Control Statements for the CONTROL-SECTION

The control statements available for use in the CONTROL-SECTION are:

The CONTROL-SECTION control statement identifies the start of the CONTROL-SECTION. This control statement is required.
The SORT control statement defines the sort sequence that the data is to be sorted into for the report. This control statement is optional.
The NOSORT control statement suppresses all sorting. This control statement is optional. Records are processed in the order the VOLSERs were formatted on the TMC (normally VOLSER ascending).
The TITLE control statement defines the title of the report. This control statement is optional.
The FOOTER control statement defines a statement to be printed on the last page of the report. This control statement is optional.
The ALTER control statement allows the user to modify program defaults. For example, the number of lines per page can be changed. This control statement is optional.
The DEFINE control statement allows the user to define literals to be used in the comparisons in the PROCESS-SECTION. This control statement is optional, but normally used.
The INCLUDE control statement allows the inclusion of control statements from a PDS member. This control statement is optional.