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Format 1 (All Data Division Sections)

Description
Use Format 1 for data description entries in all Data Division sections. A space, a separator comma, or a separator semicolon must separate clauses.

You can write the clauses in any order, with two exceptions:

Specific rules and restrictions for each clause are noted under the discussion of the individual clause.

Format 1 (All Data Division Sections)
 
->->--level-number--*-------------*-------------------->
                  *--data-name--*
                  *--FILLER-----*
 
->---*------------------*----------------------------->
    *-REDEFINES clause-*
    *-LIKE clause------*
 
->---*------------------------*-*------------------*-->
    *-BLANK WHEN ZERO clause-* *-JUSTIFIED clause-*
 
->---*---------------*--*----------------*------------>
    *-OCCURS clause-*  *-PICTURE clause-*
 
->---*-------------*--*---------------------*--------->
    *-SIGN clause-*  *-SYNCHRONIZED clause-*
 
->---*--------------*--*--------------*--------------->
    *-USAGE clause-*  *-VALUE clause-*
 


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