Copybook View and Print: View panel

Panel and field definitions

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 File Manager      USERID.COPYBOOK(COPY0102)                       Line 1 of 18

 1 Print Layout

 Ref Field Name                                Picture  Type Start    End Length
     ****  Top of data  ****
   1 1 REC-TYPE01                                        AN      1     80     80
   2  2 REC-TYPE                               XX        AN      1      2      2
   3  2 NAME                                   X(20)     AN      3     22     20
   4  2 EMPLOYEE-NO                            9(4)      BI     23     24      2
   5  2 AGE                                    9(4)      BI     25     26      2
   6  2 SALARY                                 9(7)      PD     27     30      4
   7  2 MONTH OCCURS 12 TIMES                  9(8)      BI     31     34      4
   8  2 FILLER                                 XX        AN     79     80      2

   1 1 REC-TYPE02                                        AN      1     80     80
   2  2 REC-TYPE                               XX        AN      1      2      2
   3  2 NAME                                   X(20)     AN      3     22     20
   4  2 JOB-TITLE                              X(14)     AN     23     36     14
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This panel displays the layout for the copybook or template you referenced via the entry panel. You can print the contents of the display to the current print data set.

Field reference

Shows the field reference number assigned by File Manager to the field name. Field reference numbers are assigned to all fields in a record, and are used to identify fields in identification and selection criteria expressions and in primary commands. For IMS™ templates, views and criteria sets, the reference is suffixed with a K to flag key fields.

Field name

Shows the level number and field name of the field. Various other attributes, such as redefines, array sizes, and depending on references, are also displayed as part of the name. Non-zero offset values are displayed for Level 1 fields. For IMS™ templates, views and criteria sets, the Level 1 field name includes the segment reference.

Picture

Shows the picture clause for COBOL and for PL/I shows the length and scale (if non zero) for binary and packed fields. Also shows the bit length for bit fields.

Type

Shows the data type of the field:

AN

Alphanumeric (includes alphabetic, group items, edited PL/I numeric picture fields, and edited COBOL numeric picture fields where not all elements of the picture clause are supported).

AX

Alphanumeric displayed in long hexadecimal.

BI

Binary

BT

Bit

FE

Floating point (external)

FP

Floating point (internal)

G/DB

Graphic/DBCS

PD

Packed decimal (internal decimal)

VB

Varying bit

VC

Varying character

VG/VD

Varying graphic/DBCS

ZC

Z Character

ZA

Zoned Alphanumeric (COBOL external edited). COBOL edited picture definitions that do not fit the ZE definition.

ZD

Zoned Decimal (external decimal)

ZE

Zoned Edited (COBOL external edited). Supports COBOL picture edit characters + - . 9

ZG/Z2

Varying graphic/DBCS null terminated

Start

Shows the start column of the field. For variable located fields, the start location is based on the maximum length of the record.

End

Shows the end column of the field.

Length

Shows the length of the field. For a Level 01 field, if the record is variable length, the length shown is the maximum record length.