Header/self-defining section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number) that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF90LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for details.
2 2 SMF90SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMF90FLG 1 binary System indicator:
Bit
Meaning when set
0-2
Reserved.
3-6
Version indicators (See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.)
7
Reserved.
5 5 SMF90RTY 1 binary Record type 90 (X'5A').
6 6 SMF90TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, that the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10 A SMF90DTE 4 packed Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF90SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SID parameter).
18 12   2   Reserved.
20 14 SMF90POF 4 binary Offset to product section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
24 18 SMF90PLN 2 binary Length of the product section.
26 1A SMF90PON 2 binary Number of product sections.
28 1C SMF90DOF 4 binary Offset to subtype data section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
32 20 SMF90DLN 2 binary Length of subtype data section.
34 22 SMF90DON 2 binary Number of subtype data sections.