Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Definition Attributes
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SPI-NULL Defines an SPI null value for a field or a group in an SPI-
extensible structured token or for a field or group within a
group definition
[NOT]SQLNULLABLE
Specifies that a line item is [not] to be treated as an SQL-
nullable column
TACL
Specifies the TACL data type to which a DDL data item is to
be converted when generating TACL source code
TYPE
Specifies the data type and size of a data structure, either
explicitly or by referring to a previously defined data structure
UPSHIFT
Upshifts ASCII characters entered in the field
USAGE
Either specifies computational storage allocation for a
numeric group or field or identifies a COBOL as an index
[NO]VALUE
Assigns [suppresses] a DDL or COBOL field or group’s initial
value
66 RENAMES
Renames a previously defined DDL or COBOL field or group
or set of fields or groups
88 Condition-Name
For COBOL source code, associates a condition name with a
value, list of values, or range of values, enabling you to refer
to the value or values by the condition name
89 Enumeration
Associates a name with a specified or default enumeration
value and, optionally, specifies a display string for the value
Table 6-1. Definition and Record Clauses (page2of2)
Clause Function
* The DDL compiler ignores this clause when generating host-language source code.