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4.2.4.3 MSI Definition Statements

MSI is an extension to the CA MICS Component Generator (MCG),
that creates Field Developed Applications (FDAs) that use SAS
data sets as input.  Since MSI generates the code, it allows
for rapid development of FDAs to integrate new data into the
CA MICS database.  The MCG supports the generation of MSI
FDAs using the special MSI statements listed below.

After reviewing this section as well as Section 7, you may
refer to Appendix A for a checklist on installing an MSI
generated FDA.

    ** THE ORDER OF STATEMENT APPEARANCE IS CRITICAL **

If optional statements are used, they must appear in the
order shown in the list which follows.  For example, if a
COMPUTE statement is being used, it MUST appear after the
RENAME statement.

These statements are documented in the following sections:

    1 - MSI Options Statement (MSIOPTS)
    2 - Input Data Set Statement (INPUTSAS)
    3 - Variable Rename Statement (RENAME)
    4 - Required Data Element Definition
    5 - Common Exit Definition Statement (COMMONEXIT)
    6 - Data Type Definition Statement
    7 - Data Element Initialization Statement(INITIALIZE)
    8 - File Sequence Statement (SEQUENCE)
    9 - Data Element Retention Statement (KEEP/DROP)
   10 - Timespan Modification Statements
        (DETAIL, DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, YEARS)