Data description entry

Function

A data description entry describes the attributes of a node from an XML tree or additional data which is connected to the node.

Format 1 for describing a node

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level-number [data-name | FILLER]
             IDENTIFIER clause
             [COUNT clause]
             [GROUP-USAGE clause]
             [JUSTIFIED clause]
             [PICTURE clause]
             [SIGN clause]
             [SYNCHRONIZED clause]
             [USAGE clause]
             [VALUE clause].


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Format 2 for describing additional data

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level-number [data-name | FILLER]
             [GROUP-USAGE clause]
             [JUSTIFIED clause]
             [OCCURS clause]
             [PICTURE clause]
             [SIGN clause]
             [SYNCHRONIZED clause]
             [TYPE clause]
             [USAGE clause]
             [VALUE clause].

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Syntax rules for both formats

1. The defined data items must be of the category alphabetic, alphanumeric, national or numeric.

2. The clauses may be written in any order, except for the FILLER or data-name phrase, which must immediately follow the level number.

Syntax rules for format 1

1. level-number must be a number from 01 through 49.

Syntax rules for format 2

1. level-number must be a number from 02 through 49 or 88. The rules for condition names apply for level-number 88 (see Data description entry formats ).

2. Die DEPENDING ON phrase of the OCCURS clause is not permitted.

3. The OCCURS clause may not be specified for data items which are directly subordinate to a data item for which the IDENTIFIED clause is specified.

All clauses which are not described in the following are assumed to be known, see also the relevant descriptions starting on Data description entry .