The storage of a packed numeric field is most efficient when you code an odd number of digits in the PICTURE description, so that the leftmost byte is fully used. Packed-decimal items are handled as fixed-point numbers for arithmetic purposes.

== Noncompliant Code Example

----
 01 VAL PIC 9(6) COMP-3.
----

== Compliant Solution

----
 01 VAL PIC 9(5) COMP-3.
----

ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Comments And Links
(visible only on this page)

include::comments-and-links.adoc[]
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]
