A common problem when running Acquire in production is how large to make the work files and the SORTWKxx files. The following notes should help to gauge the quantities of space needed. First, be assured that Acquire does not copy all data from its input to its work files, only the fields of use to creating the final output file. Selected data is stored in intermediate records in the WORKnn files. Acquire prints details of the sizes of data read in, in work and written out as follows: