Subschema DDL Reference section
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9.3 Sub schema DDL syntax IDENTIFICATION DIV ISION.
SUB-SCHEMA NAME cl ause
[PRIVACY LOCK clau se]
[PRIVACY KEY clause].
DATA DIVISION.
AREA SECTION.
COPY clause.
RECORD SECTION.
[COPY clause.]
⎧[record name clause.
record element name clause
[GROUP-USAGE clause]
[PICTURE clause]
Record entry ⎨
[USAGE clause]
[OCCURS clause].
[condition name clause
⎩VALUE clause.]]
[SET SECTION.
COPY clause.]
Figure 64: Structure of subschema DDL
The sequence of clauses shown in figure 64 must be obser ved, with the following
exceptions:
– The sequence of PICTURE and USAGE clauses is arbitrar y.
– In the RECORD SECTION, a COPY clause may also follow a record entry.
Names used in the definition of the subschema must have been defined in the schema DDL.
This does not apply to group item and condition names, which are n ewly defined in the
subschema.