seglen= maximum length of the variable segment you need to mention in th

Can a variable length segment be declared in IMS? If yes,
what is the structure; If no, why?

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Answer Posted / gopal

seglen= maximum length of the variable segment you need to
mention in the dbd segment defination along with seg name .

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