ALT-DEFINITION (12 bytes)

 01 xxxx-ALT-DEFINITION. 
    05 xxxx-ORG               PIC X. 
    05 xxxx-METHOD            PIC X. 
    05 xxxx-KEY-COUNT         PIC S9(4) COMP VALUE +1. 
    05 xxxx-KEY-LOCATION      PIC S9(9) COMP. 
    05 xxxx-KEY-SIZE          PIC S9(9) COMP. 

This parameter contains all the values necessary for tableBASE to build an Alternate Index Definition. Defaults are invoked by setting the field to LOW-VALUES (hex zeroes) for any field or SPACES (blanks) for alpha fields. The ALT-DEFINITION parameter is used in commands CA and IA.