Dictionary Database Structure
Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual — 426798-002
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DICTOBL Fields
An explanation of each field follows:
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IDENTIFIER
−
a unique identifier for each object in the dictionary, consisting of the
next two fields:
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OBJECT
−
the object number of the definition or record.
°
ELEMENT
−
the element number of the group or field within the object. Element
numbers are assigned sequentially, starting with 0. Element number 0
describes the entire object.
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LEVEL
−
the level number of this element relative to the level of the entire definition.
The first element (the object name) has a level of 0. Subordinate groups and
elementary items have higher level values, but none greater than 49. Although the
02 JUSTIFY-INHERITED Type Character 1
MUST BE "Y", "N"
VALUE "N"
UPSHIFT
Display "A1"
Heading "Just-Right/Inherited".
02 SQLNULLABLE-SPECIFIED Type Character 1
MUST BE "Y", "N"
VALUE "N"
UPSHIFT
Display "A1"
Heading "SqlNull/Spec".
02 INTERVAL-LEADING-PRECISION Type Binary 16
Display "I4"
Heading "Leading/Prec".
02 DATETIME-FRACTION-PRECISION Type Binary 16
Display "I4"
Heading "Fraction/Prec".
02 SQLNULLABLE-FLAG Type Character 1
MUST BE "Y", "N"
VALUE "N"
UPSHIFT
Display "A1"
Heading "SqlNull/Flag".
02 GROUP-COMP3 Type Character 1
MUST BE "Y", "N"
VALUE "N"
UPSHIFT
Display "A1"
Heading "Computational-3".
02 FILLER Type Character 2.
02 SQLNULLABLE-FILLERS Type Binary 16
Display "I4"
Heading "SqlNull/Filler"
VALUE "0"
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