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— Statements —

DEFINE DATA

`DEFINE DATA`
`[GLOBAL` `USING` `global-data-area` [`WITH` `block` [`.block`] ]`]`
	`PARAMETER`	`USING` `parameter-data-area` `parameter-data-definition`

	`LOCAL`	`USING`	`local-data-area` `parameter-data-area`
		`local-data-definition`
`[INDEPENDENT` `[aiv-data-definition` `]]`
	`CONTEXT`	`USING`	`local-data-area` `parameter-data-area`
		`context-data-definition`
	`OBJECT`	`USING`	`local-data-area` `parameter-data-area`
		`local-data-definition`
`END-DEFINE`

For an explanation of the symbols used in the syntax diagram, see Syntax Symbols.

The DEFINE DATA documentation is organized under the following headings:

Data Definitions:

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