Job scheduler with parameters

Does anyone use a job scheduling program to write accounts payable checks? We need to know if you can pass parameters, like pay through date and payment date, to the scheduler.

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Different enterprise job schedulers have different features - capabilites ( i.e., some products may have "x", others may not ). Usually, it is best to have a script ( written in the program - tool - flavor of your choice ) have the parameters, and have the scheduler execute the script. Another comment on enterprise schedulers is that they need to be evaluated in the context of all enterprise systems, ( vs. just the immediate need for your Infor Lawson systems ) that the scheduler would serve in order to realize all of the benefits of ( unified ) enterprise scheduling... Otherwise, it would be just another scheduler...

lbecker

We don't do it for for AP150, but we do it for other programs, such as AP198.

Generally:
Build a cobol shell of the target program
$ bldsh ProductLine SystemCode ProgramCode

Copy out the screen parameters section to include in a new programs WS.
For example:
003339 02 PRM-RUN-PARAMS-RED REDEFINES PRM-RUN-PARAMS.
003340 03 PRM-COMPANY PIC 9(04).
003341 03 PRM-NAME PIC X(30).
003342 03 PRM-INV-CUTOFF-DATE PIC 9(08).
003343 03 PRM-1099-REPORTABLE-YEAR PIC 9(04).
003344 03 PRM-COMPANY-FN PIC 9(04) BINARY.
003345 03 PRM-NAME-FN PIC 9(04) BINARY.
003346 03 PRM-INV-CUTOFF-DATE-FN PIC 9(04) BINARY.
003347 03 PRM-1099-REPORTABLE-YEAR-FN PIC 9(04) BINARY.

In the new program, paste the above section, rename fields as apprpriate.

In the new program, get the existing parameters
PERFORM 900-LOAD-JOB

Edit the target job parameters however you see fit, for example:
000650 MOVE WSDR-TO-DATE TO WSDR-FR-DATE
000660 MOVE "N" TO WSDR-EOM-ROLLOVER
000670 COMPUTE WSDR-MONTH-INCR = 0 - PRM-INTERVAL
000680 PERFORM 900-INCREMENT-DATE
000700 MOVE WSDR-TO-DATE TO AP198-INV-CUTOFF-DATE

When done, copy the new settings back in
000830 MOVE AP198-PARAMS TO JOBSTP-PARAMS (1).

Save the job
000900 PERFORM 900-CREATE-JOB.

If you're confident, save it and run it!
000900 PERFORM 900-CREATE-AND-SUBMIT-JOB.

You now have UNCHANGED source code from Infor with a custom program to dynamically manage the parameters. You only need to modify your custom program when Infor changes AP150.scr.

It has some limitations, e.g. 1-step jobs, but you can get fancy, too.
Otherwise, it works great!

lbecker

For enterprise schedulers, the easy way is to use
wtsubmit

An alternative is to write a shell around
jqsubmit
and poll the job status every minute until it's complete.

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