Output redirection behaviour

What is the expected behaviour of the following:

*IF "x"="y" THEN ECHO fail { > RAM::0.$.test }

I’d expect it to do nothing, but the redirection file gets created. The documentation / PRM1-957 does not mention redirection is non-conditional, only that it’s stripped before the line is interpreted.

Is it possible to use redirection conditionally in a script?

I would expect it to create the redirection file as OS_CLI redirection applies to the command (IF, here)

I’ve updated the documentation to state its non-conditional, along with an example of what happens when used with IF / ELSE