hi. This is Ram.i have one doubt.why can't we display comp-3 variables di

hi. This is Ram.i have one doubt.why can't we display comp-3
variables directly? let me answer quickly plez........

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hi. This is Ram.i have one doubt.why can't we display comp-3 variables directly? let me answe..

Answer / yuvaevergreen

Hi ram,
Comp-3 variables are generally used for high storage
efficiency. They are stored in packed decimal format
internally.So, display is possible only when the packed
decimal item is moved to a numeric edited item.

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