Supported COBOL Clauses and Features

Clause Notes
DATE FORMAT This clause specifies that an item is a date field. For details, see DATE FORMAT Clause.
OCCURS This clause specifies that the data element defined with the OCCURS clause is a fixed-length table.
OCCURS …
DEPENDING ON This clause specifies that the data element defined with the OCCURS ... DEPENDING ON clause is a variable-length table. For details, see OCCURS … DEPENDING ON Clause.
REDEFINES This clause specifies that two or more items occupy the same storage. The Plug-in converts the items defined with the REDEFINES clause and the redefined item to a choice element in the output XSD schema.

Note: Each redefined and redefining item must have a fixed length. Using OCCURS...DEPENDING ON in those items results in an error.

SIGN This clause specifies the position and mode of representation of the operational sign for the signed numeric item. The Plug-in selects an appropriate XSD type for the item with this clause.
SYNCHRONIZED This clause specifies an elementary item’s alignment on a natural boundary in storage. For more information, see SYNC Clause and Slack Bytes.
VALUE This clause specifies a data item’s initial content. The VALUE clause is reflected in the XSD schema. The Render Copybook Data activity generates that value for items whose values are not specified in the input data.