Row and Column Jargon

Developers apply row and column jargon when they want a description other than the base description to appear on a form. Row and column jargon can apply only to entire systems.

For example, the base description for the data dictionary item AN8 is Address Book Number. When the data item is used without any jargon, the system displays it as Address Number.

However, when used in Product Code 42 (Sales Management), the item is more appropriately described as Sold To.

The new description, Sold To, is a new data dictionary item. This new item appears as Product Code 00 with a reporting code of 42. In this instance, all forms in system 42 that contain the data dictionary item AN8 will display Sold To.

When you translate row and column jargon, the DD translation tool updates the status of each form item in which the jargon data dictionary item is used to DD Default (status = 15). When you begin translating forms, you must search for all items with a DD Default (status = 15) and verify that the translation fits in the allotted space on the individual forms.