VMS Help INITIALIZE, /QUEUE, Qualifiers, /GENERIC  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /GENERIC[=(queue-name[,...])]
       /NOGENERIC (default)

    Specifies a generic queue. Also specifies that jobs placed in
    this queue can be moved for processing to compatible execution
    queues. The /GENERIC qualifier optionally accepts a list of
    target execution queues that have been previously defined. For a
    generic batch queue, these target queues must be batch execution
    queues. For a generic output queue, these target queues must be
    output execution queues, but can be of any type (printer, server,
    or terminal). For example, a generic printer queue can feed a
    mixture of printer and terminal execution queues.

    If you do not specify any target execution queues with the
    /GENERIC qualifier, jobs can be moved to any execution queue
    that (1)  is initialized with the /ENABLE_GENERIC qualifier, and
    (2)  is the same type (batch or output) as the generic queue.

    To define the queue as a generic batch or output queue, you use
    the /GENERIC qualifier with either the /BATCH or the /DEVICE
    qualifier. If you specify neither /BATCH nor /DEVICE on creation
    of a generic queue, the queue becomes a generic printer queue by
    default.

    You cannot use the /SEPARATE qualifier with the /GENERIC
    qualifier.