328IBM Application Development Tools for z/OS and OS/390
9.1 File Manager components
The principal components that File Manager uses as input are based on input to
the COBOL or PL/I compiler:
Copybook for COBOL
Include for PL/I
Tem p la te
A template is the product of a COBOL or PL/I compile step that reads and
processes the copybook or include. For File Manager to provide the greatest
degree of flexibility in selecting and formatting records, you need a copybook (or
include) or a template; you do not need both.
Templates provide you with the ability to select and format records and fields in
an application data set.
9.1.1 Templates
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