Re: Command for Limiting Query to run in Batch only

["oludare" <oludare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you limit QUERY run to BATCH, what happen during query definition and the
user press F5.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty McDowell" <bm@datrek.com>
To: <BPCS-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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