property with a particular unit on the installation.
Format
ATTRIBUTE peripheral description,PR property name
Forbidden contexts
NOT OPERATOR, REMOTE
Execution
Checks are made that the property name specified is known to the system and is not the special property CENTRAL; that the unit referred to exists; that not more than 5 attributions have already been made to that unit; and that this ATTRIBUTE will not result in more than one EXCL property being ATTRIBUTEd to the named peripheral.
If, however, the specified property is a console property, the effect of the command depends on whether the named peripheral is local or remote. If it is a local peripheral, a command error is generated. If it is a remote peripheral, a check is made that the device concerned does not already have a console property ATTRIBUTEd, otherwise a command error is generated.
Examples
ATTRIBUTE 14,PR GASBILLS
AU 14,PROPERTY GASBILLS
ATTRIBUTE U29.L2,PR MOP
ATTRIBUTE U29.L3.IAA2,PR OXFORD
Error Messages
PROPERTY NAME PARAMETER MISSING
UNIT n NOT ON THIS INSTALLATION
UNIT n MAY NOT BE GIVEN A PROPERTY
UNIT n ALREADY HAS 5 ATTRIBUTIONS
PROPERTY NAME z UNKNOWN
UNIT GEOGRAPHICAL NUMBER PARAMETER MISSING
UNIT n MAY NOT BE GIVEN A CONSOLE PROPERTY
PROPERTY 'CENTRAL' MAY NOT BE ATTRIBUTED
THIS UNIT ALREADY HAS PROPERTY z ATTRIBUTED
For attributions to remote peripherals only:
PARAMETER MISSING
PARAMETER FORMAT ERROR: n
ILLEGAL UNIT NUMBER: n
ILLEGAL LINE NUMBER: n
ILLEGAL IDENTIFIER NUMBER: n
7020 TERMINAL/INTERFACE NOT DEFINED IN IDF
UNIT n ALREADY HAS A CONSOLE PROPERTY ATTRIBUTED
n IS NOT IN THE CORRECT CLUSTER
The attribution of a property to a peripheral is removed by the CANCEL ATTRIBUTE command.
Format
CANCEL ATTRIBUTE peripheral description,PR property name
The specified property must have been ATTRIBUTEd to the unit specified. The property name may not be the special property CENTRAL.
Forbidden contexts
NOT OPERATOR, REMOTE
Execution
The attribution of the property to the peripheral is cancelled. If there are no other EXCLUSIVE properties ATTRIBUTEd to this unit the peripheral will be available for general use.
Examples
CANCEL ATTRIBUTE 14,PR GASBILLS
CC AU U29.L3.IAA2,PR OXFORD
Error Messages
PROPERTY NAME z UNKNOWN
PROPERTY z WAS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO UNIT n
UNIT n NOT ON THIS INSTALLATION
PROPERTY 'CENTRAL' MAY NOT BE ATTRIBUTED
PARAMETER MISSING
PARAMETER FORMAT ERROR: n
ILLEGAL UNIT NUMBER: n
ILLEGAL LINE NUMBER: n
ILLEGAL IDENTIFIER NUMBER: n