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.

Note

The descriptions for this section are from the IBM publication, TSO Extensions Version 2: CLISTS , 'Using Control Variables.'

TSO nonmodifiable control variables (CLISTs)

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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