Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

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DICTDBM Commands
Modify
indicates no change.
TYPE If the subcommand is:
CATEGORY, CLASS, GROUP, or PROCEDURE enter a new user defined
type (4 characters maximum). DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in
response to this prompt indicates no change.
ELEMENT enter a new type for the data element as follows:
U upper case ASCII
X upper or lower case ASCII
9 numeric ASCII
Z zoned decimal
P packed decimal
I integer binary
J integer binary (COBOL)
K logical
R floating point (commercial)
E floating point (E format)
S string (PASCAL)
B boolean (PASCAL)
* back reference to an existing element (PASCAL)
If the type used is numeric, a plus character (+) following it indicates that
the data element may have only positive values. If a plus character is used
with any other type, it is ignored. DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in
response to this prompt indicates no change.
FILE - enter a new file type based on one of the following types:
BASE IMAGE database name
MAST IMAGE manual master data set
AUTO IMAGE automatic master data set
DETL IMAGE detail data set
FORM VPLUS form
VLPS VPLUS forms file name
MPEF MPE sequential file
MPER MPE relative file
KSAM KSAM file
DEFAULT: Pressing [[RETURN]] in response to this prompt indicates no
change.