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The MERGE Statement

If the MERGE statement appears in a section that is not in an independent segment, then any output procedure referenced by that MERGE statement must appear:

totally within non-independent segments, or
wholly contained in a single independent segment.

If a MERGE statement appears in an independent segment, then any output procedure referenced by that MERGE statement must be contained:

totally within non-independent segments, or
wholly within the same independent segment as that MERGE statement.