PARMTZ -- Time zone constant:  the value by which local time differs from Greenwich Mean Time.

W,06

Parameter in IEASYSxx

None

Notes

• Contains the time zone constant (the value in hours, minutes, seconds) by which the local time differs from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the direction, east or west, from Greenwich.

• The timezone constant can be set at sysgen time via the TZ keyword of the CTRLPROG macro.

• The timezone constant can be overridden by adding a PARMTZ member to PARMLIB.

• The operator can change the time-of-day clock by responding to a system message at initialization (if allowed by the TOD keyword in COMMNDxx).

• Only local time can be changed after an IPL by means of the operator SET command.

Syntax

1. The member consists of one record

2. The member uses the syntax  D,HH[.MM[.SS]]

Parameters

D is either "E" or "W" to specify a time zone east or west or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

HH specifies the number of hours deviation from GMT (00-12)

MM specifies the number of minutes. Optional parameter. (00-59)

SS specifies the number of seconds. Optional parameter (00-59)