RE: Conversion to RPGLE & commitment control

rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   1. Conversion to RPGLE & commitment control (Forbes, Vincent)
>
>In our application, we have a series of 9 RPG programs that creates all
>transactions.  The problem is that there is little or no error checking for
>such things as record lock.  We have nightly audit reports that verify
>balances & every few months or so it finds a problem where not all of the
>files were updated.
>
>I am trying to make a case to put commitment control on this process.

<snip>

>Since I work for a bank, the paranoia level is high.  The general feeling is
>"If it ain't broke...don't fix it" and "Do you realize how much testing we
>will have to do for this change?"

Ummm... your employer is a _bank_ and you're not already using commitment 
control? Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce? Wow. May we assume that you _are_ 
at least journalling?

Tom Liotta