&SYS_HLASM_DATE System Variable Symbol

Use &SYS_HLASM_DATE to obtain the date on which the current maintenance level of the assembler was built, which is usually the date that the most recently installed assembler PTF was created. &SYS_HLASM_DATE has a global scope.

The value of &SYS_HLASM_DATE is an 8-character string in the format:
YYYYMMDD
where:
YYYY
Is a four-digit field that gives the year, including the century. It has a value 0000 - 9999.
MM
Is a two-digit field that gives the month of the year. It has a value 01 - 12.
DD
Is a two-digit field that gives the day of the month. It has a value 01 - 31.
Example:
20181231
Notes:
  1. The value of the type attribute of &SYS_HLASM_DATE (T'&SYS_HLASM_DATE) is always N.
  2. The value of the count attribute (K'&SYS_HLASM_DATE) is always 8.