Constants
A constant can be a decimal number (n, +n, -n), character string (C'xx...x'), or hexadecimal string (X'yy...yy').
The current date can be used as a decimal number (DATE1P, &DATE1P, DATE2P, &DATE2P, DATE3P, &DATE3P) or character string (DATE1, &DATE1, DATE1(c), &DATE1(c), DATE2, &DATE2, DATE2(c), &DATE2(c), DATE3, &DATE3, DATE3(c), &DATE3(c), DATE4, &DATE4, DATE5, &DATE5).
A future date can be used as a decimal number (DATE1P+d, &DATE1P+d, DATE2P+m, &DATE2P+m, DATE3P+d, &DATE3P+d) or character string (DATE1+d, &DATE1+d, DATE1(c)+d, &DATE1(c)+d, DATE2+m, &DATE2+m, DATE2(c)+m, &DATE2(c)+m, DATE3+d, &DATE3+d, DATE3(c)+d, &DATE3(c)+d).
A past date can be used as a decimal number (DATE1P-d, &DATE1P-d, DATE2P-m, &DATE2P-m, DATE3P-d, &DATE3P-d) or character string (DATE1-d, &DATE1-d, DATE1(c)-d, &DATE1(c)-d, DATE2-m, &DATE2-m, DATE2(c)-m, &DATE2(c)-m, DATE3-d, &DATE3-d, DATE3(c)-d, &DATE3(c)-d).
The different constants are explained in detail in the following table. Permissible comparisons between compare fields and constants are shown in Table 1.
Permissible
Field-to-Constant Comparisons for INCLUDE/OMITField Format
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Self-Defining Term | ||
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Decimal Number | Character String | Hexadecimal String | |
BI | X | X | X |
CH | X | X | |
ZD | X | ||
PD | X | ||
PD0 | X | ||
FI | X | ||
AC | X | X | |
ASL | X | ||
AST | X | ||
CSF or FS | X | ||
UFF | X | ||
SFF | X | ||
CSL or LS | X | ||
CST or TS | X | ||
CLO or OL | X | ||
CTO or OT | X | ||
AQ | X | X | |
D2 | X | X | X |
Note: D2
field formats are user-defined.
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