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System Data Item Descriptions
TODAYS-YEAR
TRANNO
GLB.TODAYS-MONTH-NUM is a synonym for TODAYS-MONTH-NUM.
Note: TODAYS-MONTH-NUM causes a syntax error in LDA. Use
GLB.TODAYS-MONTH-NUM instead.
For more details, see ‘‘TODAY’’, earlier in this section.
LENGTH = 2 EDIT = N
TODAYS-YEAR is a read-only System Data item that holds the two-digit year part (within
the century) of the date that an Ispec transaction was initiated, or the date a Report was
started (or restarted after a SLEEP; command). If debug date and time is activated, it holds
the year part of the debug date.
GLB.TODAYS-YEAR is a synonym for TODAYS-YEAR.
Note: TODAYS-YEAR causes a syntax error in LDA Run Time. Use
GLB.TODAYS-YEAR instead.
For more details, see ‘‘TODAY’’, earlier in this section.
LENGTH = 2 EDIT = N
TRANNO contains a number (in the range 000001 through 999999), that is incremented by
one for each transaction, according to the rules shown in the following table.
Host TRANNO is incremented for......
MCP based Transactions that update the database or change the contents of
GLB.WORK. It is not incremented for inquiry transactions that do not modify
GLB.WORK.
OS 2200 based All transactions that do not set GLB.ERROR to *****, and are not in
recovery
UNIX All transactions that do not set GLB.ERROR to *****, and are not in
recovery
It is used for both Component and Event transactions, but is included only in the Event
record on the LINC database.
TRANNO values are unique for each transaction sent from a station (username).
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