Support for COBOL data description entries

In the COBOL data description entries specified in a copybook, FM/Db2 supports:
  • ASSIGN clause
  • OCCURS clause (including OCCURS DEPENDING ON)
  • PICTURE clause (except for numeric editing)
  • REDEFINES clause
  • RENAMES clause
  • USAGE clause
  • VALUE clause
FM/Db2 ignores:
  • BLANK WHEN ZERO clause
  • DATE FORMAT clause
  • EXTERNAL clause
  • GLOBAL clause
  • JUSTIFIED clause
  • Numeric editing in the PICTURE clause
  • SYNCHRONIZED clause

FM/Db2 supports all data item level numbers except 88 (condition-names).