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FC--5.3.11.3 Usage Considerations



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

1.  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 and 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.

2.  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 timespan 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.

3.  The data element LCUID is used to identify the logical
    control unit number.