Notation for Initialization Statement Format Descriptions

Table 1. Initialization Statement Notation
Character	Meaning
comma&tab;, equal sign&tab;= numbers&tab;123 parentheses&tab;( ) period&tab;. plus sign&tab;+ question mark&tab;? uppercase&tab;XYZ	Code uppercase letter or words exactly as they appear in the syntax figures. Characters shown to the left must be coded exactly as they appear.
Braces&tab;{ }	Braces group related items. You must code only one of the items grouped within the braces. Do not code the braces.
Variables&tab;dev	Lowercase letters and words represent variables for which you must substitute a value.
Brackets [ ]	Brackets group optional items. You can code none, one, some, or all of the items grouped within brackets. Do not code the brackets.
Ellipsis ...	An ellipsis (three consecutive periods) indicates that you can code the preceding item more than once. If the ellipsis follows a group of items that are enclosed in parentheses or brackets, you can code the entire group more than once.
Underline 10	An underlined subparameter is the default value. If you do not specify a value for a subparameter, JES3 will use the default.