Fixed Length of Occurrence

Number of characters allocated to each occurrence of the entity.

Description

There is no default value. However, if the entity contains only fixed-length fields, the fixed length of the occurrence is the sum of the lengths of the fields.

You should define the fixed length of the occurrence when:

  • The total length of an occurrence must be greater than the sum of the lengths of the fields.

  • The entity contains variable-length fields and you want to limit the length of each occurrence.