Equivalent Free-form Coding for Subfield Entries
Fixed-form-entry | Free-form equivalent |
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External | EXTFLD keyword specified as the first keyword |
Fixed-form-entry | Free-form equivalent |
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From with numeric value | POS keyword |
From with special value such as *STATUS | Specify the special value in place of the data type keyword |
To | There is no exact equivalent. The end-position of the subfield is determined from the POS keyword combined with the length of the item |
Length, Internal data type, and Decimal Positions entries | See Equivalent Free-form Coding for Standalone Field Entries |