Derivation: User Programmable Status Indicator

UPSI sets the eight UPSI switches on or off for applications that use COBOL programs.

The default for non-CICS applications is UPSI(00000000).

The default for CICS® applications is UPSI(00000000).

Syntax

>>-UPSI--(--+----------+--)------------------------------------><
            '-nnnnnnnn-'      

nnnnnnnn

n represents one UPSI switch between 0 and 7, the leftmost n representing the first switch. Each n can either be 0 (off) or 1 (on).

For more information

• For more information about how COBOL programs access the UPSI switches, see the appropriate version of the COBOL programming guide in the COBOL library at Enterprise COBOL for z/OS library.