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

For descriptions of individual ZCOBDLL routines, see Non-SMU Routines.
Saved Message Utility (SMU) Overview
The Saved Message Utility (SMU) consists of several routines that manipulate saved ASSIGN,
PARAM, and startup messages. SMU routines can be used only in the Guardian environment. The
Open System Services environment does not have ASSIGN, PARAM, or startup messages.
The internal data structures of the saved ASSIGN, PARAM, and startup messages differ from COBOL
data structures. SMU routines retrieve, replace, alter, or delete components of saved messages
and reformat them either to or from a specific external representation. (For descriptions of the
ASSIGN, PARAM, and startup messages, see the Guardian Programmer’s Guide.)
Figure 25 Effect of Saved Message Utility (SMU) Routines
Table 92 Message Operated Upon by Saved Message Utility (SMU) Routines
Messages Operated Upon
PARAMASSIGNSTARTUPFunction
CHECK SMU_Assign_CheckName_
SMU_Message_CheckNumber_
SMU_Param_GetText_SMU_Startup_GetText_GET SMU_Assign_GetText_
SMU_Assign_GetValue_
SMU_Param_PutText_SMU_Startup_PutText_PUT SMU_Assign_PutText_
SMU_Assign_PutValue_
SMU_Param_Delete_SMU_Assign_Delete_SMU_Startup_Delete_DELETE
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