Calling Predict functions using the workplan is a two-step process:
Select the objects to be processed by specifying the type of function to be applied to them in the Cmd column of a selection list. Enter an asterisk in this column to display the valid functions for the selected object. Confirm the combinations of function and object with ENTER.
Execute the commands in the workplan, one after another or in a specified order. The two methods of calling workplan commands are described in the section Step 2: Executing Commands from a Workplan.
Note:
When you create a dummy (by creating a link to an object
that does not yet exist), an entry in the workplan is created automatically and
a message is given if the parameter Workplan commands/Add task for dummy in the
maintenance options of the active profile is set to Y. Only one command is put
into the workplan for each dummy. If the command already exists in the
workplan, a corresponding message is given.
This document covers the following topics:
Entries are added to the workplan by entering one or several function codes in the column Cmd in an object selection list. Enter an asterisk in Cmd column for a list of codes valid for the object selected. The example below shows the result of entering an asterisk in the Cmd column alongside an Adabas file.
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Plan 10 - Select File -
+All--Possible functions------+
Cmd File ID Type ! _ / Select !
! _ C Copy !
-> * ARHTESTCHEN A ! _ D Display !
ARTCHD-ZICKELID I ! _ E Edit Elements !
ARTICLE-A I ! _ B Push Backward !
ARTICLE-B I ! _ J Modify Adabas Attr. !
ARTICLE-C I ! _ K Modify Vista element !
ARTICLE-CONTAIND I ! _ L Link Children !
ARTICLE-CONTAINS I ! _ M Modify !
ARTICLE-PART I ! _ N Rename !
ARTICLE-POSORDER I ! _ O Edit Owner !
ARTICLE-SUPPLIER I ! _ P Purge !
AUTOMOBILES-VS V ! _ S Select !
AUTOMOBILES-VS-VIEW W ! _ W Edit Description !
AZ-AVB-L-ART-1 L ! _ X Select !
AZ-AVB-L-ART-111 L ! _ ' ' No command !
AZ-AVB-L-ART-2 L ! !
AZ-AVB-U-ART U ! !
AZ-AVB-V-ART V ! !
* AZ-LOW A ! !
!Command ==> _______ !
__ ('.' = EXIT, 'T' = TOP, 'C' = Specify asso +-----------------------------+
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Note:
To select an object for immediate processing, enter / (slash),
S or X in the column Cmd.
The following rules apply when adding commands to the workplan:
Up to 999 commands can be added to a workplan.
When marking objects in a list produced by the Select function, commands are written to the workplan as soon as ENTER is pressed.
The position of new entries in the workplan can be determined with the profile parameter Position of storage (Maintenance Options > Workplan Commands > Position of storage). New entries can be positioned at the beginning and at the end of the workplan.
If you leave a list with PF3 or call another function with a different PF key, selections that have not been confirmed with ENTER are lost.
If you leave a list with '.' or scroll to the top of the list with T in the bottom line of the selection list, selections in the current screen are added to the workplan.
For the Copy function: Enter the ID of the new object to be created in the window provided.
For the function Push backward: Enter name of standard file in the window provided.
For the Link children function: Enter C in the bottom line of the screen to display a window of valid associations for selection. Association must be specified.
To select a single object for immediate processing, enter S in the Cmd column or position the cursor to the line containing the object and press ENTER. This will not result in a command being added to the workplan.
An example of a workplan is shown below.
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Plan 3 - Plan menu -
Cmd Plan-commands
__ DISPL FI HNO-FI-S-1
__ LINK FI EL HNO-FI-C
__ MODIF FI HNO-E
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_____ ('.' = EXIT, 'T' = TOP, 'CLEAR' = DELETE all Plan-commands)
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Commands contained in a workplan can be executed in two ways:
By entering the command NEXT in the
command line of any Predict menu. The first command in the workplan will then
be executed. The NEXT command can be executed most
easily by assigning it to a PF key. If the NEXT
command is issued with a hyphen following ("NEXT -") the last
command in a workplan is executed.
By opening the workplan with the command
PLAN and then by entering X in the Cmd column of the
workplan. Commands can then be executed in any order.
The following rules apply for the administration of a workplan:
To use a workplan, a users ID has to be documented in Predict with an object of type user.
The number of commands in a workplan is displayed in the upper left corner of every Predict menu.
If a user is deleted, the workplan of this user is deleted as well.
If a user is renamed, the link to the workplan remains.
A workplan can be opened with the command PLAN. The following actions can then be executed:
Individual commands can be purged from the workplan by entering a hyphen ("-") in the Cmd column of the workplan.
The contents of a workplan can be cleared with the command
CLEAR.
Commands can be executed from within the workplan by marking them with X and pressing ENTER. One command can be executed at a time.