Defining an Answer Area (ANSAREA)

All IXLCACHE requests allow you the option to provide an answer area. When you provide an answer area, the system uses it to return information about the request. For a mapping of the answer area fields for the IXLCACHE macro, see macro IXLYCAA in z/OS® MVS™ Data Areas in the z/OS Internet library.

If you provide an answer area, you must identify it on each IXLCACHE request through the ANSAREA keyword. You must also indicate the length of the answer area through the ANSLEN keyword.

The following are restrictions that apply when you specify an answer area:

You must provide an answer area if you specify MODE=SYNCTOKEN or MODE=ASYNCTOKEN.
Do not specify the same answer area for more than one request at the same time.
Re-use or free answer area storage for a request only after you determine that the request is complete, either synchronously, or through the asynchronous specification for MODE on the request.