Is it possible to declare a GDA for an external subroutine?

Answer Posted / niki

No its not possible to declare gda for external subroutine,
because external routine contains only logic not the data
variables. the external subroutine will lookmlike this

define subroutine-1.
........
.......
end-subroutine.

there is no define data bolck as such

please correct me if i am wrong.

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