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What You Can Do

You can refine the scope of your processing by choosing only those records that meet certain criteria.

How to Do It

You can use either a SELECT or BYPASS parameter. The choice depends on which option allows for the clearest statement of the condition controlling the choice. You can specify more than one selection criterion on a single SELECT or BYPASS parameter. However, the two parameters cannot be applied together.

To use SELECT or BYPASS:

1. Code the SELECT or BYPASS parameter immediately after the REC parameters that describe the file.
2. Enter the data item and test condition that the data must meet; such as, EQ (equal to), GT (greater than), LT (less than).
3. Join multiple criteria with logical operators:
   • AND, to indicate that all conditions must be true
   • OR, to indicate that only one condition need be true