DATA MOVEMENT VERB: MOVE verb

• It is used to copy data from the one source data item (variable/identifier) or literal to the one or more destination data items
• The source and destination data item can be group or elementary data items
• Syntax:-
  MOVE  {identifier-1|literal-1|figurative-constant} TO identifier-2 [, identifier-3 ]…

• MOVE rules:-
  • The value contained in identifier-1 or indicated by literal-1 or figurative-constant is moved to the identifier-2, identifier-3
  • Sending field can be only one
  • Receiving field can be one or more
  • Sending field remain unaltered after operation
  • Numeric move rules:-
    • When receiving field is numeric or numeric-edited, then the move is considered as a Numeric move
    • In numeric moves, the data is aligned along the decimal point and accordingly the data is filled in receiving field
    • For the integer part of the number, the movement is done from right to left.
    • For the decimal part of the number, the movement is done from left to right.
    • When receiving field’s width is larger than width of sending field, zero-fill takes place in unfilled positions. Zero-suppression or insertion of editing symbols takes place according to the rules of editing pictures.
    • When receiving field’s width is smaller than width of sending field, then excess digits to the left/or to the right of the decimal point are truncated
  • Alphanumeric Move rules:-
    • When receiving field is alphabetic, alphanumeric or alphanumeric-edited, then the move is considered as Alphanumeric move
    • In alphanumeric move, data is filled from left to right [unless RIGHT JUSTIFIED is specified]
    • When receiving field’s width is larger than width of sending field, unfilled positions are filled with spaces
    • When receiving field’s width is smaller than width of sending field, then the receiving field fills the positions from left to right until it is completely occupied. The un-accommodated characters on the right of the sending field are truncated
  • When sending field is alphanumeric and receiving field is numeric, or numeric-edited, then the item is moved as if it were an unsigned numeric integer
• Permissible MOVE operations:-

• "Group Move", "Qualification of data names while using Move", "Move Corresponding option" will be discussed next.