Dynamic Data Definition Item
English sentences do not have to rely only on the data definition items of the data they reference.
This is because English can dynamically override existing data definition items or create new ones on the fly for the duration the sentence.
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If a sentence uses An to refer to the data definition item of the nth attribute, but no such item exists in the dictionary of the target file or either the MD, the alternate MD, or the Global MD, then it is dynamically created.
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The following keywords (or their synonyms) allow attributes of existing or dynamic data definition items to be modified.
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Keyword |
Synonym |
DDI Attribute |
Affects |
|---|---|---|---|
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COL-HDR |
DISPLAY-NAME |
003 |
Heading text |
|
OUT-CONV |
CONV |
007 |
Output conversion |
|
COL-SEL |
CORR |
008 |
Pre-processor conversion |
|
COL-JUST |
|
009 |
Alignment:
|
|
COL-WIDTH |
|
010 |
Column width |