Keyword considerations for database files that use DBCS

You should not specify DDS keywords to be used with numeric data for fields containing double-byte character set (DBCS) data. The system treats DBCS data the same as character data, and, therefore, cannot perform arithmetic operations on it.

Do not use the following DDS keywords with DBCS data fields (the data type specified in position 35 is O, J, E, or G):

ABSVAL
ALTSEQ
CHECK(M10)
CHECK(M10F)
CHECK(M11)
CHECK(M11F)
CHECK(VN)

CHECK(VNE)
DATFMT
DATSEP
DIGIT
EDTCDE
EDTWRD
FLTPCN

REFSHIFT
SIGNED
SST
TIMFMT
TIMSEP
TRNTBL
ZONE

Notes:

The SST keyword is allowed on fields with a data type of G.
The REFSHIFT keyword is allowed on fields with a data type of O, J, or E.