A B G N P X Z 9 0 / , + - * cs
At least one of the symbols A, G, N, X, Z, 9, or *, or at least two of the symbols +, -, or cs must be present in a PICTURE string.
An unsigned nonzero integer enclosed in parentheses immediately following any of these symbols specifies the number of consecutive occurrences of that symbol.
Example: The following two PICTURE clause specifications are equivalent:
PICTURE IS $99999.99CR PICTURE IS $9(5).9(2)CR
E S V . CR DB
Except for the PICTURE symbol V, each occurrence of any of the above symbols in a given PICTURE character-string represents an occurrence of that character or set of allowable characters in the data item.