Edit Code Summary

Table 1. Edit Codes
Edit Code Description No Sign Cr Sign -Sign(R) -Sign(L)
Commas and zero balances 1 A J N
Commas 2 B K O
Zero balances 3 C L P
No commas or zero balances 4 D M Q
User-defined edit codes 5 - 9      
Hexadecimal F sign X1      
Date edit Y2      
Suppress leading zeros Z3      
Note:
  1. The X edit code ensures a hexadecimal F sign for positive values. Because the system does this for you, normally you do not have to specify this code.
  2. The Y edit code suppresses the leftmost zeros of date fields, up to but not including the digit preceding the first separator. The Y edit code also inserts slashes (⁄) between the month, day, and year according to the following pattern (with zero suppression): 
       nn⁄n
   nn⁄nn
   nn⁄nn⁄n
   nn⁄nn⁄nn
  nnn⁄nn⁄nn
   nn⁄nn⁄nnnn
  nnn⁄nn⁄nnnn
 nnnn⁄nn⁄nn
nnnnn⁄nn⁄nn
  3. The Z edit code removes the sign (plus or minus) from a numeric field and suppresses leading zeros.