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Search for a Data Item

To search for a data item

1. Enter up to 31 characters in the Search= field.
2. Specify the search direction in the Option # field. (Option # 9 is Search Forward; Option # 10 is Search Backward.)
3. Press Enter to begin the search.

For COBOL nested programs, the current nested program (indicated in the NESTED= field) is searched first for the specified data item. If the data item is not found in the indicated program, then the main program and other nested programs for the item are searched.

Note: It is not necessary to enter the entire data item, label, or paragraph name. You can enter the first few characters to begin your search. For example, if you wanted to search for TASKNUM, you could enter TASK, TASKN, and so on, in the Search= field.