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Type 1 in the
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column beside the fields to be selected and press the Enter key.
Field Name Description
Type Shows the type of the fields which are contained in the specified record
format.
P Packed decimal data field.
Z Zoned decimal data field.
B Binary data field.
F Floating point data field.
C Character data field.
D DBCS data-capable field.
VC Variable character data field.
VD Variable DBCS data-capable field.
L Date data field.
T Time data field.
S Timestamp data field.
G DBCS-graphic data field.
VG Variable DBCS-graphic data field.
Text Shows the description text of the fields.
Design Record Layout
In this section, records are distinguished depending on their definitions as follows:
The record defined in the database file is referred to as a database file
record.
| The record defined by the following process with the Print Format Utility based
| on the database file record will be simply referred to as a record.
Design Record Layout Columns: 1- 74
Control . . PFD definition . . . . . PRODUCTLBL
ᑍ...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....
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F3=Exit F6=Text F9=Line F1=Box
F11=Bar code F21=Element edit F22=Block edit F24=More keys
Initially, there is nothing defined in the record. From this display, you can define
the record layout, that is, which fields of the database file member or which
elements such as a line, a box, or a bar code will be printed at what location within
the record which is defined for the PFD definition.
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