Global Variables under Batch REXX or CLIST

If you are calling this function from a batch job, REXX, or CLIST, the GLOBAL statement can be specified in one of the following:

• a statement with the following syntax

  EXEC CTMAPI PARM='GLOBAL action | varname'

  where:

  • action has one of the following values:
    • SET
    • SETCKP
    • CHECKPOINT
    • CKP
  • varname is the name of a global variable
• a sequential file pointed to by the DAAPI DD statement

If you use a DAAPI file, you can insert multiple commands.