The OCCURS clause defines multiple occurrences (or repetitions) of a field or group of fields. The multiple occurrences, called a list, create a hierarchy in the domain. The OCCURS clause has two formats: one format for a fixed number of occurrences and one for a variable number of occurrences. Each is described in the following sections. To define a fixed number of occurrences use the following format: OCCURS n TIMES To define a variable number of occurrences use the following format: OCCURS min TO max TIMES DEPENDING ON field-name