CA Culprit Parameters

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CA Culprit Parameters

The following table introduces each type of CA Culprit parameter and its function. It also indicates whether a parameter is report specific or global.

CA Culprit Parameter	Identifier	Status	Function
PROFILE	PROFILE	Global	Defines options to override system defaults
INPUT	INPUT	Global	Defines physical characteristics of the input file or files
REC	REC	Global	Defines characteristics of the input fields
SELECT/ BYPASS	SELECT or BYPASS	Global	Establishes criteria to select or bypass records to be processed
OUTPUT	OUTPUT	Report specific	Defines the physical characteristics of the output file
SORT	SORT	Report specific	Establishes an order for output records and defines process control breaks
Title	3 or T	Report specific	Specifies a title
Edit	4 or H 5 or D 6 or S	Report specific	Specifies the location and format of output fields on header, detail, and total lines
Process	7 or I 8 or B	Report specific	Specifies procedure logic for extract and output phase processing
Work field	0 or W 1	Global/ report specific	Defines a global or report-specific work field
Implied subscript	15	Global/ report specific	Provides an alternative name for a single occurrence of a multiply-occurring field and a means to increment subscript values for multiply-occurring fields
USE	USE	Not applicable	Copies stored code and modifies copied and inline code
=COPY	=COPY	Not applicable	Copies stored code, suppresses INPUT parameters, and changes report numbers on copied or inline code
=MACRO	=MACRO	Not applicable	Copies stored code and modifies copied and inline code

Report-specific Parameters

A report-specific parameter is available only to the report that defines the parameter. For example, an OUTPUT parameter associated with one report number can specify a printed report, while the OUTPUT parameter associated with another report number can specify a report written to tape. Report-specific parameters contain a report number in columns 2 and 3.

Global Parameters

A global parameter is available to every report in the CA Culprit run. For example, the INPUT parameter defines the input file for the run, the REC parameter defines an input field for the run, and so on. Work field parameters can be defined as global or report specific. An example of a global work field is a constant that is referenced by more than one report in the run.