It's also described in excruciating detail in the Principles of Operation:
Access-List-Entry Token: The contents of an access register are called an access-list-entry token (ALET) since, in the general case, they designate an entry in an access list. An ALET has the following format: [see the image in the PofO book which I could not copy here for weird reformatting reasons] Bill Fairchild ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Scott" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 9:00:49 AM Subject: Re: ALET Ref: Your note of Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:57:13 +0000 Look at the manual sections called "Using Access Registers", which can also be found via Google. There's an introductory section in "z/OS MVS Programming: Assembler Services Guide", and more details in "z/OS MVS Programming: Extended Addressability Guide". From a hardware architecture point of view, you can find more about how it works in "z/Architecture Principles of Operation". Jonathan Scott IBM Hursley, UK Mike Ward wrote: > Hello all, I was trying to find out what an ALET is. I did a search on the > MVS bookshelf and you can't believe how many times ALET came up and how many > manuals are involved. All I was looking for is what it is, how to define > one, and how to use one. If someone can point me to the manual that > describes the ALET, its uses and how to define one, it will be appreciated. > > Thanks.
