Chapter 3-8: Update Processes

Update Process Specifications

Update process specifications establish the general attributes of an update process, including log file and PCF specifications. The Update Processes screen is shown in Figure 3-8-2.

Figure 3-8-2. Update Processes Screen

The Update Processes screen contains the following fields.

·     Process Name identifies a specific process and must be unique within type and application.

·     App/PCF Name identifies a file by application ID and file name that is to be automatically managed by APPX during the execution of this process. The process control file (PCF) is the only file for which APPX reads, writes, rewrites, and deletes records during process execution.

·     The In Progress Message field may contain up to 60 alphanumeric characters and provides text for the message that displays on the screen while the job process executes in the foreground.

·     Opts are indicators that are present whenever documentation (T), rules (R) or additional attributes (AA) have been defined for this process.

The Update Processes screen contains the following options as described in the corresponding sections:

·     Toolbox

·     Rules

·     Additional Attributes

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