Great to know that you are curious about the databases used in the MACRO Pass1 and Pass2. Here we Go.!!!!! Pass 1: Databases Source Program Output of Source Program to be fed to Pass 2 Macro Definition Table (MDT)- Stores Macro Definitions Macro Name Table(MNT) - Stores the Macro Name that are defined in the Program Macro Definition Table Counter (MDTC) - Indicates next available entry in MDT Macro Name Table Counter (MNTC) - Indicates next available entry in MNT Argument List Array (ALA)- Stores the index markers for dummy arguments Pass 2: Databases Input Source Program Expanded Source Code i.e Output for Assembler Macro Definition Table (MDT)- Created and Maintained by Pass 1 Macro Name Table(MNT) - Created and Maintained by Pass 1 Macro Definition Table Pointer (MDTP) - Indicate next line used in Expansion. Arguments List Arrays (ALA)- Substitutes arguments for index markers. Example ...