Definition of Externally Described Data Structure

Positions

• Positions 7-21 (Name)
• Position 22 (External Description)
• Position 23 (Type of Data Structure)
• Positions 24-25 (Definition Type)
• Positions 33-39 (To Position / Length)
• Positions 44-80 (Keywords)

Keywords

• ALIAS
• ALIGN
• ALTSEQ(*NONE)
• BASED(basing_pointer_name)
• DTAARA{({*VAR:} data_area_name)}
• EXPORT{(external_name)}
• EXTNAME(file-name{:format-name}{:*ALL| *INPUT|*OUTPUT|*KEY})
• IMPORT{(external_name)}
• INZ{(initial value)}
• LEN(length)
• NOOPT
• OCCURS(numeric_constant)
• PREFIX(prefix{:nbr_of_char_replaced})
• QUALIFIED
• STATIC{(*ALLTHREAD)}
• TEMPLATE

For more information see:

• Summary According to Definition Specification Type
• Chapter 7. Defining Data and Prototypes
• Chapter 9. Data Types and Data Formats
• Chapter 8. Using Arrays and Tables