Character position definition and scope:

The Record length character positions contain a five-character number equal to the length of the entire record, including itself and the record terminator.  The number is right justified and unused positions contain zeros.

Users typically do not have access to Leader/00-04; the entry is automatically generated by the system.

For information on other Leader positions, select:

Leader

See also:

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