DataItemType
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Describes a single data item within the record, linking its description in a variable to its physical location in the stored record.

Properties
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   "VariableReference",":doc:`/item-types/Variable/index`","0..1","Reference to the Variable describing this data item."
   "PhysicalLocation",":doc:`/composite-types/PhysicalLocationType/index`","0..1","Description of the physical location of the value of the object in the data file."


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/item-types/RecordLayout/index`

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