*        declarations                             length
C        DS     C                  character        1
X        DS     X                  character hexa   1
B        DS     B                  character bin    1
H        DS     H                  half word        2
F        DS     F                  full word        4
E        DS     F                  single float     4
D        DS     D                  double float     8
L        DS     L                  extended float  16
S        DS     CL12               string          12
P        DS     PL16               packed decimal  16
Z        DS     ZL32               zoned  decimal  32
*        declarations + initialization
CI       DC     C'7'               character        1
XI       DC     X'F7'              character hexa   1
BI       DC     B'11110111'        character bin    1
HI       DC     H'7'               half word        2
FI       DC     F'7'               full word        4
EI       DC     F'7.8E3'           single float     4
DI       DC     D'7.8E3'           double float     8
LI       DC     L'7.8E3'           extended float  16
SI       DC     CL12'789'          string          12
PI       DC     PL16'7'            packed decimal  16
ZI       DC     ZL32'7'            zoned decimal   32