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4.2.4.1.6 Information Area Statement (AREA)

The Information Area statement defines an area identifying
the Information Area ID and name.

STATEMENT FORMAT

This keyword is coded with the KEYWORD starting in column 1,
free-form, and continuing through column 72.  Continuation is
not supported.  The following describes the format and coding
rules for the Information Area Statement.

  AREA  iii xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
         |     |
         |     +--- INFONAME - Information Area Name.
         |
         +---INFOID   - Information Area identification.
STATEMENT OPTION DEFINITIONS

            AREA    - Defines an Information Area for the product.

            This statement is required.  If a product has
            only one Information Area, this Information Area
            ID may be the same as the component ID.  The
            maximum number of information areas per component
            is nine.

            INFONAME - Defines a 1-40 character name for this
                       information area.

            INFOID   - Defines a 3-character ID for the
                       information area identifier.  A user
                       information area must have U or Z as
                       its first letter to denote that it is
                       a user information area and ensure
                       uniqueness in the information area's
                       identification.  Additionally, MSI
                       cannot be used as in information area
                       name.

STATEMENT DEFINITION EXAMPLE

    AREA UOD User SYSLOG Operations Data

This statement defines a user information area (UOD) named
User SYSLOG Operations Data.