| Macro definition |
| MACRO |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MEND |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MEXIT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Conditional assembly |
| ACTR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AEJECT |
No |
No |
Yes |
| AGO |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AIF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AINSERT |
No |
No |
Yes |
| ANOP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AREAD |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| ASPACE |
No |
No |
Yes |
| GBLA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| GBLB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| GBLC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| LCLA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| LCLB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| LCLC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| MHELP |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| MNOTE |
Not allowed in open code |
Allowed in open code |
Allowed in open code |
| SETA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| SETB |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| SETC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| SETAF |
No |
No |
Yes |
| SETCF |
No |
No |
Yes |
| System variable symbols |
| &SYSADATA_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSADATA_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSADATA_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSASM |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSCLOCK |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSDATC |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSDATE |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSECT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSIN_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSIN_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSIN_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSJOB |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIB_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIB_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIB_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIN_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIN_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIN_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSLIST |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSLOC |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSM_HSEV |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSM_SEV |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSMAC |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSNDX |
Up to maximum of 9999 |
Up to maximum of 9999999 |
Up to maximum of 9999999 |
| &SYSNEST |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSOPT_DBCS |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSOPT_OPTABLE |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSOPT_RENT |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSOPT_XOBJECT |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPARM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSPRINT_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPRINT_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPRINT_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPUNCH_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPUNCH_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSPUNCH_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSSEQF |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSSTEP |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSSTMT |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSSTYP |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSTEM_ID |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSTERM_DSN |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSTERM_MEMBER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSTERM_VOLUME |
No |
No |
Yes |
| &SYSTIME |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| &SYSVER |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Symbol attributes |
| Defined attribute |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type attribute |
An ordinary symbol outside a macro cannot be used as an operand of
the T' inside a macro and cannot be used to determine the type of a SETA
or SETB variable.
Only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions
and literals. |
| Length attribute |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions and not allowed for literals. |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions and not allowed for literals. |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions
and literals. |
| Scaling attribute |
Yes; only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions
and literals. |
| Integer attribute |
Yes; only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; only allowed in conditional assembly instructions and
not allowed for literals. |
Yes; allowed in conditional assembly, assembler, and machine
instructions
and literals. |
| Count attribute |
Can only be used to determine the length of a macro instruction
operand |
Yes |
Yes |
| Number attribute |
Yes |
Can be applied to SETx variables |
Can be applied to SETx variables |
| Operation Code Data attribute |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Type and Count attribute for system variable symbols |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type attribute for SETA symbols that are defined via LCLA or GBLA but
are not set (via SETA) |
Not applicable |
Returns a value of '00' |
Returns a value of 'N' |
| Type attribute for SETB symbols that are defined via LCLB or GBLB but
are not set (via SETB) |
Not applicable |
Issues an error message |
Returns a value of 'N' |
| Type attribute for macro instruction operands with a value of a
previously used literal |
Not applicable |
Returns a value of 'U' |
Returns the Type attribute of the constant defined by the literal |