.pg .x data .x end .lt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATA ... END ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .el .b 3 The DATA macro sets up a .PSECT environment after saving the current enviornement by generating .SAVE__PSECT and .PSECT directives. .b The .PSECT environment is the same environment used by the current MODULE or PROCEDURE. Thus allowing you to define data statements in your source code without having to specify branch statements around your data. .b See MODULE and PROCEDURE.