Size and Number of Data Items

The following table shows the maximum size and number of data items.

Data Item	Maximum Size or Number
Alphanumeric/Group	2GB-1 (Native COBOL), 4GB (Managed COBOL)
Alphanumeric Edited/ Numeric Edited	Can consist of 32 parts, each of which can contain up to 16 occurrences of a single edited character type subject to a total size of 512 bytes
Numeric	All significant digits must be within 18, 31 or 38 digits of the decimal point, depending on your COBOL environment: ANSI'85: 18 significant digits ISO2000: 31 significant digits Micro Focus: 38 significant digits
COMP/COMP-5 format	8 bytes
EXTERNAL data item	No specifiable limit
File record size	62KB
ACCEPT FROM CONSOLE	Limits (if any) are imposed by the operating system.
Full screen DISPLAY/ACCEPT	One screen less one character (the last character position on the screen is not usable)