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5.2.3.3 Usage Considerations



Special considerations or techniques related to using the
HARDTA 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; 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.

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, with STARTTS being the lowest
    date and time, and ENDTS the highest date and time.