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Model Data Statements

Model Data Statements are any statements in a model that do not begin with the model delimiter. The Model Processor uses Model Data Statements to generate output records. CA‑PanAPT writes these output records to a sequential file or to members of PDSs. Use of substitution keywords on Data Statements can alter the positions where the model characters are moved in the output record.

Normally, one Data Statement in a model produces one record written to the output file.

More than one Data Statement can be used to generate a single output file record. This is accomplished by placing an exclamation point (!) as the last non‑blank character in the Data Statement.