The remaining chapters of this book contain the product data definition tables. Each data definition table contains the following information to describe the input data to VMRGRW:
- Field Name
Indicates the name of the data field in the input file. - Start
Indicates the column where the field starts in the input file. - Length
Indicates the length of the input file field. - Display
Indicates the format used to print numeric fields. - Type
Indicates the data type of the field. Refer to the table in Building the Control File for a summary of each field type. - Default Column Header
Displays the column header VMRGRW prints on reports. You may use the DEFINE control file statement to change the default value. - Description
Provides description of the field and is not part of the input file.
This column also provides the literal values used in a work field associated with the data field identified in the row's first column. A work field is a temporary field that provides additional information for an existing data field. VMRGRW provides both the work field and literal values for you, saving you the effort of creating a DECODE control statement (page 14) for this data field.