Definitions and Records
Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual — 426798-002
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Group Definition Syntax
Group Definition Syntax
The syntax of the DEFINITION statement when used to define groups of fields follows.
DEF[INITION] def-name
[ DISPLAY clause ]
[ EXTERNAL clause ]
[ HEADING clause ]
[ HELP clause ]
[ NULL clause ]
[ [NOT] SQLNULLABLE clause ]
[ USAGE clause ]
[ VALUE clause ] .
Line-item specification
line-item specification ...
[ 66 RENAMES clause . ] ...
END [ . ]
line-item specification is:
level-number { field-name | group-name | FILLER }
{ PICTURE clause | TYPE clause }
[ AS clause ]
[ DISPLAY clause ]
[ EDIT-PIC clause ]
[ HEADING clause ]
[ HELP clause ]
[ JUSTIFIED clause ]
[ LN clause ]
[ MUST BE clause ]
[ NULL clause ]
[ { OCCURS clause | OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause } ]
[ REDEFINES clause ]
[ SPI-NULL clause ]
[ [NOT] SQLNULLABLE clause]
[ TACL clause ]
[ USAGE clause ]
[ VALUE clause ] .
[ 88 condition-name clause . ] ...
[ 89 enumeration clause . ] ...
