7. Writing Field-developed Applications › 7.5 MSI Definition Notes › 7.5.1 Default Data Types

7.5.1 Default Data Types

Numeric elements are defined as Accumulated.  Character
variables or data elements defined as part of a sort sequence
are always defined as RETAINed.  These definitions can be
overridden using the MIN, MAX, RETAIN, COMPUTED, AVERAGE, and
PERCENT MSI statements.