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The Extract Processing Phase (CULL)

• A single type 7 logic statement and an automatic TAKE combine to calculate an employee's age.

  When the implied TAKE is executed in type 7 logic, a record consisting of the two fields on the SORT parameter and the seven fields on the type 5 parameters is written to the extract file.

• Type 5 lines perform two functions, in this order:
  1. Build an extract record, which consists of all the fields on the type 5 parameters and all of the fields on the SORT parameter.
  2. Establish the format of a detail line on the report from the size and auto-header code included on the line.

Because there is no DROP or SELECTION logic, the processing of every record from the input file results in each record being written to the extract file. No sorting or totaling is done by CA Culprit during this input processing; only the instructions coded in type 7 logic are executed.

When CA Culprit is through processing the input file, the sort specified on the SORT parameter is executed by the installation's sort utility. The extract file is sorted in the order of the sort keys, which are part of each extract record. The extract file is then ready for output processing.