Each record definition is made up of one or more column definitions. These define the output of the data. Much of this data is informational; it indicates what data is being provided by the associated batch job. Unless otherwise noted, the data should not be changed without changing the associated batch job.

1. In the Column Definitions section, perform any of the Basic Operations mentioned in Navigation chapter.
   A brief description of the fields is given below:

   Table 2-28 Column Definitions

   Field	Do this
   Seq	Specify the order in which the output data dump will process the column information.
   Column Name	Specify name/description of the column (informational only).
   Data Type	Specify the data type. This describes the type of data the column is expected to contain (CHARACTER, DATE, or NUMBER). This effects how the ODD process handles the data, and should not be changed.
   Format Mask	Select the format mask for the column from the drop-down list. For DATE or NUMBER columns, this field defines the output format of the data. For example; Date fields may be entered using the MM/DD/ YYYY format, Number fields may be entered as decimal numbers with varying degrees of precision. Other formats for each data type are available.
   Length	Specify the column length (the maximum number of characters of the output data to be included in the output file). Each output data details column may contain up to 240 characters of data. If the output data details column contains more data than the length value the data will be truncated. For VARIABLE records the length should be set to “-1” or a Delimited file will be created with FIXED LENGTH columns.
   Data Column	Specify the data column sequence. This is the column that will be used to select the data that is being output. This should not be changed.
   Output Column	Specify the output column sequence. This is the column that will appear in Output File. The Output Data Dump process allows for the output of 250 columns of data per record. No output column should be repeated in the setup for a record.

2. Perform any of the Basic Actions mentioned in Navigation chapter.