The standard list DFHBMSCA simplifies the provision of field attributes and printer control characters.
Table 29 lists the symbolic names for the various combinations of attributes and control characters.
If you need combinations other than those that are listed, you must generate them separately.

Bit map of attributes shows a bit map of attributes to help you do this.
Attributes and orders can be set only by their constant names or by their associated graphic values (for example, "A" for unprotected and Modified Data Tag (MDT) set).

You can get the standard attribute and printer character control list by including the DFHBMSCA copybook in your application program.

You must use the symbolic name DFHDFT in the application structure to override a map attribute with the default. On the other hand, to specify default values in a Set Attribute (SA) sequence in text build, you should use the symbolic names DFHDFCOL, DFHBASE, or DFHDFHI.

Note:

TXSeries for Multiplatforms do not support selector pen detection.

Table 29. Standard Attribute and Printer Control Character List, DFHBMSCA

Constant	Meaning
DFHBMPEM	Printer end-of-message
DFHBMPNL	Printer new-line
DFHBMASK	Autoskip
DFHBMUNP	Unprotected
DFHBMUNN	Unprotected and numeric
DFHBMPRO	Protected
DFHBMBRY	Bright
DFHBMDAR	Dark
DFHBMFSE	Modified Data Tag (MDT) set
DFHBMPRF	Protected and MDT set
DFHBMASF	Autoskip and MDT set
DFHBMASB	Autoskip and bright
DFHBMPSO	Shift-out value, 0E
DFHBMPSI	Shift-in value, 0F
DFHBMEOF	Field erased
DFHBMDET 3	Field detected
DFHSA 2	Set Attribute (SA) order
DFHERROR	Error code
DFHCOLOR 2	Color
DFHPS 2	Programmed symbols
DFHHLT 2	Highlight
DFH3270 2	Base 3270 field attribute
DFHVAL 3	Validation
DFHOUTLN 3	Field outlining attribute code
DFHBKTRN 3	Background transparency attribute code
DFHOUTLN (Windows only)	Field outlining attribute code
DFHBKTRN (Windows only)	Background transparency attribute code
DFHALL .	Reset all to defaults
DFHDFT	Default
DFHDFCOL 2	Default color
DFHBLUE	Blue
DFHRED	Red
DFHPINK	Pink
DFHGREEN	Green
DFHTURQ	Turquoise
DFHYELLO	Yellow
DFHNEUTR	Neutral color
DFHBASE 2	Base programmed symbols
DFHDFHI 2	Normal
DFHBLINK	Blink
DFHREVRS	Reverse video
DFHUNDLN	Underscore
DFHMFIL 3	Mandatory fill
DFHMENT 3	Mandatory enter
DFHMFE 3	Mandatory fill and mandatory enter
DFHMT 3	Trigger
DFHMFT 3	Mandatory fill and trigger
DFHMET 3	Mandatory enter and trigger DFHMFIL (Windows)
DFHMENT (Windows)	Mandatory enter
DFHMFE (Windows)	Mandatory fill and mandatory enter
DFHMT (Windows)	Trigger
DFHMFT (Windows)	Mandatory fill and trigger
DFHMET (Windows)	Mandatory enter and trigger
DFHUNNOD	Unprotected, non-display, non-print, nondetectable, MDT
DFHUNIMD	Unprotected, intensify, detectable, MDT
DFHUNNUM	Unprotected, numeric, MDT
DFHUNINT	Unprotected, numeric, intensify, detectable, MDT
DFHUNNON	Unprotected, numeric, non-display, non-print, nondetectable, MDT
DFHPROTI	Protected, intensify, detectable
DFHPROTN	Protected, nondisplay, nonprint, nondetectable
DFHMFET 3 DFHMFET (Windows only)	Mandatory fill and mandatory enter and trigger
DFHDFFR	Default outline
DFHUNDER	Underline
DFHRIGHT	Right vertical line
DFHOVER	Overline
DFHLEFT	Left vertical line
DFHBOX	Underline and right vertical and overline and left vertical
DFHSOSI	SOSI (shift out, shift in) = yes
DFHTRANS 1	Background transparency
DFHOPAQ 1	No background transparency

Notes:

1

Ignored on TXSeries for Multiplatforms.

2

Use for constructing embedded Set Attribute (SA) orders in user text or for constructing datastreams with Start Field Extended (SFE) orders.

3

Ignored by cicsterm but can be used for transaction routing to other terminals.

Bit map of attributes

As an alternative to using the symbolic values that are given in Table 29, you can construct attribute bytes by using the following table.
For portability of applications between EBCDIC and ASCII systems, the value in the char column should be used.
Note that existing applications that have been developed on an EBCDIC system can use the hexadecimal values that are listed in the EBCDIC column.
These should be changed to the char values to run on CICS.

The column headings for Table 30 are defined as follows:

• Attributes:
  • prot: Protection
  • spd: Selector pen detectable (see note)
  • a/n: Autoskip or numeric
  • hi: High intensity
  • ndp: Non-display print
  • mdt: Modified Data Tag

  Note:

  This attribute (spd) is not used in TXSeries for Multiplatforms, and is ignored.
  However, it can be used for transaction routing if the receiving system supports this attribute.

• Hex (and other) codes:
  • EBCDIC: Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code
  • ASCII: American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • char: Graphic character equivalent to hex code
• Characters that are used for attributes in the body of the table:
  • U: Unprotected
  • N: Numeric
  • H: High intensity
  • P: Protected
  • S: Autoskip
  • Y: Yes

Table 30. Bit map of attributes

prot	a/n	hi	spd	ndp	mdt	EBCDIC	ASCII	char
U						40	20	b (blank)
U					Y	C1	41	A
U			Y			C4	44	D
U			Y		Y	C5	45	E
U		H	Y			C8	48	H
U		H	Y		Y	C9	49	I
U				Y		4C	3C	<
U				Y	Y	4D	28	(
U	N					50	26	&
U	N				Y	D1	4A	J
U	N		Y			D4	4D	M
U	N		Y		Y	D5	4E	N
U	N	H	Y			D8	51	Q
U	N	H	Y		Y	D9	52	R
U	N			Y		5C	2A	* (asterisk)
U	N			Y	Y	5D	29	)
P						60	2D	- (hyphen)
P					Y	61	2F	/
P			Y			E4	55	U
P			Y		Y	E5	56	V
P		H	Y			E8	59	Y
P		H	Y		Y	E9	5A	Z
P				Y		6C	25	%
P				Y	Y	6D	5F	_ (underscore)
P	S					F0	30	0
P	S				Y	F1	31	1
P	S		Y			F4	34	4
P	S		Y		Y	F5	35	5
P	S	H	Y			F8	38	8
P	S	H	Y		Y	F9	39	9
P	S			Y		7C	40	@
P	S			Y	Y	7D	27	'

For further information about Basic Mapping Support (BMS), see Appendix E, Defining BMS mapsets, maps, and fields and the TXSeries for Multiplatforms Application Programming Guide.