1  –  type-name

    Specifies the type of the generic element you are defining.

2  –  element-name

    Specifies the generic element you are defining.

3  –  text

    Adds information. Within the DESCRIPTION clause, this is
    information documenting the generic element; within the AUDIT
    clause, it is a history list entry. Valid delimiters are /* */ or
    double quotation marks (" ").

    You can use Japanese to document comments in the DESCRIPTION or
    AUDIT clause for a field. To do this, use the SET CHARACTER_SET
    command, and set the character_set of the session to DEC_KANJI.

4  –  property-name

    Specifies a property.

5  –  n

    Sets the numeric value for a property.

6  –  quoted-string

    Sets the value (a string enclosed in quotation marks) for a
    property.

7  –  relationship-name

    Specifies the relationship that you are defining for the generic
    element. The type must be a subtype of RELATION.

8  –  relationship-mbr-options

    Allows you to specify a relationship member. This member can be
    an existing element in a repository, or it can be an element you
    create within the DEFINE GENERIC command. See DEFINE
    GENERIC_Relationship_Member_Options command for more information.