Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Dictionary Database Structure
Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual—529431-004
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DICTOBL (Object Build List)
SOURCE-DEF-FLAG Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) to indicate this
item is defined with TYPE * or TYPE def-name or N
(no) to indicate it is not. N is the default.
NOVALUE Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N (no) to
indicate whether this item has the NOVALUE
attribute. NOVALUE suppresses any VALUE IS
clause in a referenced definition. NOVALUE can be
specified only for a field or group definition defined
with a TYPE clause. N is the default.
TACL-INHERITED Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) to indicate the
TACL type was inherited from a definition or N (no)
to indicate the type was explicitly specified.
NULL-INHERITED Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) to indicate the
null was inherited from a definition or N (no) to
indicate it was explicitly specified.
SPI-NULL-INHERITED Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) to indicate the
SPI null was inherited from a definition or from the
default, or N (no) to indicate the SPI null was
explicitly specified.
UPSHIFT-INHERITED Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) to indicate the
upshift was inherited from a definition or from the
default, or N (no) to indicate the upshift was explicitly
specified.
USAGE-IS-INDEX Contains the ASCII character Y (yes) or N (no) to
indicate whether the item is to be used as an index.
This field is set to Y if the definition or description of
the item includes a USAGE IS INDEX clause. N is
the default.
BIT-LENGTH Contains the bit length of the current item. For an
item that is not a bit map, the bit length is a multiple
of 8. For a bit map item, the bit length is a value from
1 to 15.
FIELD-ALIGN Contains the alignment method used when storing
the item. C00CALIGN is the default.
BIT-OFFSET Contains the bit offset from the (byte) offset that this
elementary item is in. For an item that is not a bit
map, the bit offset value is 0. For a bit map item, the
bit offset value is from 0 to 15. (A group item that is a
bit map or maps always starts on a word boundary.)
The bit offset from the start of the structure for any
item is the value of the BIT-OFFSET field plus 8
times the value of the OFFSET field in the DICTOBL
file.
Table D-7. DICTOBL (Object Build List) Fields (page 6 of 8)
Field Description