TSO nonmodifiable control variables (CLISTs)


The variables in this list are supplied by TSO and are available to all different EXEC types; you cannot modify their values.

Important

The descriptions for this section are from the IBM documentation, TSO Extensions: CLISTS , "Using Control Variables."

Variable

Description

&SYSCPU

Contains the number of seconds of CPU time used during the session in the form seconds.hundredths-of-seconds

&SYSDATE

Contains the current date in the form month/day/year

&SYSDLM

Contains the character string the user entered to return control to the CLIST after a TERMIN statement

&SYSENV

Indicates whether the CLIST is executing in the foreground or background environment

&SYSHSM

Indicates the level of Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) available to the CLIST

&SYSICMD

Name by which the user implicitly invoked the command procedure

&SYSISPF

Indicates whether ISPF dialog management services are available to the CLIST

&SYSJDATE

Contains the Julian date in the form year.days

&SYSLTERM

Contains the number of lines available on the screen

&SYSLRACF

Indicates the level of the Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) available to the CLIST

See &SYSRACF in this table.

&SYSNEST

Indicates whether the current command procedure was invoked by another command procedure (nested)

&SYSPCMD

Name of the most recently executed TSO command invoked by the command procedure

&SYSPROC

Procedure name specified when the user logged on to TSO

&SYSRACF

Indicates whether the Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) is installed and available to the CLIST

&SYSSCMD

Name of the most recently executed TSO subcommand invoked by the command procedure

&SYSSDATE

Contains the date in the form year/month/day

&SYSSRV

Contains the number of system resource manager (SRM) service units used during the session

&SYSTIME

Current time of day expressed as hh:mm:ss

&SYSSTIME

Current time of day expressed as hours:minutes

&SYSTSOE

Indicates level of TSO/E installed in the form version release modification number

&SYSWTERM

Contains the width of the screen

 

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