CMS Data Areas and Control Blocks
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 $Top of page
  None
 
 
 ATop of page
  ABWSECT      - Abend Recovery Workspace
  ADTDSECT     -
  ADTSECT      - Active Disk Table
  AFTSECT      - bilingual AFT macro
  ANCHSECT     - Anchor Table
  AVRADR       - Volume and Device Characteristics
  AWL          - Structure for anchor manip in nucon
 
 
 BTop of page
  BATLSECT     - CMS Batch User Job Limits
  BBOXADR      - Boundary Box Addresses
  BGCOM        - VSE Partition Communication Region
 
 
 CTop of page
  CDBOVL       - COMDIR CONTROL BLOCK
  CDEV         - CONSOLE DEVICE TABLE MAPPING
  CKP_HDR      - Checkpoint data header
  CMSTAXE      - Terminal Attention Exit Element
  COMCLIST     - PROP NODE LIST FOR COMMUNICATIONS CHECKING
  CQYSECT      - CONSOLE QUERY MAPPING
  CVTSECT      - Communications Vector Table
  CVTXTNT2     - Communications Vector Table
 
 
 DTop of page
  DBGSECT      - Debug Work Area
  DCD          - Dispatch Class Descriptor
  DCHSECT      - Data Control Hyperblock
  DEPBLK       - Detailed Error Passback (DEP) Block
  DEPERSB      - DEP Error Sub Block Mapping
  DEVSECT      - Device Table Entry Mapping
  DEVTAB       - Bilingual DEVTAB macro
  DIOSECT      - Disk I/O Work Area
  DIRSECT      - CMS PDS Directory Entry
  DMSCCB       - Command Control Block
  DMSCDB       - COMDIR CONTROL BLOCK
  DMSFATTR     - File Attribute Stack Macro
  DMSFSERR     - FS Error Table Mapping Macro
  DMSSFHDR     - Saved File Directory Header
  DMSVIPWK     - CMS VSAM Interface Work Area
  DOSSECT      - DOS Simulation Control Block
  DTFSD        - Open DTF Map
  DTFX         - DTF Extension
 
 
 ETop of page
  EPLIST       - Extended Parameter List DSECT
  EXCPW        - VSE EXCP Work Area
  EXHD         - Map extra header record to format
  EXILIST      - SFS Exit General Data Buffer mapping macro
  EXISBLK      - EXECs in Storage Control Block
  EXITBUFF     - SFS Exit General Data Buffer mapping macro
  EXITFSRW     - SFS Exit General Data Buffer mapping macro
  EXTSECT      - External Interrupt Work Area
  EXTUAREA     - External Interrupt User Area.
 
 
 FTop of page
  FBLOCK       - EXEC File Execution Control Block
  FCBSECT      - Simulated OS Control Blocks
  FCHTAB       - Fetch Table
  FNSDT        - Date/Time Workarea DSECT
  FPERROR      - Filepool Extended Error Information
  FQDN         - FULLY QUALIFIED DIRECTORY NAME (FQDN)
  FRWRK        - Master control block for storage management
  FSCBD        - File System Control Block
  FSEENTRY     - SFS Error Mapping Entry Table
  FSTD         - File Status Table DSECT
  FSTSECT      - bilingual FSTB macro
  FUBSECT      - File Space Usage Block
  FVSECT       - Fixed Variable Storage Work Area
 
 
 GTop of page
  None
 
 
 HTop of page
  HASHTAB      - Hash Table Complex
  HDRBK        - Free storage element header
  HYPMAP       - Hyperblock Mapping Table
 
 
 ITop of page
  IHADECB      - DATA EVENT CONTROL BLOCKS FOR
  IJJHCPL      - Common VTOC Handler Parameter List
  IJJHDLST     - Volume Descriptor List
  IJJHFMT1     - Format 1 Label
  IMMBLOK      - Immediate Command Support
  IMWKSECT     - Immediate Command Work Area
  INTBLOK      - I/O Interrupt Block
  IOCON        - Console I/O Workarea
  IOSECT       - I/O Interrupt Save Area
  IUCVIDBK     - IUCV or APPC Program Identification Block
  IUCVPTBK     - Path descriptive information
  IUCVTAB      - IUCV Control Block
 
 
 JTop of page
  JNEPL        - Namelist user exit plist
 
 
 KTop of page
  KDFH         - A Kernel DSA Frame Header
  KDSA         - A Kernel DSA
  KEYSECT      - Disk Key Table DSECT for BDAM Simulation
  KGAA         - Kernel Global Storage Mapping for Assembler
  KRAB         - Kernel run-time anchor block (one per thread)
 
 
 LTop of page
  LABREC       - DLBL/Extent Record
  LABSECT      - Tape Label Information
  LANGBLK      - CMS Language Control Block
  LDRST        - Loader Storage Area
  LFSPL        - mapping of an FSTLKP plist
  LIBSECT      - CMS PDS Header
  LINKBLK      - Link Block
  LMDBLOK      - Language manager descriptor
  LOCKTAB      - Lock/Unlock Resource Table
  LOGFBFMT     - PROP LOG/FEEDBACK FILE ENTRY
  LPLDCT       - Label Macro Parameter List
  LRDD         - LINERD Data Descriptor
  LUBPR        - Logical Unit Block Table
  LUBTAB       - Logical Unit Block Table
  LWRD         - LINEWRT Data Descriptor
 
 
 MTop of page
  MODHDCB      - Module Header Control Block
 
 
 NTop of page
  NUCON        - Nucleus Constant Area
 
 
 OTop of page
  OCTS         - Open/Close Transient SVA Parameter List
  ODT          - Open Directory Table
  OIDBLOK      - PROP Output Identifier Block
  OPSECT       - Major CSECT for All I/O Operation Lists
  OSFST        - OS File Status Table
  OUTPL        - OUTput options PList (control block)
 
 
 PTop of page
  PARMLIST     - PROP ACTION ROUTINE PARAMETER LIST
  PARSERCB     - Interface to the Parsing Facility
  PARSERUF     - Parser User Function Parameter Block
  PATH         - PATH TABLE MAPPING
  PDCB         - PARSED DIRID CONTROL BLOCK (PDCB)
  PDSSECT      - Directory Table for BPAM Simulation
  PGMSECT      - Program Interrupt Work Area
  PIBADR       - Program Information Block
  PIB2TAB      - Program Information Block Extension
  PLD          - Processor Local Data
  PMXMBLOK     - PROP PMX MESSAGE BLOCK
  PROPCOM      - PROP SUPPORT DSECTS AND COMMON BLOCKS
  PROPTAB      - PROP Routing Table File Entry
  PSD          - PSD -- header plus process management stuff
  PUBADR       - Physical Unit Block Table
  PVCENTRY     - Parser Validation Code mapping
 
 
 QTop of page
  QBLK_ENTRBlo - checkpoint data entry
  QEL          - PROP QUEUED MESSAGE ELEMENT MAPPING
  QSUS_ENTRSus - checkpoint data entry
 
 
 RTop of page
  REFCB        - Reference Table (REFTBL) Entry
  RTDSECT      - PROP ROUTING TABLE ENTRY
  RTXSBFLD     - PROP ROUTING TABLE TEXT SUBFIELD
 
 
 STop of page
  SCBLOCK      - Subcommand Control Block
  SCRCB        - Session Manager Control Block
  SDSCA        - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SFSCB        - Shared File System Control Block
  SGMTEXIT     - Shared Segment Management User Exit
  SHVBLOCK     - Control BLocks for accessing shared variables
  SPPL         - SUBPOOL parameter list macro
  SPSACCLEVMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSACF       - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSALLI      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSASSIGNMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSASSRELMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSATTR      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSAUTH      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSBGID      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSBKUPDEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSBKUPFTMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSBUFA      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSBUFL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSBUID      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCA        - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCATSP     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCBUFA     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCDATE_CEN -
  SPSCDATI     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCISFCAMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSCLEN      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCOMIT     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSCTIME     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDATE      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDATE_CENT -
  SPSDATSPAMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSDETACHMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSDEVTYPMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSDIRCNRMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSDIRL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDOIDL     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDOLR      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDOLR_CENT -
  SPSDOLRI     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDOUTA     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDRAFI     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDRA1      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDRA2      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDRA3      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSDSET      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSECBADRMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSEMPTY     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSEOCREAMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSEONAMEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSEONL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSESMD      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSESMDL     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFATT      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFDATE_CEN -
  SPSFMNUM     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFORC      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFORMATMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSFORUS     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFQFN1     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFQFN2     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFSB#      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSFSTPTRMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSFSTYPEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSFUNCIDMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSGLUW      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSIFQLU     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSINTENTMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSKEEPAUMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSLBNL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLBUFL     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLDUR      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLFQLU     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLOGDI     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLOGRL     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLOGTR     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLTYP      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSLUWID#MAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSMDADDRMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSMDFLAGMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSMPID      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSNEWRECMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSNEWUSEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSNORECAMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSOATTR     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSOBJID     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSOBJTYPMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSOBLK      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSOLDUSEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSORECV     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSOTRTYPMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSOTYP      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSOUTA      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSPART      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSRATTR     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSREFRESMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSRELEASMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSREPL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSRESLT     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSRESOLVMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSRFQLU     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSRWAIT     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSSMSD      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSSMSDL     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSSYSNODMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSTHRSH     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSTIME      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSTOKEN     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSTPN       - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSTRTAG     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSUID       - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSUIDL      - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SPSUNIQIDMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSUNIQUEMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSUNRESOMAP - OF SDSCA
  SPSUWIDI     - MAPPING OF SDSCA
  SP2          - CRR Syncpoint Manager Control Block (SPMCB)
  SP2PBASE     - CRR Syncpoint Manager Control Block (SPMCB)
  SP2PDESC     - CRR Syncpoint Manager Control Block (SPMCB)
  SSAVE        - bilingual SVCSAVE macro
  STOBK        - Storage descriptor block
  STPL         - CMSSTOR parameter list macro
  SUBBK        - Subpool descriptor block
  SUBSECT      - BILINGUAL SUBSECT MACRO
  SVCSECT      - SVC Interrupt Map
  SVCWORK      - Work Area used for DOS SVCs.
  SVEARA       - LTA and PP Save Area DSECT
  SYID         - Result of a diag x'00' (System ID)
  SYSNAMES     - Saved Systems Names
 
 
 TTop of page
  TCBADR       - Task Control Block
  TLBBLOK      - Tape Label Processing Information
  TOKLIST      - PROP CMS-TYPE TOKENIZED LIST
  TPL          - A thread parameter list
  TRANTBL      - Translation Table mapping
  TSD          - TSD -- header plus Process Management stuff
  TSDX         - TSDX -- Binder/Loader thread extensions
  TSOBLKS      - TSO Control Blocks
  TVISECT      - DMSTVI PLIST - Tape Volume Processing I-face
 
 
 UTop of page
  UCTA         - Bi-Lingual mapping of UCT Control Blocks
  UCTE         - Bi-Lingual mapping of UCT Control Blocks
  USAVE        - User Save Area
  USERSAVE     - User Save Area
  USERSECT     - GENERAL SCRATCH-STORAGE AREA PROVIDED FOR
 
 
 VTop of page
  VOLSECT      - Volume ID Storage
 
 
 WTop of page
  WUERROR      - Workunit Extended Error Information
 
 
 XTop of page
  XADT         - Active Disk Table Index
This information is based on z/VM 7.4.0 Last updated on 24 Jun 2024 at 11:54:01.
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