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Special Considerations for EDTTRN/DSPTRN Template Functions

  1. Create a span (SPN) access path over the *Template file without formats.
  2. Create the EDTTRN or DSPTRN function over the *Template file and specify the span access path you just created.
  3. When you copy the EDTTRN/DSPTRN template function to a target file to create a new function, the copy process selects an existing span access path. If a span access path does not exist over the target file, a new span access path is created without formats. You need to add the formats manually.