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ABENNEW_VALUE_LINE_SPEC_ALT1B - NEW VALUE LINE SPEC ALT1B

Values can be assigned to individual structure components outside of the inner parentheses. An assignment of this type applies to all subsequent inner parentheses until the next assignment is made to the corresponding component. Assignments outside of the inner parentheses must be followed by at least one inner parenthesis. Since a component cannot be assigned a value more than once in the construction of a structure, a component that has been assigned a value outside of the inner parentheses can no longer be listed in an inner parenthesis. A component can be specified again outside the inner parentheses and any components previously specified in an inner parenthesis can also be listed outside the parenthesis.

Notes

• The restriction that the content of tabular line types cannot be constructed directly in line is introduced for reasons of legibility (for humans and for machines) and is not a functional restriction. The expression VALUE line_type( ... ) can be specified for line to construct the content of a tabular line, where line_type is the tabular line type.

• The compatibility requirement for the line type can be met by specifying CONV line_type( ... ) for the values to be inserted.

• The short form for structured line types enables columns of internal tables that are to contain an identical value in blocks to be filled more easily.