Specifies that a MOVE of a signed numeric DISPLAY field to a group item should discard the sign, and treat the group as an elementary alphanumeric field. 
Restriction: This directive is supported in native COBOL only. 
 
 
Syntax:
>>-.---.-.----.--SIGNDISCARD------------------><
   +-/-+ +-NO-+
 
Properties:
| Default:  | 
NOSIGNDISCARD  | 
| Phase:  | 
Check  | 
| $SET:  | 
Initial  |