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<h1 class="topictitle1">Decimal positions for display files (positions 36 and 37)</h1>
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<div><p>You use these positions to specify the decimal placement within
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a zoned decimal field and also to specify the data type of the field as it
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appears in your program.</p>
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<p>If you leave these positions blank, the <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> operating
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system assigns a data type of character for the field. If you type in a number
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in these positions, the <span class="keyword">i5/OS</span> operating
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system assigns a data type of zoned decimal for the field. The number you
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specify is the number of positions to the right of the decimal point. The
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entry must be less than or equal to the field length, with a maximum of 63
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positions.</p>
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<div class="p">Packed decimal and binary fields are not supported for display files. Therefore,
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when you refer to fields of these types using the reference function, the
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data type assigned is zoned decimal with a keyboard shift as follows: <ul><li>If editing is in effect for the field you are defining, the keyboard shift
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is numeric only (Y in position 35).</li>
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<li>If no editing is in effect for the field you are defining, the keyboard
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shift is signed numeric (S in position 35).</li>
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<p>If you are using a referenced field, you can override or change these positions.
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Specify the new value to override decimal positions. To change decimal positions,
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specify the amount you want the field increased or decreased and precede that
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number with either a plus (+) or minus (-) sign. For example, an entry of
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+4 indicates four more digits to the right of the decimal point than in the
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referenced field.</p>
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<p>The Data type and keyboard shift coding
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example in the <a href="rzakcdatel.htm">Date (L), Time (T), and Timestamp (Z)</a> topic shows how to specify
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the decimal positions field.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzakcmstpsnent.htm" title="Use this information to specify the first 44 positions of the data description specifications (DDS) form for display files.">Positional entries for display files (positions 1 through 44)</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzakcmstdfdt.htm" title="The entry you make in position 35 is the data type/keyboard shift attribute for display files.">Data type/keyboard shift for display files (position 35)</a></div>
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