Function SYSMOD IDs
The IBM® convention for the
SYSMOD ID of a function SYSMOD is tcccrrr, where:
- t
- is the type of function. These are the values used by IBM:
- A
- Licensed vendor or business partner base function
- B
- Licensed vendor or business partner dependent function
- C, D
- Reserved for future use
- E
- Unlicensed base function
- F
- Unlicensed dependent function
- G
- Reserved for future use
- H
- Licensed base function
- I
- Reserved for future use
- J
- Licensed dependent function
- K
- Reserved for future use
Names of user-written functions can start with any letters other than these.
- ccc
- For functions provided by IBM, this is the product code. It must be three alphanumeric characters (no vowels).
- rrr
- For functions provided by IBM, this is the release number. It identifies a specific function within a product. These three characters identify a specific release of a product function and must be alphanumeric.
Note: The former convention for the SYSMOD ID of a
function was tvvvrrr.