Modifying the existing LDA

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Hi,
I am changing an existing filler field in a LDA.
i.e., introducing a new field by reducing the existing filler field. Please see below example

eg:
2 #A (a5)
2 #B (a10)
2 #filler (a9)
2 #D (a20)

is being modified to
2 #A (a5)
2 #B (a10)
2 #C (a3)
2 #filler (a6)
2 #D (a20)

This LDA is being used as PDA in few programs, but the new variable #C is not used.
Do we need to STOW all the impacted modules or STOW only the modules which uses new variable #C.

2

Is #filler ever actually used in any modules? I have seen programs where such fields were used as temporary holding fields. This could cause a problem if an existing object were to store data in #filler, thereby destroying permanent data in #C.

3

Thanks Steve.
This #filler is not used anywhere in the library.

4

You will need to STOW all the impacted modules as the CALLNAT is positional and done at the elementary data element level. Where you were passing 4 fields before, now you are passing 5, so all programs using this LDA will need to be reSTOWed.

Exception is if the 4 fields are REDEFINEs already, it which case only the base field for the REDEFINE is actually passed.