The format of a copybook is shown by the following example. This declaration defines the SQL Option EMPLOYEE table in the TUTORIAL location:
01 EMP-TABLE. 03 ENO PIC S9(4) COMP. 03 LNAME PIC X(10). 03 FNAME PIC X(10). 03 STREET PIC X(20). 03 CITY PIC X(15). 03 ST PIC XX. 03 ZIP PIC X(5). 03 DEPT PIC X(4). 03 PAYRATE PIC S9(13)V99 COMP-3. 03 COM PIC S9V99 COMP-3.
All sample tables are shown in the SQL Reference manual.