Explain about level numbers?

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Explain about level numbers?..

Answer / amit barwa

Level number -Is used to specify the the data hierarchy.

Level Number Purpose
01 Record description and independent items
02 to 49 Fields within records and sub items
66 RENAMES clause
77 Independent items
88 Condition names

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Explain about level numbers?..

Answer / sathiyan pari

01 level number is the top most in hierarchy. It will be
used to denote a single variable or a group of variables.

02 and 49 are sub records or sub items

66 the renames key word will be used in this level number
only.

77 level numbers are elementary data items.I cannot be sub
divided.

88 conditional variable.

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Explain about level numbers?..

Answer / natarajan

01 record desc
02 to 49 fields desc
66 rename
77 variable declaration
88 conditionname

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