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# Active Bundles

This section covers the following topics:

- What is an Active Bundle?

- Invoking the Active Bundles Screen

- Modifying an Active Bundle

- Displaying an Active Bundle

- Closing an Active Bundle

- Printing an Active Bundle

- Archiving an Active Bundle

- Reviving an Active Bundle

- Deleting an Active Bundle

- Displaying Information on an Active Bundle

- Displaying Log Information for an Active Bundle

See also Active Reports in an Active Bundle.

## What is an Active Bundle?

An active bundle is a group of active reports. It is created by Entire Output Management based on a bundle definition. The active reports in an active bundle are processed together as a unit.

See also What is a Bundle?

## Invoking the Active Bundles Screen

To select active bundles:

1. Enter `6` in the command line of the Main Menu.

   The Active Bundles screen is displayed:

         13:54:38             **** ENTIRE OUTPUT MANAGEMENT ****            2022-11-11
        User ID XYZ                  - Active Bundles -

          Cmd Bundle                     S Status     Reps Coord-ID
          ___ _________________________  _ __________ ____ ________
           __ UKSJUPCX                   O opened        6 UKSJU
           __ UKSJUBUN                   O opened        9 UKSJU
           __ UKSJUPCX                   C closed        2 UKSJU
           __ UKSJUBUN                   C closed        3 UKSJU
           __ VKA                        C closed        2 VKA
           __ VKA                        C closed        1 VKA
           __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME     O opened       10 UKSJU
           __ XSETGGR-BU1                C closed        1 XSETGGR
           __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL              C closed        1 UKSJU
           __ XSETGGR-BU1                C closed        1 XSETGGR
           __ UKSJU-BUNDLE-LONG-NAME     C closed       21 UKSJU
           __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL              C closed          UKSJU
           __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL              C closed        1 UKSJU
           __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL              C closed        1 UKSJU
           __ UKSJU-TYPE-AL              C closed        1 UKSJU
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   The screen lists all bundles processed by Entire Output Management. They are listed in descending order of their creation dates.

2. From this screen, you can perform various functions on bundles.

Depending on the setting of the user profile field Restrict Abun, you will either see all bundles, with those to which you have access highlighted, or only those bundles to which you have access. You can only enter commands for bundles to which you have access. Administrators have access to all bundles, regardless of the Restrict Abun setting.

#### Special PF Keys

Key | Name | Function
--- | --- | ---
PF5 | < | Display right half of the screen.
PF6 | > | Display left half of the screen.
PF9 | Maste | List all master bundles (Bundle Maintenance screen)
PF10 | Rfrsh | Refresh Active Bundles screen.
PF11 | SwLay | Switch between Administrator and General User layout. The Active Bundles screen can be displayed in two layouts: The Administrator layout displays reports, coordinator ID, and Open and Close Date/Time information. The General User layout displays a Description of the active bundles. With PF11 you can switch between the two layouts.
PF21 | Ext | Switch between display of long and short report/bundle names.

#### Line Commands

Command | Function
--- | ---
AR | Archive an active bundle.
CL | Close an active bundle.
DE | Delete an active bundle.
DI | Display active bundle attributes.
IN | Display additional information on an active bundle.
LO | Display log information for an active bundle.
MO | Modify active bundle.
PR | Print an active bundle.
RP | List active reports contained in an active bundle. On the list displayed, you can select reports for browsing or for deletion from the bundle.
RV | Revive an active bundle.

#### Fields

Field | Explanation
--- | ---
Bundle * | Bundle name. Enter selection criteria for the bundle name. The effect of selection by bundle name wildcard depends on the setting of the user profile field Abun List Format. If this is set to `1`, wildcard bundle selection results in a window of matching bundle names, from which you can select one. If you are not an administrator, you may only select bundles to which you have access, or those with Public authorization. In the window, use PF10 to toggle between your own and Public authorization. If Abun List Format is set to `2`, a list of all matching bundles is presented. An Abun List Format of `1` is likely to generate fewer database accesses.
Status * | Enter selection criteria for bundle status: Closed - bundle can accept no additional reports. Forced - bundle forced to print when retention period expires. Opened - bundle is open and contains reports. Printing - bundle is being printed.
Reps | Number of reports in the bundle.
Coord-ID * | User ID of the bundle coordinator.
Description | In the General User layout, a short description of the bundle is displayed here.
Open Date/Time | Date and time the bundle was opened.
Close Date/Time | Date and time the bundle was printed.
Message | Indicates why the bundle cannot be printed. For example, if no printer has been assigned, "No Printer" is displayed here.

## Modifying an Active Bundle

You can modify:

- General Attributes

- Printing Attributes

Note that modifications hold only for the current copy of the bundle and do not affect the bundle definition. Modifications can be performed only if the bundle status is "Opened".

To modify an active bundle:

1. On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `MO` next to the active bundle you want to modify.

   The Active Bundle > General Attributes screen is displayed for the bundle you have selected.

2. The fields are described below. Modify the attributes as desired.

3. Then press PF5 (Do) or ENTER to save your modifications.

   Depending on the `COMMIT` option (see SET command), you may be prompted to confirm the modifications.

### General Attributes

The only general attributes you can change are the Coordinator ID and the Print events.

Field | Explanation
--- | ---
Name | Name of the bundle.
Run number | Internal sequence number.
Created | Date and time when the first active report arrived for this bundle.
Coordinator ID | Corresponds to the field of the same name in the General Attributes of the bundle definition.
Print events
Time schedule | The values displayed here are derived from the Print events specified in the bundle definition. See Attributes of a Bundle. The print time is computed when the active bundle is opened, based on the defined time schedule. If 00-01-02 00:00 is displayed here, it means that no time trigger is in effect.
Lines exceeded
Report arrival

### Printing Attributes

To modify printing attributes of an active bundle:

1. Press PF9 on the Active Bundle > General Attributes screen.

   The Active Bundle > Printing Attributes screen is displayed.

2. The printing attributes you can modify correspond to the fields of the same names in the bundle definition. See Printing Attributes in the section Bundles.

## Displaying an Active Bundle

To display the attributes of an active bundle:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `DI` next to the desired active bundle.

  The attributes of the active bundle are displayed. They are described under Modifying an Active Bundle.

## Closing an Active Bundle

This function closes an active bundle so that it can accept no further reports. If additional reports arrive for the bundle, a new version of the bundle is opened to accept them.

To close an active bundle:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `CL` next to the bundle to be closed.

  The message "Closed" is displayed in the Status column.

## Printing an Active Bundle

This function forces the printing of a bundle, regardless of what was defined to control printing. This function can only be performed if the bundle status is "Opened".

To print an active bundle:

1. On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `PR` next to the active bundle you want to print.

   A printer selection list will be displayed.

2. Select a printer by entering any character in the input field before the appropriate printer.

   A message confirms that the bundle has been queued for printing.

## Archiving an Active Bundle

This function marks all reports in an active bundle for archiving. The reports will be archived the next time the archiving task is active.

To mark an active bundle for archiving:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `AR` next to the bundle to be marked for archiving.

## Reviving an Active Bundle

This function marks all archived reports in an active bundle to be revived. The reports will be revived the next time the revive job runs.

To revive an active bundle:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `RV` next to the bundle to be marked for reviving.

## Deleting an Active Bundle

With this function, only control information is deleted. The active reports contained in the bundle are not deleted.

To delete an active bundle:

1. On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `DE` next to the bundle to be deleted.

2. Depending on the `CONFIRM` option (see SET command), you may be prompted to confirm the deletion.

## Displaying Information on an Active Bundle

To display additional information on an active bundle:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `IN` next to the bundle for which you want to display information.

  The following information is displayed:

Field | Explanation
--- | ---
Bundle | Run number | Unique internal identifier of active bundle.
Description | Short description of active bundle.
Number of | Reports | Number of active reports contained in active bundle.
Lines | Number of lines contained in active bundle.
Coordinator | ID / Name / Phone | The user ID, name and phone number of the bundle coordinator.
Date/Time of | Open | Date and time the bundle was opened.
Close | Date and time the bundle was closed.
Planned flush | When the bundle is opened, the print time is computed based on the defined time schedule. If `00-01-02 00:00` or nothing at all is displayed here, it means that no time trigger is in effect.
Expiration date | Force | The day on which the closing and printing of the active bundle is to be forced. This date is computed when the active bundle is opened. It is computed using the general attribute Force Flush in the corresponding bundle definition; see Attributes of a Bundle.
Purge | The day on which the active bundle is to be deleted. This date is computed when the active bundle is closed. It is computed using the general attribute Retention Period in the corresponding bundle definition; see Attributes of a Bundle.

## Displaying Log Information for an Active Bundle

To display log information for an active bundle:

- On the Active Bundles screen, enter the line command `LO` next to the bundle for which log information is to be displayed.

  The Log Display screen is displayed for the bundle selected.

  For further details, see LO - Display Log Information for an Object.

### On this page

- What is an Active Bundle?
- Invoking the Active Bundles Screen
- Modifying an Active Bundle
- Displaying an Active Bundle
- Closing an Active Bundle
- Printing an Active Bundle
- Archiving an Active Bundle
- Reviving an Active Bundle
- Deleting an Active Bundle
- Displaying Information on an Active Bundle
- Displaying Log Information for an Active Bundle