COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Data Division

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006

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Descriptions of Records (Levels 01-49)

A data description entry that starts at level-01 is a record description entry. It defines

the characteristics of a record, and is followed by subordinate data description entries

for items that are part of the record. You can put record description entries in any

section in the Data Division.

level

is a 1-character or 2-character string whose value is in the range “1” (or “01”) to

“49,” which represents the record’s level number.

level

data-name-1

FILLER

USAGE clause

SIGN clause

OCCURS clause

SYNCHRONIZED clause

EXTERNAL clause

GLOBAL clause

PICTURE clause

JUSTIFIED clause

VALUE clause

REDEFINES clause

BLANK WHEN ZERO clause

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