Convert to date

The COBOL data item name is determined by the *NODATETIME/*DATETIME CVTOPT parameter.

Select the *CVTTODATE check box to specify how the compiler handles DDS data types with the DATFMT keyword.

*NOCVTTODATE
DDS data types with the DATFMT keyword (excluding the DDS date data type) are declared in ILE COBOL based on their original DDS type.

*CVTTODATE
DDS data types with the DATFMT keyword (excluding the DDS date data type) are declared in ILE COBOL as date data types.