fix_zero

Treat a packed decimal field containing all zeros (normally illegal) as a valid representation of zero.

Applies to

Fields of the packed decimal data type on import; all decimal fields on export (exported decimals are always packed); record, subrec, or tagged if it contains at least one field of these types.

Syntax


 field_definition  { fix_zero };

Note: Omitting fix_zero causes the job to generate an error if it encounters a decimal containing all zeros.

This property overrides the nocheck option to packed.

See also packed and nofix_zero. The latter option restores default behavior.