Format 3 describes condition-names.
Data Description Entry - General Format 3 >>-88--condition-name--+-VALUE--+----+---+----------------------> | '-IS-' | '-VALUES--+-----+-' '-ARE-' .---------------------------------------. V | >----literal-1--+------------------------+-+--.---------------->< '-+-THROUGH-+--literal-2-' '-THRU----'
A conditional variable is a data item that can assume one or more values, that can, in turn, be associated with a condition-name.
Format 3 can be used to describe both elementary and group items. Further information on condition-name entries can be found under Condition-Name Condition.