Menu item 40: Working with *SERVER (WRKEFFSRV)

Choose menu item 40 of the main menu i-effect "Conversion, Compression, Communication" or enter the command WRKEFFSRV.

The following display will appear:

Sort entries

In order to quickly find entries, the entries can be sorted. Therefore, press function key F7.

The following display will appear:

The following details can be chosen for sorting:

Details for sorting
*SEQUENCE	Sort by sequence number
*TIMESTAMP	Sort by next timestamp
*FILETYPE	Sort by file type
*JOBTYPE	Sort by job type
*DESCRIPTION	Sort by description
*JOBDESCR	Sort by job description
*ERRMSGQ	Sort by error message queue

Furthermore, determine whether the entries are to be sorted in ascending or descending order:

Order
*NO	Sort entries in ascending order (A -> Z)
*YES	Sort entries in descending order (Z -> A)

Filter list entries

In order to quickly find entries, the entries can be filtered. Therefore, press function key F8. The following display will appear:

The following options are available for sequence numbers
*FIRST	First sequence number
*LAST	Last sequence number
Zahl	A number in the range of existing sequence numbers

Type of source file
*ALL	All types of source files will be used.
*SPOOL	Only spooled source files will be used for processing.
*DB2	Only data base files will be used for processing.
*IFS	Only IFS files will be used for processing.
*NONE	No files will be used for processing.

Job type
*ALL	All job types
*MONITOR	Job type Monitor will be used (Spool/IFS/DB2)
*SCHEDULE	Job type Schedule will be used
*SINGLE	Job type Single will be used

Status
*ALL	All types of status
*PENDING	Only status "Pending" will be used
*HOLD	Only status "Hold" will be used
*STARTED	Only status "Started" will be used

Description

A free text for searching can be entered here.

Repeat option

Function key F14 can be used to repeat an option that is entered into the Selection column. Enter the option number into the choice box of the first entry for which the option shall be repeated. This option will then be repeated for this entry and every following entry until the end of the list. The entries listed before the fist entry with the option will not be concerned.

Before pressing function key F14:

After pressing function key F14.

Edit entries

Enter the complete definition of all the i-effect *SERVER processes into the program interface "Work with i-effect Server Entries". The current server processes can be monitored by indication of the "Status" of the list entries. Entries can be added, processed or deleted.
Use function key F6 (add new server entry) or enter the command ADDERRSRV to add a new entry to the list.
Enter the unique sequence number.
Define the type of data source and select the processing type (*MONITOR, *SCHEDULE or *SINGLE).
After *MONITOR is specified this display will appear:

*MONITOR is an i-effect server job that triggers server processes through monitoring output queues, IFS directories, or DB2 libraries for incoming data.

The following display will appear if *SCHEDULE is specified:

*SCHEDULE is an i-effect server job which schedules the desired tasks.
The following display will appear if *SINGLE is specified:

*SINGLE is a processing type that defines an i-effect server job that can be called up manually. With this type of processing, it is possible to define source data generically and predefine processes that occur irregularly. To call up a *SINGLE process, start the corresponding server process in the main table. *SINGLE processes can also be called up at the command interface. Predefined i-effect processes can be called up from the users own programs. Use the command STRSRVTSK POS (n), where "n" is the sequence number of the corresponding server entry in the main table.
Confirm by pressing enter. Choose the new entry and call up the program interface (WRKSRVSLT) with option 12 in order to select the data sources.
How to edit existing entries is described in the following section.

Options

In the program interface „Work with i-effect Server Entries" (WRKEFFSRV) the following options are available. Choose the corresponding selection number in the display in order to edit existing entries as required:

Option 2	Change Server Entry (CHGEFFSRVE) Option 2 changes the relevant data form the current display. Options and parameter meanings are discussed in the section "i-effect *SERVER Parameters."
Option 3	Hold Server Entry Use this option to disable server entries temporarily. Independent of the scheduled holding time, *SERVER will not process this entry. In the status column these entries are marked with HOLD. Use option 6, to reactivate these entries.
Option 4	Delete Server Entry Use this option to delete server entries, which will then be no longer processed automatically. By confirming the display, the entry will be deleted from the server pool.
Option 5	Display Server Entry (DSPEFFSRVE) Use option 5 to display detailed information about the server entry. Options and parameter meanings are discussed in the section "i-effect *SERVER parameters."
Option 6	Release Held Server Entries Use this option to release server entries which are on HOLD. An active entry is displayed in the status column with the same status as before it was disabled (usually WAITING).
Option 9	Start Immediately Use this option to immediately start the selected server entry, provided, that the server entry has previously been completely defined corresponding to source files and processing steps.
Option 12	Select Data Use this option to select source data for automated processing. For additional information see section below "Select Data for Processing (WRKSRVSLT)". If in SERVER's main table the file type NONE has been defined, this option is invalid!
Option 14	Define Processing Use this option to call up the program interface that defines the processing steps. For additional information, see section below "Define i-effect *SERVER Processing (WRKSRVPRC)."
Option 16	Workflow Use this option to define further process steps, that are dependant on the end status of the server entry. Possible Special Values: OK The processing steps will be called up if the server entry was processes successfully. ERROR The processing steps will be called up if the server entry was not processed successfully. *DIAG The processing steps will be called up if the server entry was processed successfully, but errors occurred during processing.
Option 33	Copy Server Entry Use this option to copy an existing server entry to a new one with a new sequence number. All other existing attributes of the server entry will be copied into the new entry.