What is the difference between a physical BMS mapset and a logical BMS mapset ?

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What is the difference between a physical BMS mapset and a logical BMS mapset ?

The physical mapset is a load module used to map the data to the screen at execution time. The symbolic map is the actual copybook member used in the program to reference the input and output fields on the screen.

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