430 VM/HSC 6.0 System Programmer’s Guide
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Flow Lines
Syntax diagrams consist of horizontal and vertical lines and the text of a command,
control statement, macro, or utility.
or
Diagrams are read left to right and top to bottom. Arrows indicate flow and direction.
• a statement begins with
• a statement ends with
• diagrams continuing to the next line begin with
• fragments begin and end with |
Single Required Choice
Branch lines, without repeat arrows, indicate that a single choice must be made. If one of
the items from which a choice is being made is on the base line of the diagram, a single
choice is required.
COMMAND/MACRO/UTILITY
Item1
Item2
Item3
COMMAND/UTILITY NAME
Item3(variable5)
Item1(variable1) Item2( variable2
variable3
variable4
)
Item1
Item2
Item3