COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

data-name-1
is the name of the noncontiguous elementary item.
FILLER
is a place holder for a data item to which the program never refers.
data-name-2
is the name of a data item being redefined. See REDEFINES Clause.
PICTURE clause
is as described in PICTURE Clause.
INDEX
describes an index data item—a data item that occupies four character positions and whose
value is the occurrence number of a table element. This value cannot be used in computations.
If a level-77 description contains INDEX, then it cannot include the SYNCHRONIZED, JUSTIFIED,
or BLANK WHEN ZERO clause.
SIGN clause
is as described in SIGN Clause.
OCCURS clause
is as described in OCCURS Clause for Fixed-Size Tables or OCCURS Clause for Variable-Size
Tables.
SYNCHRONIZED clause
is as described in SYNCHRONIZED Clause. Do not use the SYNCHRONIZED clause with
INDEX.
JUSTIFIED clause
is as described in JUSTIFIED Clause. Do not use the JUSTIFIED clause with INDEX.
BLANK WHEN ZERO clause
is as described in BLANK WHEN ZERO Clause. Do not use the BLANK WHEN ZERO clause
with INDEX.
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