Bin

A binary field. Can enter decimal values. Entering NULL produces value of 0 (zero).

Bit

Bit fields are either YES or NO or ON or OFF. NULL is not allowed.

Char

Alphanumeric values are allowed. NULL produces hexadecimal zeros or blanks depending on the field. (Use NULL for volume chaining.)

Date

Enter dates in yyyy/ddd format. (Three digits are required for the ddd value, and the / is also required.) NULL produces hexadecimal zeros.

Note: In the EXPDT field, all special forms are also supported:
CYCLE/nnn
LDATE/nnn
FOREIGN
PERM

Hex

Enter a hexadecimal number. Leading zeroes are added, as needed. Values are displayed in hexadecimal as well.

Time

Enter time values in format hh:mm. All five characters, including the colon (:), are required. All times display in the same format.

User

Defined by user exit. Input and output is the responsibility of the user exit.