The REWRITE statement logically replaces a mass storage file record.

1 - 1format_sequential

  Format 1 -

   REWRITE rec-name [ FROM src-item ] [ ALLOWING NO OTHERS ]

      [ END-REWRITE ]

 1.1 - rec-name

  is the name of a logical record in the Data Division File Section.  It
  can be qualified.

 1.2 - src-item

  is the identifier of the data item that contains the data. If src-item
  is a function-identifier, it must reference an alphanumeric function.

2 - 2format_relative_indexed

  Format 2 -

   REWRITE rec-name [ FROM src-item ] [ ALLOWING NO OTHERS ]

      [ INVALID KEY stment ] [ NOT INVALID KEY stment ]

      [ END-REWRITE ]

 2.1 - rec-name

  is the name of a logical record in the Data Division File Section.  It
  can be qualified.

 2.2 - src-item

  is the identifier of the data item that contains the data. If src-item
  is a function-identifier, it must reference an alphanumeric function.

 2.3 - stment

  is an imperative statement.