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Chapter 7  Input Specifications 

This specification gives additional information about input, update, and
combined files.  If you're using any of those files, you must enter one
or more Input Specifications for them.

The Input Specification:

   *   Identifies the types of records in the file and shows how they
       relate to one another.  (Use the File and Record Description
       Fields in columns 7-42 to enter this information.)

   *   Describes the format and location of the fields in the input
       records and provides directions for testing and using their
       contents.  (Use the Field Description Fields in columns 43-70 to
       enter this information.)

The Input Specification is identified by an I in column 6:
___________________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                                 |
|                1         2         3         4         5         6         7    |
|            678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234|
|              _______________________________________________________            |
|                                                                                 |
|            I                                                                    |
|                                                                                 |
|                                                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________

          Figure 7-1.  The Input Specification 



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