NAMED ACTIVATION GROUP

I need the help of some activation group experts!

First the background:
        I have a trigger program (TRGR_PGM), that is called after a record is
added to 
        a history file (HIST_FILE).  On any day, 500 - 1000 recs are added to
HIST_FILE.
        The recs are added to HIST_FILE from 1 of 4 possible OPM RPG/400 
programs
        running in batch.  My trigger program, (TRGR_PGM), is written in RPG IV.
        
Here's my question:
        My concern is I don't want to activate TRGR_PGM each of the 500 - 1000
times/day
        that it runs.  When I create TRGR_PGM, using the CRTBNDRPG command, 
        if I take the default on "default activation group (*YES)", then 
TRGR_PGM 
        will be run as a OPM program (this is known as compatibility mode).  I'm
not doing
        any binding in TRGR_PGM, so maybe this is OK.  Will the default 
activation
group
        get deleted after each time TRGR_PGM is called?  Would I be better off
using
        a named activation group (either QILE or some other)?

Also:
        I do not know the last time each day that TRGR_PGM will be used.  If I 
am
        using a persistent activation group, do I have to do a RCLRSC/RCLACTGRP?
        The only way I can think of to do this is to put the RCLRSC/RCLACTGRP
        in our nightly BACKOFF before ending our subsystems.  We IPL once/week.
        Is there any reason I really need to get rid of a persistent activation
group,
        since TRGR_PGM will be used every day?

Thanks for any guidance you can provide.

Dave



 
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