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Import Exit

For IMPORT, the exit is called only when records are encountered between the end of one entity and the start of the next, or at the start of the IMPORT file before the first entity.

The utility does not interpret these records. They are assumed to be control statements for a source code library facility or site documentation. The exit is called to allow the utility to examine these records and return a message.

Each call can actually be a series of calls. The length of a series is determined by the number of records found between entities. Each call to the exit can pass back a message that CA Ideal lists to the SYSPRINT file and a return code requesting an action.

The IMPORT exit can instruct the utility to:

• Place a message on the report file.
• Ignore further exit‑records and proceed with import.
• Skip the current entity without importing it.
• Abort the remainder of the processing.