Comments Generated Based on Inherited USAGE Characteristics

The different USAGE clauses that you can specify for the original item result in a limited number of comments. Table 1 illustrates this.

Table 1. Comments Generated based on Inherited USAGE Characteristics
Inherited USAGE Clause Generated Comment

PACKED-DECIMAL
COMPUTATIONAL
COMPUTATIONAL-3

* USAGE IS PACKED-DECIMAL

COMP-1
COMUTATIONAL-1

* USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-1

COMP-2
COMUTATIONAL-2

* USAGE IS COMPUTATIONAL-2

BINARY
COMP-4
COMPUTATIONAL-4

* USAGE IS BINARY

COMP-5
COMPUTATIONAL-5

* USAGE COMP-5
INDEX *USAGE IS INDEX
NATIONAL *USAGE IS NATIONAL
DISPLAY This is the default usage, so a comment is not generated.
DISPLAY-1 * USAGE IS DISPLAY-1
POINTER * USAGE IS POINTER
PROCEDURE-POINTER * USAGE IS PROCEDURE-POINTER

The characteristics of the data item that you define using the LIKE clause are shown in the listing of your compiled program.