Parameters

REQUEST=FUNCTIONBEGIN
Specifies that IFAUSAGE is to start accumulating data for the current function and associates the data with the specified product.
,PRTOKEN=product token
Specifies the product token that was returned on the REQUEST=REGISTER request. You can specify either PRTOKEN or PRODOWNER, PRODNAME, PRODVERS, PRODQUAL, and PRODID.
,PRODOWNER=product owner
Specifies the name or address of a required 16-character input field into which you place the product owner's name. PRODOWNER is required if you do not specify PRTOKEN.
,PRODNAME=product name
Specifies the name or address of a required 16-character input field into which you place the name of the product for which IFAUSAGE is to begin collecting usage data. PRODNAME is required if you do not specify PRTOKEN.
,PRODVERS=product version
Specifies the name or address of an optional eight-character input field into which you place the version of the product for which IFAUSAGE is to begin collecting usage data. PRODVERS is valid only if you specify PRODOWNER.
,PRODQUAL=product qualifier
Specifies the name or address of an optional eight-character input field into which you place the qualifier of the product for which IFAUSAGE is to begin collecting usage data. PRODQUAL is valid only if you specify PRODOWNER.
,PRODID=product id
Specifies the name or address of an optional 8-byte input field into which you place the product identifier. PRODID is valid only if you specify PRODOWNER. IBM® products use the product's order number.
,BEGTIME=beginning cpu time
Specifies the name or address of an optional eight-character output area into which IFAUSAGE returns the CPU time for the current task, which is the beginning time for the function.
,LINKAGE=SVC
,LINKAGE=BRANCH
Specifies the type of linkage used in IFAUSAGE processing. LINKAGE=BRANCH indicates branch entry. You may specify LINKAGE=BRANCH if you are in supervisor state. LINKAGE=SVC indicates the linkage is by non-branch entry, and is the default.
,RETCODE=return code
Specifies an optional fullword location into which IFAUSAGE stores the return code. The return code is also in GPR 15.