synchOnPgmTransfer

The synchOnPgmTransfer build descriptor option is used when you are generating a COBOL program for a CICS® environment; the option lets you to minimize the differences in behavior when a transferring program is generated for CICS® as compared to when that program is generated for IMS/VS.

The option specifies whether to set a commit point if the following conditions are true:
  • The generated program runs a transfer to program statement;
  • The target program of the transfer statement is an EGL-generated program;
  • A PSB is scheduled; and
  • The default PSB referenced in the PSB record of the transferring program matches the default PSB referenced in the PSB record of the target program.
    Note:
    The default PSB is the value of the defaultPSBName property, which is set in the PSB record part. To see examples of PSB records, see the topic "DL/I Support" in the EGL Language Reference.
The synchOnPgmTransfer build descriptor option has no effect in other cases.
The following rules also apply in an EGL-generated COBOL program:
  • On CICS®, if no PSB is scheduled for the transferring program, a commit point never occurs for a transfer to program statement, but always occurs for a transfer to transaction statement.
  • On CICS® or IMS™, if the transferring program and the target program have different default PSB references, a commit point always occurs for either a transfer to program or a transfer to transaction statement.
  • On CICS® or IMS™, a commit point always occurs for a show statement

Values

NO
As is true on IMS™, the transfer to program statement does not commit recoverable resources, close files, or close cursors in the case described earlier.
YES (the default value)
The transfer to program statement commits recoverable resources, closes files, and closes cursors in the case described earlier.