Extended IDR data (format 2)

The "extended" format of IDR data is known in the program management binder as "IDRU" ("User IDR") data, because it is placed into the B_IDRU class (for which an ED must have been previously defined).

The format of an extended IDR data entry is shown (using Assembler Language notation) in the following figure.

Figure 1. Extended IDR data item (format 2)

Date         DS   PL4      Packed Decimal Julian Date, as YYYYDDDF
Data_Length  DS   H        True length of following IDR data text
IDR_Data     DS   CL80     IDR data (true length in previous 2 bytes)

The IDR data can be up to 80 characters long. The IDR "record" must be 86 characters long, even if the IDR data text is less than 80 characters.

Note: The content of the 80-byte IDR_Data field has not been architected. (It is generated internally by the binder, not by any translator.)