Coding Standards for Database Files

This chapter describes coding standards for database files. It details standards for coding both field reference files and physical and logical files.

Note: Each application system should have a single field reference file, containing definitions for all the fields in all the database files.

For more information on examples of the standards, refer to the appendix, "Programming and Coding Examples".

This section contains the following topics:

Data Dictionary/Field Reference File

Physical and Logical Database Files

Coding Standards for Display Files

Coding Standards for Printer Files

Coding Standards for HLL Programs

Coding Standards for CL Programs

Coding Standards for RPG III Programs

Coding Standards for COBOL Programs

Coding Standards for PL/1 Programs

PL/1 Coding Structures and Program Logic

Command Coding Conventions

Coding Standards for Messages

Standards for Defining Messages

Coding Standards for Help Text