Re: CPROBJ questions

[Ken Sims <ken@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dan and Tom -

> > If I specify the DAYS parameter to select only those objects that have not
> > been used in the past nn days, would I really have to worry about
> ending any
> > programs abnormally?  I would think that the "Date Last Used" for an object
> > would be updated as soon as it is called upon.
>
>
>Keep in mind that a program may called on a particular date and then run
>continuously for many days. I've never checked to see how this might
>relate to "Date Last Used".

Let me say from experience that I have hosed a job that runs
continuously.  The Date Last Used for a program is when the program was
last called, NOT when it was last active.  (That's why you can only
compress programs in system libraries when in a restricted state.)

Since we IPLed every week, I used 8 days for CPROBJs that would touch
program objects and knew I would be safe.

Ken
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