Fillers are not defined in the Repository. They are used as alignment fields, and do not contain any information. Consequently, they are characterized only by their lengths. Their length is represented by the values to be entered in the Format and Usage fields in the Filler definition section. To display the content of the Filler definition section, you must select a Filler call line in the list of called Elements. In this section, you define the length of the filler for the current Segment via the Format and Usage input fields. Redefines are possible for fillers.
To display the Filler definition section, select the Filler's call line among in the -CE lines of the Segment. The Filler definition section shows up in the right part of the -CE Lines tab.
The internal format must be coded like a COBOL picture (without print characters).
If the format of a numeric Data Element is more than 10 characters long, you must omit the '9' that would normally be entered after the 'V' (for example: S9(10)V9(3) must be entered as S9(10)V(3)). This way of coding must not be used when the format is shorter than 10 characters.
Symbolic value | Meaning |
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D | Without century (DDMMYY or MMDDYY) |
C | With century (DDMMCCYY or MMDDCCYY) |
I | Without century (YYMMDD) |
S | With century (CCYYMMDD) |
E | Without century (DD/MM/YY or MM/DD/YY) |
M | With century (DD/MM/CCYY or MM/DD/CCYY) |
G | Gregorian format (CCYY-MM-DD) |
T | Timestamp format |
The USAGE clause of a COBOL numeric variable allows you to indicate the internal representation of its value. Different USAGEs are available depending on the COBOL variants adapted to the material in use.
Value | Meaning |
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D | DISPLAY (default option). Required for date Data Elements. |
C | COMPUTATIONAL (binary), IBM
or equivalent; BINARY, IBM and COBOL II variant. |
F | COMPUTATIONAL-1 IBM or equivalent. COMPUTATIONAL-9 BULL GCOS7. COMPUTATIONAL-11 GCOS8. Relational DBD : floating point, simple precision. |
G | COMPUTATIONAL SYNCHRONIZED RIGHT ICL
2900 COMPUTATIONAL-5 MICROFOCUS. |
H | COMPUTATIONAL UNISYS 2200. BINARY UNISYS 2200 (COBOL 85) |
I | DISPLAY-1 Unisys 2200 |
J | COMPUTATIONAL-6 GCOS8. REAL UNISYS-A. |
N | COMPUTATIONAL-4 aligned on
a half-byte. You must add the complement if the length is uneven. NATIONAL (default usage) for 'Unicode'-type Data Elements ('U' type). |
O | COMPUTATIONAL-4 UNISYS 2200 |
P | COMPUTATIONAL-1 GCOS8. |
Q | COMPUTATIONAL GCOS8. |
R | COMPUTATIONAL SYNCHRONIZED RIGHT, IBM or equivalent; This value is preferable to 'C' when binary data is aligned on even addresses, since the corresponding COBOL statements are more efficient. |
T | COMPUTATIONAL-3 PACKED SYNC. GCOS8. |
U | COMPUTATIONAL-1 UNISYS 2200. |
W | COMPUTATIONAL-2 UNISYS 2200. COMPUTATIONAL-12 GCOS8. RELATIONAL DBD : floating point, double precision. |
X | DISPLAY SIGN IS TRAILING SEPARATE CHARACTER. or NATIONAL SIGN IS TRAILING SEPARATE CHARACTER for 'Unicode'-type Data Elements ('U' type). |
Y | DB-KEY GCOS8. POINTER IBM and MICROFOCUS |
Z | In batch mode only: this option, which is only used with an output format, allows for the generation of a BLANK WHEN ZERO clause with the Batch D.S. function. |
0 | COMPUTATIONAL-7 GCOS8 |
1 | DISPLAY SIGN LEADING SEPARATE -
UNISYS 2200, GCOS8, IBM, TANDEM, GCOS7. or NATIONAL SIGN IS LEADING SEPARATE CHARACTER for 'Unicode'-type Data Elements ('U' type). |
2 | DISPLAY-2 GCOS8 = DISPLAY, fields are compared in accordance with the ″commercial collating sequence″ and not in accordance with the standard BULL sequence. |
3 | COMPUTATIONAL-3IBM or equivalent. COMPUTATIONAL GCOS7 PACKED-DECIMAL UNISYS 2200 (COBOL 85) |
5 | COMPUTATIONAL-1 GCOS7 GCOS8 |
6 | COMPUTATIONAL-2 GCOS7 GCOS8 |
7 | COMPUTATIONAL-5 ICL 2900. |
8 | COMPUTATIONAL BULL 66 GCOS8. |
9 | COMPUTATIONAL-3 GCOS7 and GCOS8. |
Click the More... button to open a dialog box in which you indicate the presence check values for the Filler called in the Segment.
Click the -G Lines... button to define -GC lines, -GE lines, and -GG lines for the Filler called in the Segment.