QMS 2060 Reference page 111

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 system evolves.
» Note: Field 45 in the Job Accounting File example on page 5-5
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. The date and time fields appear in the accounting
records for the QMS 2060 Print System for compatibility with other
QMS products, but they are unused for this product.
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.
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 characters of a string value. String
fields for which no value is specified are stored as {}, instead of
using blanks or the maximum field size.
New Records
New records are separated by a <CR> character to increase
readability.