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Mar 18, 2013

How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned Decimal fields?

Detailed Explanation

Packed Decimal fields: Sign is stored as a hex value in the last nibble (4 bits ) of the storage.

Zoned Decimal fields: As a default, sign is over punched with the numeric value stored in the last bite.

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