Data element properties

The Data Element Properties window displays all attributes for a selected data element.

To access the Data Element Properties window, display the context menu from the main window [Work with Data Element] for a selected data element, and click Data Element Properties.

The following list describes the fields listed in the Data Element Properties window:

Name
Name of the data element within the data store.
Description
Data store description.
Type
Type of data element.
Nature
Nature of the data element. For example, Numeric or Alphanumeric.
Displacement
Field offset at the beginning of the I/O area. (Data Express for z/OS only)
Length
Length of data element in bytes.
Integer
Number of integer digits present.
Decimal
Number of decimal digits present.
Register Table Data Element
Indicator of whether the data element is unique in the data store (Yes, No).
Data Element Sign
Indicator of whether the data element is considered as signed or not signed.
Variable Length
Indicator of whether the length of the data element is variable.
Justified
Indicator of whether the data element is justified.
Nullable Data Element
Indicator of whether the data element is set to NULL.

The buttons at the bottom of the fields in the Data Element Properties window are:

Change
Initializes fields for insertion.
OK
Saves any changes that have not been applied and closes the window.
Cancel
Cancels any changes to the field properties and closes the window.