DDS keywords and parameters
Data description specifications (DDS) keywords and parameters typically consist of combinations of standard abbreviations.
All the keywords and parameters used in DDS are listed in alphabetical order as follows:
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | after |
| AB | allow blanks |
| ABS | absolute |
| ACC | access |
| ACCEL | accelerator |
| ALARM | alarm |
| ALT | alternative |
| ALW | allow |
| ARA | area |
| ATR | attributes |
| AUTO | automatic |
| AVAIL | available |
| B | before |
| BDY | boundary |
| BL | blinking field |
| BLANKS | blanks |
| BLINK | blinking cursor |
| BLK | blank |
| BOX | box |
| BTN | button |
| CA | command attention key |
| CCS | coded character set |
| CDE | code |
| CF | command function key |
| CHC | choice |
| CHG | change |
| CHK | check |
| CHR | character |
| CLR | clear |
| CLRL | clear line |
| CLS | class |
| CMD | command |
| CMP | comparison |
| CMT | commit |
| CNL | cancel |
| CNT | continued |
| CNV | conversion |
| COL | column |
| COMP | comparison |
| CON | constant |
| CONCAT | concatenate |
| CS | column separator |
| CSR | cursor |
| CTL | control |
| DAT | date |
| DEC | decimal |
| DEV | device |
| DFN | defined |
| DFR | defer |
| DFT | default |
| DLT | delete |
| DOC | document |
| DSP | display |
| DTA | data |
| DUP | duplicate |
| DWN | down |
| DYN | dynamic |
| EDT | edit |
| END | end |
| ENT | entry |
| EOS | end of session |
| EQ | equal |
| ER | end of record (same as end of field) |
| ERR | error |
| EXCLD | excluded |
| FAIL | fail |
| FCFO | first-changed first-out |
| FE | field exit |
| FIFO | first-in first-out |
| FIX | fixed |
| FLD | field |
| FLT | floating point |
| FMT | format |
| FNT | font |
| FRC | force |
| FULL | full |
| GDF | graphic data file |
| GE | greater than or equal to |
| GPH | graphics |
| GRD | grid |
| GRP | group |
| GT | greater than |
| HDG | heading |
| HI | high intensity |
| HLP | help |
| ID | identifier |
| IDX | index |
| IGC | double-byte character set (DBCS) |
| IND | indicator |
| INP | input |
| INZ | initialize |
| J | join |
| LC | lowercase |
| LCK | lock |
| LE | less than or equal to |
| LEN | length |
| LIFO | last in first out |
| LIN | line |
| LOC | location |
| LT | less than |
| LVL | level |
| MAP | map |
| MDT | modified data tag |
| ME | mandatory enter |
| MF | mandatory fill |
| MGT | management |
| MLT | multiple |
| MNU | menu |
| MOU | mouse |
| MSG | message |
| MSK | mask |
| M10 | IBM® Modulus 10 |
| M10F | IBM Modulus 10 |
| M11 | IBM Modulus 11 |
| M11F | IBM Modulus 11 |
| NBR | number |
| ND | nondisplay |
| NE | not equal to |
| NEG | negative |
| NG | not greater than |
| NL | not less than |
| NULL | null |
| NXT | next |
| OF | off |
| OID | operator identification |
| OUT | output |
| OVR | override |
| P | physical |
| PAG | page |
| PC | position cursor |
| PCN | precision |
| PFILE | physical file |
| PGM | program |
| PNL | panel |
| POS | position |
| PR | protect |
| PRG | progression |
| PRP | prepare |
| PRT | print or printer |
| PSH | push |
| PTH | path |
| Q | queue |
| QLTY | quality |
| RA | record advance |
| RAB | right-justify with blank fill |
| RAZ | right-justify with zero fill |
| RB | right-justify with blank fill |
| RCD | record |
| RCV | receive |
| RECID | record identification |
| REF | reference |
| REL | relative |
| RET | retain |
| REV | reverse |
| RI | reverse image |
| RL | right to left |
| RLTB | right to left, top to bottom |
| RMV | remove |
| RNA | record not active |
| ROL | roll |
| RQS | request |
| RRN | relative record number |
| RSP | response |
| RST | restore |
| RTN | return |
| RTT | rotate |
| RZ | right-justify with zero fill |
| SCH | search |
| SCROLL | scroll |
| SEL | select |
| SEG | segment |
| SEP | separator |
| SEQ | sequence |
| SFL | subfile |
| SHELF | shelf |
| SIZ | size |
| SKIPA | skip after |
| SKIPB | skip before |
| SLNO | starting line number |
| SLT | select |
| SNG | single |
| SP | select by light pen |
| SPACEA | space after |
| SPACEB | space before |
| SST | substring |
| STS | status |
| SW | switch |
| SYN | sync |
| SYS | system |
| TIM | time |
| TITLE | title |
| TNS | transaction |
| TRNRND | turn around |
| TRNTBL | translation table |
| TXT | text |
| TYP | type |
| UL | underline |
| UNAVAIL | unavailable |
| USR | user |
| VAL | values |
| VAR | variable |
| VLD | valid |
| VN | validate name |
| VNE | validate name extended |
| WDW | window |
| WRD | word |
| WRT | write |