Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Definitions and Records
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SPI-NULL-clause
specifies an SPI null value for a field or group in an SPI-extensible structured token
or for a field or group within a group definition (see SPI-NULL on page 6-37).
SQLNULLABLE-clause
specifies whether a line item is to be treated as an SQL-nullable column (see
SQLNULLABLE on page 6-40).
TACL-clause
specifies the TACL data type to which a DDL data item is to be converted when
generating TACL source code (see TACL on page 6-45).
TYPE-clause
specifies the data type and size of a field (see PICTURE on page 6-25 and TYPE
on page 6-49).
UPSHIFT-clause
upshifts ASCII characters entered in the field (see UPSHIFT on page 6-70).
USAGE-clause
either specifies computational storage allocation for a numeric group or field or
identifies a COBOL as an index (see USAGE on page 6-71).
VALUE-clause
assigns or suppresses a DDL or COBOL field or group’s initial value (see VALUE
on page 6-76).
Other Elements
This topic lists elements in alphabetical order.
BEGIN
precedes any level-88 condition-name clauses and level-89 enumeration clauses
in a DEFINITION statement for a single field. BEGIN must precede the first period
in the definition. A DEFINITION statement that includes BEGIN must also include
END and at least one level-88 or level-89 clause.
def-name
is the name of the data structure to be added to, or replaced in, the open
dictionary.