Under certain circumstances, codes normally used as conversions can be incorporated into a correlative in line 8 of an Attribute Definition item. These conversion codes are often MR or ML conversions used to format decimal numbers.
There are two main reasons for applying a conversion within a correlative:
Ensuring that a division operation produces a correct result.
Formatting data part of the way through the application of a correlative code. This technique is often used to convert data to output format before continuing with a series of arithmetic operations.
The next sections illustrate these two scenarios.
See Also
Using Correlatives as Conversions and Vice Versa
Using Special Functions with A and F Codes
Applying Conversion Operations Before Correlative Operations