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5.3.10.3 Usage Considerations

Special considerations or techniques related to using the
SCPIOP file are provided below.

1.  The following element in the SCPIOPnn file only has
    meaning when used in the DETAIL timespan, since
    significance is lost once summarization has been
    performed.  In the higher timespans, the data element is
    retained based on the last reference from the file to be
    summarized.

    CYCLETM  - Sampling Cycle Time Length

2.  Care must be exercised in using the special date and time
    data elements contained in each CA MICS file. As the
    file's granularity increases in higher timespans, certain
    fields lose significance; they should not be used in
    those cases.

    o  HOUR should not be used in MONTHS.
    o  DAY and DAYNAME should not be used in WEEKS, MONTHS.
    o  WEEK should not be used in MONTHS.

3.  ENDTS and STARTTS, when appearing in the DAYS, WEEKS, or
   MONTHS timespans, bound the span of time over which the
    data has been summarized.  STARTTS is the lowest date and
    time; ENDTS is the highest date and time for the data
    summarized.  The data elements also have different
    meanings when used in the DETAIL versus the DAYS, WEEKS,
    and MONTHS timespans.   Their purpose in DETAIL is
    described below:

    o  STARTTS represents RMF recording interval start time.
    o  ENDTS represents RMF recording interval end time.