The /TYPE_DEFAULT qualifier lets you specify the default data type for numeric variables. The format of the /TYPE_DEFAULT qualifier is as follows: /TYPE_DEFAULT={INTEGER } {REAL } {DECIMAL } {EXPLICIT} Specifying EXPLICIT means that all program variables must be explicitly declared in DECLARE, EXTERNAL, COMMON, MAP or DIM statements. Specifying INTEGER, REAL, or DECIMAL means that variables and data which are not explicitly declared default to integer, real or packed decimal. To specify the actual size of variables and data, use the INTEGER_SIZE, REAL_SIZE and DECIMAL_SIZE qualifiers. The default is /TYPE_DEFAULT = REAL.