Global Variable Extension

The Global Variable Extension is used to resolve, set, or checkpoint variables in the IOA Variable Database. For more information on this facility, see the IOA administration chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

The value for this function in the BAPICMD field is 6. For more information on the BAPICMD field, see CTMBAPI DSECT.

Table 296 contains a summary of the CTMBAPI Global Variable Extension input fields. You must ensure that all fields whose type is CL are initialized with BLANKS, and those with type X are initialized to binary zeros.

Table 296 Global Variable Fields