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RUN
The RUN; command is used to initiate a Report from Ispec logic.
Use of this command with OLTP is described in your LINC Generate Operations Guide.
For an MCP based LINC System
After the Report is initiated, it is not dependent on the completion of the logic of the Ispec.
The destination of the Report output is determined by the setting of the output device type
and by the value of the System Data item GLB.STN.
If the output device type is VD, and input is from a terminal, the Report is attached to that
terminal. If input is from External Automatic Entries (HUB), GLI, or OFFLINE, the Report
will not be initiated. If the device type is RP, TP, orLP, and input is from a terminal, GLI,
HUB, or OFFLINE, the report will be unattached.
The ROC system will recognize EX as a valid device type and write the output to a
standard system data file. The name of this file will be derived from the Destination Station
value held in GLB.STN. You can specify a longer name if required.
When running an unattached Report, any messages will be ignored, and requests for
ACCEPT; command input from that Report will cause it to go to end-of-job. Instead of
using MESSAGE; and ACCEPT; commands in Reports, you can pass parameters, as
described under ‘‘Passing Parameters to Your Report’’, later in this section.
The chargecode that applies to your Report run is dependent on the values of the :COD
LINC System command and the GLB.CHARGECODE System Data item.
For further details, see your MCP Based LINC Administration and Operations Guide and
‘‘GLB.CHARGECODE’’ in this manual.
For an OS 2200 based LINC System
The RUN; command is interpreted as if a :RUN LINC System (colon) command had been
entered. It is not available for Fast Load Reports.
A Report can be run as attached or unattached. If the Report is run as attached by using the
AT device type, messages are returned to the screen from which the Ispec issuing the RUN
command was initiated. The current screen display is overwritten, and replies can only be
entered from the same terminal. Each terminal can only have one active attached Report at
a time. Reports can only be run as attached if the default device is VD.
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