Specifications

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Accounting files are recorded in ASCII format in a series of tagged fields. New fields
can be added without losing backward compatibility, because each field is tagged. A
version field is included in the ACC.STA file to identify the supported fields as the sys-
tem evolves.
»Note:
Field 45 in the Job Accounting File example on page 3-7 illustrates that new
fields can be added to the series but used where logical, in this case between fields 6
and 7. Field 45, which provides information about the interface used, was added in
response to a customer request.
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The following conventions are the same for job, paper, and status files:
 Tag Identifiers
These three-digit numbers are used to identify fields. The three-digit number is
used instead of a name to minimize use of disk space. The Dictionary file
(ACC.DIC) provides the field names associated with each tag identifier.
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 String information
String information for record field values is stored inside braces (for example, {this
is a string}). This allows spaces within strings and stores only the necessary char-
acters of a string value. String fields for which no value is specified are stored as
{}, instead of using blanks or the maximum field size.
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 New records
New records are separated by a <CR> character to increase readability.
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 Separators
A typical record in any of the accounting files is a sequence of pairs of tag identifi-
ers and field values separated by commas. The tag identifier and field value are
separated by a colon.
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