Specifies that the DESCRIBE statement writes information about returned values in a prepared statement to the SQLDA. If you use this clause, the DESCRIBE statement writes information about the number and data types of any returned values in the prepared statement to the SQLDA. The program uses that information to allocate storage for the returned values. The storage allocated by the program then receives the returned values. The following statements or clauses return values to the DESCRIBE statement: o Select list items in a SELECT statement o The following statements within multistatement procedures: - Singleton SELECT statement - INSERT . . . RETURNING and UPDATE . . . RETURNING statements - SET assignment statement o CALL statement (invoking a stored procedure) o Dynamic singleton SELECT statement The default is SELECT LIST (or OUTPUT).