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  • Subject: Fw: JBA Batch Jobs
  • From: "Robert A. Rogerson" <rogerson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 20:59:46 -0500



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> From: Robert A. Rogerson <rogerson@interlog.com>
> To: JBAUSERS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: JBA Batch Jobs
> Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 9:30 PM
> 
> Hi Jim, back again...
> 
> I only have access to the style version of the software at present but it
> should be similar to then base software.  In style the batch allocation
> program (AP315) is called from the task.  More than likely there is a
> similar OE315 program.
> 
> When this task is investigated there is only a interactive program.  This
> program prompts the user for the desired allocation parameters and then
> submits the actual batch program AP320CLP (probably OE320CLP with non
style
> versions).  As this set up stands the task can not be scheduled.  There
> must be a batch program in order to schedule the task.
> 
> In order to allow this job to be scheduled AP315/OE315 requires
> modification to separate the prompt screen for the submission of the
batch
> job.  In our case a new program AP315U was created whi9ch had the sole
> function of displaying a screen to receive the user's parameters and
update
> the LDA with these values.  The actual submission of the batch program
was
> moved to the task and AP320CLP/OE320CLP now became the batch job for a
new
> task which was created in the customer environment.  Below is a snippet
of
> the code modification that was needed to implement the previous steps.
> 
>      H        1   Y
>       *****************************************************************
>       *                                                               *
>       *  SYSTEM NAME - JBA APPAREL                                    *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  PROGRAM NAME - AP315                                         *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  WRITTEN BY - G.JOHNSON                                       *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  DATE - APRIL 1990                                            *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - SELECT FOR BATCH ALLOCATION            *
>       *                                                               *
>       *****************************************************************
>       /EJECT
>       *****************************************************************
>       *  MODIFICATION CONTROL    Scan on FIX NO                       *
>       *  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                         *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  FIX NO.   BY    DATE    DESCRIPTION                          *
>       *  ~~~~~~~~  ~~  ~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *
>       *  DSI001   JXH  03/09/90  ALLOW ALLOCATION OF FULL PRODUCT     *
>       *                          CODES WITH SCALING FACTORS           *
>       *                                                               *
>       * STV2_39   CM2  1 Oct 93  Looping on F8 from scaling factor    *
>       *                          for full item level                  *
>       *                                                               *
>       *  ISS001    RAR  02/10/97  Change program so that the CL program*
>       *                          AP320CLP is not submitted by this    *
>       *                          program but is the batch program     *
>       *                          for Task 9020.                       *
>       *                                                               *
>       *****************************************************************
> ....
> .... Code here...
> ....
>       * Remove the submission of AP320CLP from this programISS001
>       * and add it to task ST HAN 03 9020.                 ISS001
>      C*
>      C*
>      C* SUBMIT BATCH ALLOCATION JOB
>       *----------------------------------------------------ISS001
>      C*--------------------MOVEL'BATCHALL'L#JOBN-----------ISS001
>      C*--------------------MOVE-'OC'------L#JOBN-----------ISS001
>      C*--------------------MOVE-*BLANKS---L#PGID-----------ISS001
>      C*--------------------MOVEL'AP320CLP'L#PGID-----------ISS001
>      C*--------------------OUT--LDA------------------------ISS001
>      C*--------------------CALL-'XA902'--------------------ISS001
>      C*--------------------IN---LDA------------------------ISS001
>      C*----------L#RTCD----CASEQ'**'------*PSSR------------ISS001
>      C*----------L#RTCD----CASEQ'S*'------*PSSR------------ISS001
>      C*--------------------END-----------------------------ISS001
>      C                     MOVE ' Y'      L#RTCD           ISS001
>      C                     OUT  LDA                        ISS001
>      C                     MOVE *ON       *INLR            ISS001
>      C                     RETRN                           ISS001
> E002 C                     END
>      C                     GOTO MAIN10
> E001 C                     END
>       /EJECT
>    
> Sorry about the alignment but you know it is with non proportional
fonts...
> 
> This was the only modification required in the interactive program.  The
> important thing is that L#RTCD is updated to ' Y' in the LDA before the
> program ends.  This indicated to Business400 to continue and submit the
> batch program portion of the task.  The new task is as follows:
> 
>  XA330          Interactive Program Generator                  System:
> HANES    
>    Maintain Tasks                                                        
 
>     
>     Application  Task code                                     Action    
 
>     
>      ST HAN 03     9020                                *UPDATE BESPOKE
TASK
>     
>    Type changes,  press Enter                                            
 
>     
>                                                                          
 
>     
>    Description  Batch Allocation                                         
 
>     
>                                                                          
 
>     
>    Interactive program to process request  . .  AP315U                   
 
>     
>    Batch program to process request (if any) .  AP320CLP                 
 
>     
>    Job name (if batch program) . . . . . . . .  BATCHALLOC               
 
>     
>    Initial return code for option  . . . . . .                           
 
>     
>    Exclusivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Shared Use of Company
 
>     
>    Exclusivity group . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           
 
>     
>    Sub-task, Function List, Report Generator .  0 (0=Task, 1=Sub, 2=IPG
> List,   
>    Recovery program  . . . . . . . . . . . . .             3=Rep Gen,
> 4=Rati)   
>    Pre-processing program  . . . . . . . . . .                           
 
>     
>    Library list  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Blank for default 
 
>     
>                                                                          
 
>     
>    Task Job Queue/Library  . . . . . . . . . .             /             
 
>     
>    Task Print Queue/Library  . . . . . . . . .  PRT01      / QUSRSYS     
 
>     
>    Hold on Output Queue  . . . . . . . . . . .  0 (1=Yes 0=No)           
 
>     
>    F3=Exit   F4=Browse   F11=Delete   F12=Previous   F19=Where used      
 
>     
>    F14=Task class   F20=Task exclusivity                                 
 
>     
> 
> Remember that Hanes is using the style version of JBA software and AP
> programs more than likely relate to the same OE programs.
> 
> I hope this solves your problem.  If not send me more details.  Why JBA
> sometimes submits jobs from interactive program and sometimes through the
> batch portion of a task remains a mystery and may remain a mystery like
> that of the Loch Ness monster.  As for the comment from the JBA help line
> that this strategy won't work maybe they should turn their attention to
> solving the mystery of Nessy.  (Just kidding).  I think you will find
this
> works.  Again, if not let me know and I'll help you solve it.
> 
> Rob Rogerson

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