Summary of format rules

Here is a summary of the format rules for coding CICS commands.

• Follow the conventions of the language in which you are coding for general format (the column in which the command starts, the columns available to it, embedded comments, embedded blanks, and so on).
  Note: The translator is not sensitive to blanks between option names and option values or the parentheses that separate them, so you can use them or not, as you want, even in assembler.
• Start your command with EXEC CICS or EXECUTE CICS and end it with the terminator required by the program language (see Command format).
• If a command does not fit on a line, or you want to break it into multiple lines, use the conventions of the language. In assembler, use a continuation character on all but the last line.
• Select the options you want to use from the syntax diagram, observing the rules expressed in the diagram and the option text for required options and consistent combinations.
• Code punctuation and upper case letters as shown in the diagram (you can use mixed case or lowercase for keywords shown in uppercase if you prefer).
• Substitute your own text for lowercase letters, following the conventions of the language in which you are coding.