ORDER statement

The ORDER statement indicates that the section is to be loaded on a page boundary. The alignment will be on a 4 KB page unless the ALIGN2 option has been specified. If this is a section with multiple text classes, all elements in the section (with the exception of those elements in merge classes) will be aligned on a page boundary.

The syntax of the ORDER statement is:

ORDER          section name[(P)]

section name: The name of the section to be sequenced.
(P): Indicates the starting address of the control section or named common area is on a page boundary within the program object or load module. The control sections or common areas are aligned on 4KB page boundaries, unless the ALIGN2 option has been specified.

Placement: An ORDER statement can usually be placed before, between, or after object modules or other control statements.

Note:

When multiple ORDER statements are used, their sequence further determines the sequence of the control sections or named common areas in the output module. If the same common area or control section is listed on more than one ORDER statement, the binder uses the sequence stated on the last request.
The control sections and common areas named as operands can appear in either the primary input or the automatic call library, or both.
If a control section or a named common area is changed by a CHANGE or REPLACE control statement and sequencing is desired, specify the new name on the ORDER statement.