Utility control statements are contained in columns 1 through 71. A statement that exceeds 71 characters must be continued on one or more additional records. A nonblank character must be placed in column 72 to indicate continuation.

Exception: Some utilities allow exceptions to this rule. In those cases, a utility statement can be interrupted either in column 71 or after any comma.

The continued portion of the utility control statement must begin in column 16 of the following record.

Exception: The IEBPTPCH and the IEBGENER utility programs permit certain exceptions to these requirements.