Data description entries
For ASCII files, the data description considerations listed in the topic apply.
- PICTURE clause specifications are valid for the following categories
of data:
- Alphabetic
- Alphanumeric
- Alphanumeric-edited
- Numeric
- Numeric-edited
- For signed numeric items, the SIGN clause with the SEPARATE CHARACTER phrase must be specified.
- For the USAGE clause, only the DISPLAY phrase is valid.