COBOL runtime options
This section lists the COBOL runtime options.
| COBOL runtime options | Purposes |
|---|---|
| AIXBLD | NOAIXBLD | Invokes the access method services (AMS) for VSAM indexed and relative data sets to complete the file and index definition procedures for COBOL programs. It builds the alternate index at runtime. |
| CBLOPTS | Specifies the relative order in which program arguments and runtime options are expected. The default CBLOPTS(ON) implies program arguments are first followed by a “/” and then runtime options. |
| CBLPSHPOP | Controls if CICS® PUSH HANDLE and CICS POP HANDLE are used. |
| CBLQDA | Controls COBOL QSAM dynamic allocation. |
| CHECK | Enables range checking if compiled with SSRANGE. Ignored for applications compiled with Enterprise COBOL 5 and later. |
| DEBUG | NODEBUG | Activates the COBOL batch debugging features specified by the USE FOR DEBUGGING declarative. |
| FLOW | Controls the FLOW output produced by OS/VS COBOL programs. |
| RTEUSE | Implicitly initializes the runtime environment to be reusable. |
| SIMVRD | NOSIMVRD | Specifies if your COBOL programs use a VSAM KSDS to simulate variable-length relative organization data sets. |
| UPSI | Sets the eight UPSI switches on or off for applications that use COBOL programs. |
| Amode3164 | Must be specified when running mixed AMODE COBOL programs. |
| SKIPDWARF=ON|OFF | Suppresses information in CEEDUMP processing. SKIPDWARF=OFF is the default. |
| QSAMBUFFATL=ON|OFF | Allocates QSAM buffers above the line (ATL). QSAMBUFFATL=OFF is the default. See Requesting QSAM buffers above the line (IGZ3OPT) in the Enterprise COBOL Migration Guide. |
| QSAMBUFFINITCHAR=DEFAULT|SPACE|BINZERO | Buffers initialization character. QSAMBUFFINITCHAR=DEFAULT is the default. See Controlling initialization of QSAM buffer (IGZ4OPT) in the Enterprise COBOL Migration Guide. |
| VSAMDYNAMICDIR=ON|OFF | Allows you to select the read logic path for VSAM KSDS/RRDS files that use the Dynamic access mode. VSAMDYNAMICDIR=OFF is the default. See VSAM dynamic access read option VSAMDYNAMICDIR. |
| DISABLEUOPTREPORT=ON|OFF | COBOL Runtime option report is generated by default if you specify the LE runtime option RPTOPTS(ON). This report can be turned off with the use of this option. DISABLEUOPTREPORT=OFF is the default. |