Bit logic tests

Two methods for bit logic testing are offered as follows:

Bit operator with hexadecimal or bit mask
Bit comparison tests

While any bit logic test can be specified using either of the two methods, each of them offers unique advantages not found with the other.

The ability to specify selected bits in a field, by either of the two methods, can greatly reduce the number of INCLUDE conditions that must be specified to achieve a given result, because the need to account for unspecified bits is eliminated.