DSQ Global Variables for State Information Not Related to the Profile

None of these global variables can be modified by the SET GLOBAL command.

Callable Interface Variable Name Command Interface Variable Name Length Description
DSQAO_APPL_TRACE DSQATRAC 01 Application trace level. Values can be:
0
for level A0
1
for level A1
2
for level A2
DSQAO_ATTENTION DSQCATTN 01 User attention flag.
DSQAO_BATCH DSQABATC 01 Batch or interactive mode. Value will be:
1
for an interactive session.
2
for a batch-mode session.
DSQAO_CONNECT_ID DSQAAUTH 08 The user ID used to connect to the database. (This is the user ID under which work is done.)
DSQAO_CONNECT_LOC none 18 The location name of the database to which the user is currently connected. The name is 18 characters (padded to the right with blanks, if necessary).
DSQAO_CURSOR_OPEN DSQACRSR 01 Database cursor status. Values can be:
1
if the cursor is open.
2
if the cursor is closed.
DSQAO_DB_MANAGER DSQADBMG 01 Database manager. Values can be:
1
for DB2 for VM/ESA or VSE/ESA
2
for DB2 for MVS/ESA
3
for workstation database servers
DSQAO_DBCS DSQADBCS 01 DBCS support status. Values can be:
1
for DBCS support.
2
for no DBCS support.
DSQAO_FORM_PANEL DSQASUBP 02 Current form panel. Values can be:
1
for FORM.MAIN
2
for FORM.COLUMN
3
for FORM.PAGE
4
for FORM.FINAL
5
for FORM.BREAK1
6
for FORM.BREAK2
7
for FORM.BREAK3
8
for FORM.BREAK4
9
for FORM.BREAK5
10
for FORM.BREAK6
11
for FORM.OPTIONS
12
for FORM.CALC
13
for FORM.DETAIL
14
for FORM.CONDITIONS

A blank value means the form does not exist in QMF temporary storage.
DSQAO_INTERACT DSQAIACT 01 Setting of interact flag. Values can be:
0
for no interactive execution.
1
for interactive execution allowed.
DSQAO_LOCAL_DB2 none 18 The location name of the local DB2 database. This is the location name for the subsystem named in the variable DSQAO_SUBSYS_ID.

In a remote unit of work environment, DSQ_LOCAL_DB2 is the name of the application requester. The name is 16 characters (padded to the right with blanks, if necessary).

This field is blank if QMF is running in the VM or VSE environment.
DSQAO_LOCATION DSQAITLO 16 Location name of the current object, if any. This value is applicable only if a three-part name was used.
DSQAO_NLF_LANG DSQALANG 01 National language of user. For the English language environment, this is 'E'.
DSQAO_NUM_FETCHED DSQAROWS 16 Fetched data rows. Contains '0' when the DATA object is empty.
DSQAO_OBJ_NAME DSQAITMN 18 The name of the table (contained in a report), query, procedure, or form shown on the currently displayed panel. If the current panel does not display an object, or if the displayed object has no name, this variable contains blanks.
DSQAO_OBJ_OWNER DSQAITMO 08 The owner of the table (contained in a report), query, procedure, or form shown on the currently displayed panel. If the current panel does not display an object, or if the displayed object has no owner, this variable contains blanks.
DSQAO_PANEL_TYPE DSQAITEM 01 Type of current panel. Values can be:
1
for HOME
2
for QUERY
3
for REPORT
4
for FORM
5
for PROC
6
for PROFILE
7
for CHART
8
for LIST
9
for Table Editor
A
for GLOBALS
DSQAO_QMF_RELEASE DSQAREVN 02 Numeric release number of QMF. For QMF Version 7, this is '12'.
DSQAO_QMF_VER_RLS DSQAQMF 10 Version and release of QMF.
  • For QMF Version 7
  • this is 'QMF V7'.
DSQAO_QRY_SUBTYPE DSQASUBI 01 Query subtype. Values can be:
1
for a subtype of SQL
2
for a subtype of QBE
3
for a subtype of PROMPTED
Blank means the current panel is not QUERY.
DSQAO_QUERY_MODEL DSQAMODL 01 Model of current query. Value can be '1' for RELATIONAL
DSQAO_SAME_CMD DSQACMDM 01 Values can be:
0
if the two commands aren't the same.
1
if the two commands are the same.
DSQAO_SUBSYS_ID none 04 If QMF is running in TSO, this is the ID of the local DB2 subsystem to which QMF is attached.

If you specify a value for the DSQSUBS program parameter from CMS or CICS, this global variable contains that value. This happens because the parameter is tolerated and the value is not processed; that is, the value is placed in the global variable field and nothing is done with it. This logic permits the same EXEC to be used in multiple environments.
DSQAO_SYSTEM_ID DSQASYST 01 Current operating system. Values can be:
1
for VM/SP
2
for MVS/SP
3
for MVS/XA or MVS/ESA
4
for VM/XA or VM/ESA
5
for CICS
DSQAO_TERMINATE DSQCSESC 01 QMF termination flag. Values can be:
0
if the session was not marked.
1
if the session was marked.
DSQAO_VARIATION DSQAVARN 02 Form panel variation number. Blank means FORM.DETAIL is not the current panel.
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