| ACCESS Procedure Reference |
Assigns a SAS format to an IMS item.
| Optional statement |
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| Applies to: |
access descriptor or view descriptor
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FORMAT item-name|index-number <=> format <...
item-name-n|index-number-n <=>
format-n>;
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The FORMAT statement assigns a SAS format
to an IMS item. You can assign formats to as many items as necessary using
one FORMAT statement. Note that the equal sign (=) between arguments is optional.
You cannot use the FORMAT statement for a record or group.
The following list explains the arguments
that can appear in the FORMAT statement:
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item-name
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is the name of the IMS item for which you
want to assign or change the SAS format.
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index-number
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is the index number of the IMS item for
which you want to assign or change the SAS format. The index number represents
the item's place in the access descriptor. You can get the index number of
an item using the LIST statement described later in this section.
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format
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is the SAS format that you want to assign
to the specified IMS item.
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