CDD record containing symbolic literals invalid in COBOL Explanation: This CDD entry is incompatible with VSI COBOL. The COBOL language does not define symbolic literals, therefore the VSI COBOL compiler ignores them. User Action: You must take the following action: a. Redefine the record definition and reinsert it into the dictionary, omitting the symbolic literal. b. Do not use this record definition with VSI COBOL.