/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb CMS, ANNOTATE, Qualifiers, /FORMAT=(data-format,data-partition)  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Controls whether the history and source file listing is formatted,
    and specifies the type of formatting. You can specify one or both
    formatting parameters in any order.

    data-format

    Specifies the type of format. Possible values for data formats
    include:   ASCII (Default), DECIMAL, HEXADECIMAL, and OCTAL.

    data-partition

    Specifies the type of data partition. Possible values for data
    partitions include:  BYTE, LONGWORD, RECORDS (Default), and WORD.