Equivalent Free-form Coding for Subfield Entries

Table 1. Free-form equivalents for fixed-form externally-described subfield entries

Fixed-form-entry	Free-form equivalent
External	EXTFLD keyword specified as the first keyword

Table 2. Free-form equivalents for fixed-form program-described subfield entries

Fixed-form-entry	Free-form equivalent
From with numeric value	POS keyword
From with special value such as *STATUS	Specify the special value in place of the data type keyword
To	There is no exact equivalent. The end-position of the subfield is determined from the POS keyword combined with the length of the item
Length, Internal data type, and Decimal Positions entries	See Equivalent Free-form Coding for Standalone Field Entries