The $XABALL macro allocates and initializes a XABALL, which allows extended control of file disk space allocation, both for initial allocation and later extension. No value is returned for this assembly-time operation. Format $XABALL AID=area-identification-number, ALN={ANY|CYL|LBN|RFI|VBN}, ALQ=allocation-quantity, AOP=<CBT CTG HRD ONC>, BKZ=bucket-size, DEQ=extension-quantity, LOC=location-number, NXT=next-xab-address, RFI=<f(1), f(2), f(3)>, VOL=volume-number