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Changing to a NonRepeating Field

You can redefine a repeating group as a non‑repeating group of fields by entering a D (for DELETE) in the Occurs column in the summary table on the line that contains the group name. This retains the fields, returns the level numbers of the fields formerly in the group to 2, and deletes the group name entry.

In the following example, a D is entered in the Occurs column for field 14.

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IDEAL: FIELD SUMMARY TABLE   PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) PROD      SYS: DOC  DISPLAY 
==================================  T O P  ====================================
     ¬ORDER#¬______¬CUSTOMER NUMBER¬____¬ORDER DATE¬________;
     1      2      3                 4    5          6
     ¬EMPLOYEE NAME¬___________________________________;
     7     8
........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7.........
Seq Lv Field Name          Attr   T Len  In.dp Occ N Comments
--- -- ------------------ ------  - ---- ----- --- - ---------------------
  1 2                      PSL    X    6             ORDER#
  2 2 ORDER-NO             UAL    X    6             ______
  3 2                      PSL    X   18             CUSTOMER NUMBER
  4 2 CUST-NO              UAL    X    4             ____
  5 2                      PSL    X   10             ORDER DATE
  6 2 ORDER-DATE           UAL    X    8             ________
  7 2                      PSL    X   13             EMPLOYEE NAME
  8 2 EMP-NAME             UAL    X   35             _____________________
  9 2                      PSL    X   10             DEPT. CODE
 10 2 DCODE                UAL    X    7             _______
 11 2                      PSL    X    7             ADDRESS
 12 2 ADDRESS              UAL    X   40             _____________________
 13 2                      PSL    X   48             QTY   ITEM NO  ITEM
 14 2 ORDER-INFO                  G            D
 15 3 QTY                  UAL    N    3   3          ___
 16 3 ITEM-NO              UAL    X    7              _______
 17 3 ITEM-DESC            UAL    X   13              _____________
 18 3 UNIT-PRICE           UAL    N    7   7          _______
 19 3 AMOUNT               UAL    N    7   7          _______
 20 2                      PSL    X   12              PHONE NUMBER
 21 2 PHONE-NO             UAL    X   11              ___ _______

The resulting example shows the group name removed and the level 3 fields returned to level 2 for fields 14 through 18.

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IDEAL: FIELD SUMMARY TABLE   PNL ADRMPNL1 (001) TEST         SYS: DOC   FILL‑IN
==================================  T O P  ====================================
     ¬ORDER#¬______¬CUSTOMER NUMBER¬____¬ORDER DATE¬________;
     1      2      3                 4    5          6
     ¬EMPLOYEE NAME¬___________________________________;
     7     8
........1.........2.........3.........4.........5.........6.........7.........
Seq Lv Field Name          Attr   T Len  In.dp Occ N Comments
--- -- ------------------ ------  - ---- ----- --- - -------------------
  1 2                      PSL    X    6             ORDER#
  2 2 ORDER‑NO             UAL    X    6             ______
  3 2                      PSL    X   18             CUSTOMER NUMBER
  4 2 CUST‑NO              UAL    X    4             ____
  5 2                      PSL    X   10             ORDER DATE
  6 2 ORDER‑DATE           UAL    X    8             ________
  7 2                      PSL    X   13             EMPLOYEE NAME
  8 2 EMP‑NAME             UAL    X   35             _____________________
  9 2                      PSL    X   10             DEPT. CODE
 10 2 DCODE                UAL    X    7             _______
 11 2                      PSL    X    7             ADDRESS
 12 2 ADDRESS              UAL    X   40             ___________________
 13 2                      PSL    X   48             QTY   ITEM NO   ITEM
 14 2  QTY                 UAL    N    3   3         ___
 15 2  ITEM‑NO             UAL    X    7             _______
 16 2  ITEM‑DESC           UAL    X   13             _____________
 17 2  UNIT‑PRICE          UAL    N    7   7         _______
 18 2  AMOUNT              UAL    N    7   7         _______
 19 2                      PSL    X   12             PHONE NUMBER
 20 2  PHONE‑NO            UAL    X   11             ___ _______