From the perspective of the generator it makes no difference how an edit pattern is defined or where it is defined. However, it may make a tremendous difference to the user.
It is not necessary for a field to be the same length as the edit pattern. Fields can be the same length or LONGER than the edit pattern (they may not be shorter, however). This is especially true when specifiers such as DN (Day Name) result in a string that is much longer than the specifier. Specifiers need not be the same length as the data component that they specify.
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