How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned
Decimal fields?
Answer Posted / kavi
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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