Re: Triggers & AGs

[David Morris <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

I am starting to get confused.  How does the system determine the activation 
group for programs and service programs that specify *CALLER?  The trigger is 
called by an OPM program.  Why doesn't it run in the default activation group 
when 
*CALLER is specified?  Are system state programs ignored?  If they are why does 
QCMD 
not behave this way?  What about QCMDEXC?  It is supposed to be ignored in the 
stack.  
I haven't noticed any exceptions listed in any manual.  If these are exceptions 
where are 
they documented?

Thanks,

David Morris

>>> Jon Paris <paris@ca.ibm.com> 01/26 11:41 AM >>>
>> "I have a trigger program .... trigger pgm is also specified as Activation
Group (*Caller). Inside my trigger, I do a Return without setting on LR and
leaving my Sales & Marketing files open. Am I correct to assume that my files
remain open on subsequent firings of the trigger (during the life of the job
unless I reclaim the AG)." <<

You are correct - you should also be aware that by using *CALLER you have
opened up the possibility that the trigger program can have multiple
invocations active at any one time (i.e. one in each AG - including the default
- that it gets called in).  This may not be what you want.

Jon Paris - AS/400 AD Market Support - paris@ca.ibm.com 
Phone: (416) 448-4019   -   Fax: (416) 448-4414

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 
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