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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Program Design
  4. SSA-NAME3 Functions
  5. Language Specific Guidelines
  6. Controls
  7. Advanced Controls
  8. Composite Keys
  9. Address Standardization
  10. ASM Workbench

SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

SSA-NAME3 API Reference Guide

Combining multiple fields into one key

Combining multiple fields into one key

Build keys based on more then one SSA-NAME3 field for example Person_Name plus Code, Person_Name plus Address_Part1. Up to five fields may be combined into one composite key.
This produces a more selective key that speeds up searches at the cost of a higher number of keys.
FIELD=Field1,Field2 [...,Field5]
The input record can be specified using scatter gather or delimited format. To specify using the scatter gather format use the
LAYOUT= control
.
For example:
ssan3_get_keys
testpops
ausv102
FIELD=Person_Name,Address_Part1 Key_Level=standard,limited -
LAYOUT=Person_Name,0,10,Person_Name,11,13,Address_Part1,25,10
John Smith James Madison10 Rudd st

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