Re: Command for Limiting Query to run in Batch only

We use the CL approach for queries we want users to be able to run in batch.
On the runqry statement you can put RCDSLT(*yes) which allows the user to
change selection criteria, such as date for that particular run.

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From: MacWheel99@aol.com <MacWheel99@aol.com>
To: BPCS-L@midrange.com <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Command for Limiting Query to run in Batch only


>> From: RickCarter@holley.com
>>
>>  In the last week or so, someone responded to a Query issue with BPCS and
>>  one suggestion was setting a query value where the query would only run
in
>>  Batch mode vs Interactive.
>>  What is that command
>
>If you go into WRKQRY and change the Query specifications, then from within
>WRKQRY at point of Save yes/no you can save no & JOBQ batch yes, or from
the
>WRKQRY menu you can select run in JOBQ batch as opposed to run on-line.
>
>But we"re not enthusiastic about the notion of giving users that capability
>of changing queries when some users are less skilled at getting this right
>than others with communal queries that used to work right & at any moment
>without us knowing when, some of them get messed up.
>
>If you put RUNQRY & some particular selection of QRY into a CL ... you can
>then put that CL on SBMJOB like any other JOBQ batch & the CL can OVRPRTF
>with the usual clarifications ... we use UsrDta heavily to identify which
is
>which, however this approach does not give user the option of selecting
date
>range & other criteria that we like to have in a query/400.
>
>Open Query Path might be a possible alternative, but we are getting away
from
>Query to programming.
>
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