Fields and Flags, Invocation Modes

Fields and flags are provided to enable you to invoke programs. These vary depending on the target.

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Targets:

CICS
IMS DC
DLG

CICS

To determine how to invoke a CICS program, CICS provides the following 88-level flags to indicate the mode of program invocation.

TP-INVOCATION-MODE                 PIC X(01).
    88  TP-TRANSID-INVOKED         VALUE 'T'.
    88  TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED         VALUE 'P'.
    88  TP-SCREEN-INVOKED          VALUE 'S'.
    88  TP-LINK-INVOKED            VALUE 'L'.

TP-TRANSID-INVOKED	A transaction code entered on a blank screen invokes the program.
TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED	An XCTL call from another program invokes the program.
TP-SCREEN-INVOKED	The SEND call sends the screen and a PF key or ENTER key invokes the program.
TP-LINK-INVOKED	A LINK call from another program invokes the program.

IMS DC

To determine how to invoke an IMS DC program, AMB provides the following 88-level program support variable flags.

TP-INVOCATION-MODE                 PIC X(01).
    88  TP-TRANSID-INVOKED         VALUE 'T'.
    88  TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED         VALUE 'P'.
    88  TP-SCREEN-INVOKED          VALUE 'S'.
    88  TP-LINK-INVOKED            VALUE 'L'.

TP-TRANSID-INVOKED	Provided for upward compatibility; has no function.
TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED	A LINK call from another program invokes the program.
TP-SCREEN-INVOKED	The SEND call sends the screen and a PF key or ENTER key invokes the program.
TP-LINK-INVOKED	Provided for upward compatibility; has no function.

AMB tests for a TRUE value to determine which invocation paragraph to perform.

DLG

To determine how to invoke an DLG program, AMB provides the following 88-level flags.

TP-INVOCATION-MODE                 PIC X(01).
    88  TP-TRANSID-INVOKED         VALUE 'T'.
    88  TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED         VALUE 'P'.
    88  TP-SCREEN-INVOKED          VALUE 'S'.
    88  TP-LINK-INVOKED            VALUE 'L'.

TP-TRANSID-INVOKED	Provided for upward compatibility; has no function.
TP-PROGRAM-INVOKED	A LINK call from another program invokes the program.
TP-SCREEN-INVOKED	The SEND call sends the screen and a PF key or ENTER key invokes the program.
TP-LINK-INVOKED	Provided for upward compatibility; has no function.