A decimal point is inserted in the character position where the symbol occurs. There may be only one decimal point in each edited picture clause. The description of the Sending item is shown in the Picture column and its current value is shown in the Data column. The receiving field only allows one digit after the decimal point so after decimal point alignment the 5 will be lost. Fixed Insertion editing inserts the symbol at the beginning or end of the edited item.
All symbols count toward the size of the printed item.
Plus and minus symbols These must appear in the leftmost or rightmost character positions and they count towards the size of the data item. If the sending item is negative, a minus sign is printed. If the sending item is positive, a space is printed instead. Use this to highlight negative values only. Plus If the sending item is negative, a minus in printed and if the sending item is positive, a plus is inserted.