Forming the Expansion of an Edit Word for Display Files

The characters in the expansion portion of an edit word are always written. The expansion cannot contain blanks. If a blank is required in the edited output field, specify an ampersand in the body of the edit word.

Specifying a Valid Edit Word for Display Files

Use the following rules to specify a valid edit word:

Option indicators are not valid for this keyword.

Figure 159 shows sample edit words with the program value of the field and the display value of the field (as edited).

Figure 159. Sample Edit Words

Sample Edit Words