RE: Impacts of changing the WaitRCD default?

To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:07:31 -0500
Subject: RE: Impacts of changing the WaitRCD default?

I had one very similar years ago and changed the WAIRCD on just one logical to *IMMED. It was like a brand new world. It's amazing how long 60 seconds is when you're staring at the screen! Combined with a nice display of who is locking the record, it's great. Be sure to know your system though - you may inadvertently affect batch processes if they use the same file.
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Sean Porterfield


-----Original Message-----
From: Koester, Michael
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 14:25
To: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Impacts of changing the WaitRCD default?

We have a file that was designed to restrict order entry access so that only one person can be entering/updating an order at a time. Works great, except from day-one (decades ago) the file has had the default WAITRCD value of 60 seconds. This means that any interactive session that encounters the locked order stalls out for 60 seconds before it gives control back to the user, along with a helpful message that indicates the record is in use by another job.

I could use an OVRDBF to change this on a per-program basis, but...
I'm proposing we use a CHGPF to set that file's WAITRCD time to 2 or 3 seconds, so the user can get on with their life, and I don't have to go looking for other places that need the OVRDBF treatment.

I was asked to inquire about possible adverse impacts that others may have encountered in using this more global approach to do this.

Note that I'm not proposing (yet) that we change the default value across the system -- just this one file.

Thanks for your thoughts.
-- Michael
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