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4.3.1.2 Specifying Journal File Characteristics

Each journal file has unique characteristics that are defined
in the Rate Table.  You define the special types of
calculations that will be performed for each observation in
the CA MICS product file or unit-level external file. These
can correspond to the various supported types of accounting
methodologies, including zone differential accounting,
priority accounting, and prorating.  For zone differential
accounting, you can specify the time stamp variable used to
determine the zone, normally ENDTS.  For prorating, you can
specify the variable whose contents determine which records
will be prorated, normally COSTCTR1.

In addition, you specify the number of cycles of the journal
file to be retained, whether or not to compress the journal
file, and which time stamp variable to use for effective
dates.

You must use the Journal File Specifications option to
compress journal files.  Do not edit the journal file
statements in the prefix.MICS.PARMS(COMPRESS) member, because
the changes will be lost when the next MAGRUN job is run.  If
you change the compression specification for any journal
file, submit prefix.MICS.CNTL(CYCLEGEN) after the MAGRUN job
completes.  This will regenerate cycle specifications for all
files listed in prefix.MICS.PARMS(DBMODEL) and it will
regenerate compression specifications for all files in the
unit, including the journal files.

The following sections discuss the Journal File
Specifications Worksheet and present an example.

 1 - Journal File Specifications Worksheet
 2 - Journal File Specifications Example