Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 7129 Location: San Jose, CA
Not sure what you're asking here. ZD is the format for zoned decimal. You use it for a zoned decimal field. PD is the format for packed decimal. You use it for a packed decimal field.
For more information on DFSORT's many formats, see:
Appendix C of "z/OS DFSORT Application Programming Guide":