Record Identification and Control Entries

• Positions 7-16 (File Name)
• Positions 16-18 (Program-described Logical Relationship)
• Position 17 (Type – Program-Described File)
• Positions 18-20 (Record Addition/Deletion)
• Position 18 (Fetch Overflow/Release)
  • Fetch Overflow
  • Release
• Positions 21-29 (File Record ID Indicators)
• Positions 30-39 (EXCEPT Name)
• Positions 40-51 (Space and Skip)
• Positions 40-42 (Space Before)
• Positions 43-45 (Space After)
• Positions 46-48 (Skip Before)
• Positions 49-51 (Skip After)

Entries in positions 7 through 51 identify the output records that make up the files, provide the correct spacing on printed reports, and determine under what conditions the records are to be written.