Data Item Properties Dialog Box

The properties in this dialog box are for information only and can't be edited.

	Item number	The data item number, a unique number that is assigned by DMSII.
	Type	The data item type as described in DASDL (for example, alphanumeric, thirty characters). Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL) is the language that defines DMSII databases. The DASDL must be compiled to create a DESCRIPTION file.
	Format	Indicates information that's been specified to DBGenFormat so that the client knows the format of the data, such as date. See the DATABridge Host Guide for a complete description of the formats available.
	Length	Indicates the length of the data item measured in half bytes (also referred to as digits).
	Offset	The distance between the item and the start of the record (measured in half bytes).
	Occurs	The number of different times the data item is repeated in the DMSII record.
	Subscripts	The number of subscripts that are required due to each level of occurs. For example, if a data item occurs four times in a GROUP, and that GROUP occurs five times within a larger GROUP that occurs seven times, three subscripts would be required.
	Raw offset	When selected, indicates that the data item doesn't appear in the formatted record. The offset is the location of the link item in the unformatted audit record. Only used in links.