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Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4.1, Language Reference


Format 1

Format 1 is used for data description entries in all data division sections.

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Format 1: data description entry

>>-level-number--+-------------+--+------------------+---------->
                 +-data-name-1-+  '-redefines-clause-'   
                 '-FILLER------'                         

>--+------------------------+--+-----------------+-------------->
   '-blank-when-zero-clause-'  '-external-clause-'   

>--+---------------+--+--------------------+-------------------->
   '-global-clause-'  '-group-usage-clause-'   

>--+------------------+--+---------------+---------------------->
   '-justified-clause-'  '-occurs-clause-'   

>--+----------------+--+-------------+-------------------------->
   '-picture-clause-'  '-sign-clause-'   

>--+---------------------+--+--------------+-------------------->
   '-synchronized-clause-'  '-usage-clause-'   

>--+--------------+--+--------------------+--------------------><
   '-value-clause-'  '-date-format-clause-'   

The clauses can be written in any order, with two exceptions:

The level-number in format 1 can be any number in the range 0149, or 77.

A space, a comma, or a semicolon must separate clauses.


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