REDEFINES clause

If a copybook contains a REDEFINES clause, the COBOL Copybook Importer adds a group subtype for the REDEFINES object. However, a copybook does not contain sufficient information for the COBOL Copybook Importer to determine how the redefined type is used.

For example, REDEFINES might be used to overlay different Record subtypes. In this case, you might want to:

• Copy the Record subtype as another subtype.
• Modify the new subtype to use the appropriate REDEFINES objects.
• Partition Record and specify the component rule that distinguished Record subtypes.
• Add a File type and specify the pattern of Record subtypes as components of File.