Indicators (positions 8 through 16)

In these fields, specify option indicators or condition names that condition a keyword, field, or field location.

Using indicators enables program events to control screen displays.

To specify option indicators

  1. Select the first radio button and enter a two digit variable (01, 02, 03, ... 98, 99) in each field. This option indicator signals whether or not certain events have occurred during processing.
  2. To specify a condition where the indicator is 'off', enter 'N' in this field. By setting the indicators 'on' or 'off', you can associate fields with indicators to control whether or not a field will appear on the screen.

Display size condition names are similar to option indicators, except that display size condition names do not appear in your program and do not appear in the output record. A display size condition name is on if the display file is opened to the corresponding display size.

To specify condition names

  1. Select the second radio button and enter a keyword description for the display size condition name.
  2. To specify a NOT condition, enter 'N' in the first position of this field.