Table 1 shows the correspondence between COBOL type declarations and logical data model data types.
COBOL type | Logical data model type | Description |
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Alphanumeric characters |
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Alphabetic characters (A-Z and blank) |
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Double-byte characters |
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Editable characters |
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18-digit numeric characters (0-9) (maximum limit) |
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Decimal (for example, 12.25) |
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Decimal (for example, 12.9) |
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Generally used as output display only |
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Generally used as output display only |
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Generally used as output display only |
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Generally used as output display only |
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COBOL record that is transformed to an entity with two attributes in the logical data model |