Dictionary Database Structure
Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual — 426798-002
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DICTOBL Fields
level numbers in the source schema can be incremented by values greater than
one, the DDL compiler compresses all level values so that there is no skipping.
This field also identifies Level 66 RENAMES and Level 88 clauses, which have
reserved level numbers.
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LOCAL-NAME
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a field with 30 ASCII characters, containing the name of this
element.
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COMMENT-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains any comment for this
element. If there is no comment text, this field is set to 0.
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VALUE-TEXT
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the text ID number of the OTF record that contains the value string
for this element. Values and lists of values are represented in the OTF as
sequences of records that have one of the following text types:
If there is no value text, this field is set to 0.
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AS-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the display text for level 89
items.
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HEADING-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the HEADING string
for this element. The text type for this field is S (string). If the element has no
HEADING clause, this field is set to 0.
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DISPLAY-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the DISPLAY string for
this element. The text type for this field is S (string). If the element has no
DISPLAY clause, this field is set to 0.
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PICTURE-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the PICTURE string
for this element. The text type for this field is S (string). If the element was not
defined with a PICTURE clause, this field is set to 0.
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HELP-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the help text for this
element. The text type for this field is S (string). If the element was not defined with
a HELP clause, this field is set to 0.
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MUST-BE-TEXT
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the text ID of the OTF record that contains the MUST BE string
for this element. The MUST BE string consists of a value, a list of values, or ranges
of values that can be entered into a field. If the element was not defined with a
MUST BE clause, this field is set to 0.
Text items can be one of three text types (K, N, S), as described under VALUE-
TEXT. A single MUST BE string can be made up of text items of different types.
Code
Meaning
K
Keyword
N
ASCII representation of a numeric literal
S
Alphanumeric string
E
Enumeration value name
J
National string