Coding a user-defined USS table

To code a supplementary USS table, create a module using the following macroinstructions:

USSTAB
USSCMD
USSPARM
USSMSG
USSEND

If a user-defined table is coded as part of another module, code an assembler EXTRN definition statement for the table name in that module so the table will be known externally and can be accessed by other modules.

If a character translation is to be specified, code the table using assembler DC statements as shown in the sample operation-level table Operation-level USS table (ISTINCNO).

Table 1 shows the USS macroinstructions, their associated operands, and where the operands are described.

Table 1. USS table macroinstructions and operands
Name	Macro instruction	Operands	Page	Req	Default	Restrictions, dependencies
name	USSTAB	DATEDLM	DATEDLM		/	FORMAT; V4
		DATEFRM	DATEFRM		MDY	FORMAT; DATEDLM; V4
		FORMAT	FORMAT (USSTAB)		OLD
		TABLE	TABLE
		TIMEDLM	TIMEDLM			FORMAT; V4

name	USSCMD	CMD	CMD	R
		FORMAT	FORMAT (USSCMD)		PL1
		REP	REP (USSCMD)

name	USSPARM	PARM	PARM	R
		DEFAULT	DEFAULT
		REP	REP (USSPARM)
		TRANSLATE	TRANSLATE
		VALUE	VALUE

name	USSMSG	BUFFER	BUFFER	R		Terminal operator; TEXT; OPT; SUPP
		MSG	MSG	R
		TEXT	TEXT	R		Required for terminal operator BUFFER
		DESC	DESC			VTAM® operator
		MCSFLAG	MCSFLAG			VTAM operator
		MSGLVL	MSGLVL		START	VTAM operator
		OPT	OPT		BLKSUP NOBLKSUP	terminal operator VTAM operator
		ROUTCDE	ROUTCDE			VTAM operator
		SUPP	SUPP		NEVER	terminal operator

name	USSEND
Legend: R Required operand.