Declare the global variable NEW_BEAM as a 2-digit numeric field with a DEFAULT value of 10: DTR> DECLARE NEW_BEAM PIC 99 DEFAULT VALUE IS 10. DTR> PRINT NEW_BEAM NEW BEAM 10 DTR> Declare the global variable X as a single-precision floating- point number, with a MISSING VALUE of 36: DTR> DECLARE X REAL MISSING VALUE IS 36. DTR> PRINT X X 36.0000000 DTR> SHOW VARIABLES Global variables X <Number> Declared as: X REAL MISSING VALUE IS 36. DTR> RELEASE X DTR> SHOW FIELDS No ready sources or global variables declared. DTR> Declare the variable DUE as a date. Assign today's date to DUE and suppress the header with a hyphen in parentheses: DTR> DECLARE DUE USAGE IS DATE. DTR> DUE = "TODAY" DTR> PRINT DUE (-) 22-Sep-90 DTR>