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Substituting Data

Action text variables consist of an ampersand (&) followed by a 1- to 32-character name.

CA OPS/MVS substitutes data into the variable in these ways:

• From the current row of the directory table.
• From the current row of the resource information table.
• From a global variable, as follows:
  • If the variable is the name of a column in the directory table, then the value of that column for the current row becomes the value for the variable.
  • If the variable has the name &SSMTABLE, its value is the current name of the resource information table.
  • If the variable is the name of a column in the current resource information table, then the value of that column for the current row becomes the value for the variable.
  • If the variable is a global variable, the value of the global variable becomes the value of the action clause variable.
  • In all other cases, CA OPS/MVS substitutes a null string for the variable when you use the CLIST method, and the variable name for the REXX method.