PICTURE Clause Editing
There are two general methods of editing in a PICTURE clause:
- Insertion editing
- Suppression and replacement editing
The type of editing allowed for an item depends on its data category. The type of editing that is valid for each category is shown below:
| Category | Type of Editing |
|---|---|
| Alphabetic | None |
IBM Extension IBM Extension
Boolean End of IBM Extension |
None |
IBM Extension IBM Extension
National-edited End of IBM Extension |
Simple insertion |
| Numeric | None |
| Alphanumeric | None |
| Alphanumeric-edited | Simple insertion |
| Numeric-edited | All |
IBM Extension IBM Extension External floating-point End of IBM Extension End of IBM Extension |
Special insertion |