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The table below summarizes the type of editing permitted for each
category.
Table 5-2. Allowable Types of Editing For Categories of Data Items
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| Category | Type of Editing |
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| Alphabetic | Simple insertion B only. |
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| Numeric | None. |
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| Alphanumeric | None. |
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| Alphanumeric- | Simple insertion (0), (,), |
| Edited | (B), and (/). |
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| Numeric-Edited | All. |
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The table below shows the units digit, with the sign of its associated
number represented in ASCII code.
Table 5-3. Overpunch Characters for Rightmost Digit in ASCII Coded Decimal Numbers
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- Units Digit - Internal Representation (ASCII) -
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- - Positive - Negative - No Sign -
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- 0 - { - } - 0 -
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- 1 - A - J - 1 -
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- 2 - B - K - 2 -
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- 3 - C - L - 3 -
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- 4 - D - M - 4 -
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- 5 - E - N - 5 -
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- 6 - F - O - 6 -
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- 7 - G - P - 7 -
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- 8 - H - Q - 8 -
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- 9 - I - R - 9 -
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The table below shows the number of bytes used depending on the size of a
data item.
Table 5-4. Number of Bytes Used to Contain a BINARY Data Item
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- PICTURE - Number of Bytes -
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- S9 to S9(4) - 2 -
- S9(5) to S9(9) - 4 -
- S9(10) to S9(18) - 8 -
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The table below shows the bit configuations used to represent signs in
packed-decimal fields.
Table 5-5. COMPUTATIONAL-3 or PACKED-DECIMAL Sign Configuration
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| | Bit | Hexadecimal |
| Sign | Configuration | Value |
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- + - 1100 - C -
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- - - 1101 - D -
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- Unsigned - 1111 - F -
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