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Providing the Retention Criteria

You must code a retention schedule for each data set that gives the retention method, location ID, and count field (if necessary) for the data center, and up to five off-site storage locations. Describe each of the six locations in seven characters, like this:

8DC0005

Specify the seven characters as follows:

• Use the first position to identify a retention type.
• Use the second and third positions to give the location ID as previously defined on the associated location statement.
• Use positions 4 through 7 for the count field. Use it only if you need to specify a number of days or cycles with retention types 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, B, or C. Otherwise, code 0000 or leave the field blank. Types 1, 6, 7, and 9 should always be coded with either 0000 or blank.

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