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End Online Processing

 

 

The procedure to end online processing consists of the following steps:

·     Cancel asynchronous monitors.

·     Check for failed online transactions.

·     Back up master files.

·     Change journal receiver.

·     Back up receiver.

The Initiate/Cancel Monitors Menu is used to cancel any or all of the asynchronous monitors.  Multi-transaction monitors are terminated by sending a SHUTDOWN message to the message queue (the JIT Async Monitor may receive a SHUTDOWN or SHUTDOWNNIGHT message).  Single-transaction monitors are terminated by writing a special end-of-file record (**EOF$ in the Order Number field) to the corresponding transaction file.  For more detail on these monitors, see the appropriate program descriptions in the appropriate program documentation manual.

Note:    Only monitors for the modules installed will be displayed on the Initiate/Cancel Menu.  For example, if Just-In-Time is not installed the JIT Async Monitor (JTASYNCMON) would not be displayed.  Likewise if SYNCHRO is not installed, the SYNCHRO Report Request (GAASYNCMON), SYNCHRO INVOICE Message Extraction (GAIITMON), and SYNCHRO Shipping/Billing (GASBUMON) monitors would not be displayed on the menu.

The Recovery Management Menu is used to perform the remaining steps to end online processing.  The required user procedures are described below.  They are illustrated below.

End Online Processing.

 

How to End Online Processing

 

Display Initiate/Cancel

Step 1.

Select the Initiate/Cancel Monitors Menu option on the System Processing Menu.  The Initiate/Cancel Monitors Menu is displayed.  A sample of this screen is shown below.

 



	 



	
		

			
				
                          INITIATE/CANCEL MONITORS                             

                                                                               

    Main Manufacturing MSQ        A       MON2:MSGQ for Bar-Code        A      

    MON3:MOMNT; LR's; CR's        A       MON4: Overflow                A      

    Shipping/Billing Update       A       Just-In-Time                          

    Consolidated Billing Update           Electronic Data Collection           

    Immediate Picker Print        A       Purchasing                    A      

    Immediate Invoice Print               Purchase Order Generation            

    Immediate BOL Print           A       EDI PO Ackn Update                   

    Immediate SO Ackn Print               EDI PO Receipts Update               

    Immediate Quote Ackn Print            EDI Sales Order Generation           

    Immediate RMA Ackn Print              Synchro/Shipping & Billing           

    Stock Loc Reservation                 Synchro/Invoice Transmitter          

    Sales Analysis Post                   Synchro/Report Requests              

    Control Total Update          A       Load Consolidation Update            

    Synchro/Customer KANBAN               Business Process Manager             

    Manufacturing Configuration   A                                            

                        Option:  1 - Initiate                                  

                                 2 - Cancel                                    

                                 3 - JIT Night Cancel                          

                                                                               

 F3=Exit             F5=Refresh                                                

                                                                               

                                                                                

					
		

	




	            Initiate/Cancel Monitors Screen.



	 



	 



	
		

			
				

					Cancel Monitor(s)

					
			
				

					Step 2.

					
			
				

					To the right of each monitor is a status field and an input field.  An A appears in the status field of any monitor that is active.  Otherwise, this field will be blank.

				

					Enter a 2 in the input field to the right of each active monitor that is to be canceled, and press the ENTER key.  The A will remain in the status field until the request has been processed.  At that point, the field will become blank after the ENTER key has been pressed.

					
		

		

			
				

					 

					
			
				

					 

					
			
				

					For the JIT Async Monitor (JTASYNCMON) you have two canceling options.  Use option 2 to cancel immediately as described above.  Use option 3 (JIT Night Cancel) to cancel the monitor only after all submitted async jobs have completed.  This option should be used before any batch jobs are run to insure all automatically generated flow receipts are processed.

					
		

		

			
				

					Return

					
			
				

					Step 3.

					
			
				

					Press F3-Exit to return to the System Processing Menu.

					
		

		

			
				

					Display Recovery Management Menu

					
			
				

					Step 4.

					
			
				

					Select the Recovery Management option on the System Processing Menu.  The Recovery Management Menu is displayed.  A sample of this screen is shown below.

					
		

	




	 



	 



	
		

			
				
RECOVERY MANAGEMENT MENU                          

                                                                               

 Select one of the following:                                                  

                                                                               

   System Recovery                      Journal/Journal Receiver Management    

      1. On-line Rollback                 10. Journal Physical Files           

      2. Off-line Rollback                11. Create Journal Receiver          

      3. Rollforward                      12. Create Journal                   

                                          13. Change Journal Receiver          

   End Processing                         14. Display Journal Attributes       

      4. On-line                                                               

      5. Off-line                       Other Options                          

                                          83. Display Messages                 

   File Backup/Restore                    85. Work With Submitted Jobs         

      6. Backup Data Library              89. Return                           

      7. Restore Data Library             90. Signoff                          

      8. Backup Receiver                                                       

      9. Restore Receiver                                                       

                                                                               

 Selection or command                                                          

 ===>                                                                          

 F3=Exit             F4=Prompt           F9=Retrieve                           

                                                                               

				

					 

					
		

	




	            Recovery Management Menu.



	 



	 



	
		

			
				

					Check for Failed Online

					
			
				

					Step 5.

					
			
				

					Select the Online option on the Transactions Recovery Management Menu.  If no online transactions have failed, the Recovery Management Menu is redisplayed with the Option field blank.  If any online transactions have failed, the Failed Online Transactions List screen is displayed.  See the Recovery Management section of this manual for a description of this screen and for the necessary recovery procedures.

					
		

		

			
				

					Back Up Master Files

					
			
				

					Step 6.

					
			
				

					The frequency with which master files are backed up must be determined at each site.  A suggested strategy is to back up the master files weekly, either at the beginning or the end of the work week.  To back up all master files, select the Back Up Masters option on the Recovery Management Menu.

					
		

	




	 



	Note:    If files are being reorganized, master files must be backed up after the reorganization jobs have completed and before any further jobs are executed.  Otherwise, rollback recovery cannot be used to recover from a subsequent system failure.



	 



	
		

			
				

					Change Journal Receiver

					
			
				

					Step 7.

					
			
				

					Select the Change Journal Receiver option on the Recovery Management Menu.  The system automatically generates a new receiver.  The journal receiver must be changed before batch processing is started.

					
		

		

			
				

					Display Journal Attributes

					
			
				

					Step 8.

					
			
				

					Select the Display Journal Attributes option on the Recovery Management Menu.  The attributes for the journal receivers are displayed.  The system-assigned name of any receiver that is to be backed up should be noted.

					
		

		

			
				

					Back Up Receiver

					
			
				

					Step 9.

					
			
				

					The journal receiver should be backed up whenever the journal receiver is changed.  To back up a journal receiver, select the Back Up Receiver option on the Recovery Management Menu.  The Journal Receiver Backup screen is displayed.  A sample of this screen is found in the Recovery Management section of this manual.  Enter the name of each journal receiver that is to be backed up and press the ENTER key.  The Recovery Management Menu is redisplayed.

					
		

		

			
				

					Return

					
			
				

					Step 10.

					
			
				

					Press F3-Exit to return to the System Processing Menu.