7.27.1 DEF_MAP_EX Parameters

DATE_SEPARATOR

DECIMALS

ENTRYPOINT

FOR

FORMAT

LENGTH

NAME

TIME_SEPARATOR

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Specify the date separator for the various date formats used to map to and/or from the external method. The permissible values are:

*DEFAULT indicates that the parameter is not a date or that the format does not allow a date separator to be specified.

*BLANK indicates that the blank character (" ") is to be used as the date separator. Valid for formats: *DMY, *JUL, *MDY and *YMD.

*COMMA indicates that the comma character (",") is to be used as the date separator. Valid for formats: *DMY, *JUL, *MDY and *YMD.

*DOT indicates that the dot or full stop character (".") is to be used as the date separator. Valid for formats: *DMY, *JUL, *MDY and *YMD.

*HYPHEN indicates that the hyphen or dash character ("-") is to be used as the date separator. Valid for formats: *DMY, *JUL, *MDY, and *YMD.

*SLASH indicates that the forward-slash character ("/") is to be used as the date separator. Valid for formats: *DMY, *JUL, *MDY and *YMD.

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