Parameter Statement

Specifies overrides to Program Processor

The parameter statement specifies override processing options for the Program Processor. Under z/VSE, this statement must be used to specify options; under z/OS, this statement can be used but it is usually more convenient to specify options in the JCL in the PARM clause of the EXEC statement.

Coding rules

The following rules apply to coding parameter statements for the Program Processor:

Parameter statements, if used, must be included at the beginning of the COBOL source program.
Multiple statements can be entered.
Statements can be coded in positions 1 through 72.
Options can be specified in any order, with one or more options per statement and at least one blank or comma between specifications.

Syntax

►►─── PRAN ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►

 ►─┬──────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ SYSref ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NOSYsref ─┘

 ►─┬──────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ SOUrce ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NOSOurce ─┘

 ►─┬────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ SUMm ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NOSUmm ─┘

 ►─┬────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ DMAp ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NODMap ─┘
 ►─┬─────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ DXRef ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NODXref ─┘

 ►─┬────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ DIAg ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NODIag ─┘

 ►─┬─────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ ANS ─────┬─┘
   ├─ ANS68 ───┤
   ├─ ANS74 ───┤
   └─ NOAns ◄ ─┘

 ►─┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►
   ├─ FLO ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NOFlo ─┘

 ►─┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄
   ├─ NUM ◄ ─┬─┘
   └─ NONum ─┘

Parameter list

PRAN

Identifies the statement. Note that this keyword must be used to distinguish this statement from COBOL source statements.

SYSref/NOSYsref

Specifies whether the data usage file is to be produced as follows:

SYSREF (default)—The file is to be produced.
NOSYSREF—The file is not to be produced.

SOUrce/NOSOurce

Specifies whether the COBOL source program is to be listed in the output, as follows:

SOURCE—The source program is to be listed.
NOSOURCE (default)—The source program is not to be listed.

SUMm/NOSUmm

Specifies whether the Management Summary Report is to be printed, as follows:

SUMM (default)—The report is to be printed.
NOSUMM—The report is not to be printed.

DMAp/NODMap

Specifies whether the File and Record Layouts Report is to be printed, as follows:

DMAP (default)—The report is to be printed.
NODMAP—The report is not to be printed.

DXRef/NODXref

Specifies whether the DATA DIVISION Cross-Reference Report is to be printed, as follows:

DXREF (default)—The report is to be printed.
NODXREF—The report is not to be printed.

DIAg/NODIag

Specifies whether the Diagnostic Report is to be printed, as follows:

DIAG (default)—The report is to be printed.
NODIAG—The report is not to be printed.

ANS/ANS68/ANS74/NOAns

Specifies the type of errors to be reported in the Diagnostic Report, as follows:

ANS—Violations of both the 1968 and 1974 ANS standards are to be reported.
ANS68—Only violations of the 1968 ANS standards are to be reported.
ANS74—Only violations of the 1974 ANS standards are to be reported.
NOANS (default)—No ANS violations are to be reported.

FLO/NOFlo

Specifies whether FLO diagnostics are to be reported in the Diagnostic Report, as follows:

FLO (default)—FLO diagnostics are to be reported.
NOFLO—FLO diagnostics are not to be reported.

NUM/NONum

Specifies whether the original line numbers present in the COBOL source program are to be used in reports to refer to source statements, as follows:

NUM (default)—The line numbers already associated with source statements are to be used in reports to refer to source statements
NONUM-Line numbers are to be assigned sequentially to all source statements, and these new line numbers are to be used in reports to refer to source statements.