The Record Dictionary lets you define and access variables easily and efficiently. Variables are loaded from the extract file according to their definitions in the Record Dictionary file. You can use the Record Dictionary any time you need data from the extract list. The data can be in a numeric, character, or date format.
The Record Dictionary definitions are loaded from a text file. The variables can be referenced by name once the dictionary file has been loaded. For instance, used with Condition tables, any variable in the Record Dictionary can be used in a conditional evaluation.
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