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Output File Definition

The Output File Definition is the last section in the Reporting Facility program. You can define a single file in a particular run. Use the FORMAT command to specify the contents of each logical record to be created.

The following is a basic diagram of the Output File Definition commands within a program:

         ┌────────┐
         │        │
         │    1   │ Run Control
         │        │
         ├────────┤
         │        │
         │   2A   │ Input File Definition
         │        │
         ├────────┤
         │        │
         │   2B   │ GSA Definition
         │        │
         ├────────┤
         │        │
START:   │    3   │ Data Manipulation/File Reading
         │        │
         ├────────┤
         │        │
 TEST:   │   4B   │ Output File Definition
         │        │
         └────────┘