COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

If the System Name clause has no STATUS phrase, system-name must be one of these values:
MeaningValue
Operator consoleCONSOLE
Process’s home terminalMYTERM
Carriage-control tape channelCHANNEL-1 through CHANNEL-12
NOTE: The operator console that CONSOLE specifies is $0, an output-only device. If you
post an ACCEPT to this device, a run-time error occurs.
mnemonic-name
is a name you choose for the hardware device, carriage-control tape channel, or external
switch specified by system-name.
STATUS phrase
on-phrase
switch-on
is a condition-name for testing the settings of switches. You do not have to specify a
mnemonic-name for a switch; you can just define this condition-name.
off-phrase
switch-off
is a condition-name for testing the settings of switches. You do not have to specify a
mnemonic-name for a switch; you can just define this condition-name.
Configuration Section 107