Input parameter name

A case sensitive name of maximal 30 characters that serves as a unique identification of the Input parameter inside the User-defined function. This name must start with an uppercase and may not contain any blanks.

Sequence number

A five-digit number that uniquely determines the position of the Input parameter in the User-defined function.

Data type

The data type of the Input parameter. This can be TEXT (T), PACKED (P), ZONED (Z), BINARY (B) or Unicode (W). ITP does not support all DDS field types: refer to "Supported DDS field types" for more information.

Length

The length in bytes of the Input parameter.

Decimal positions

Number of decimal positions in the Input parameter. Only used if the data type of the Input parameter is numeric (PACKED, ZONED or BINARY)

Alignment

Alignment of the Input parameter. This can be either left aligned (L) or right aligned (R). Only used if the data type of the Input parameter is not numeric (TEXT or Unicode)