GenTran 5.1 Manual De Usuario

Overview

Using Process Control

Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005

Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide

11 - 16

Events

Events are a combination of the following:

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A time or day to execute or a file name for which the system checks

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The controller on which the event is processed

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A session definition

The Process Control runs events based on whether they are timed or polled. You 
define the events in a session definition.

The Process Control enables you to process an event at a specified time, every 
day. Additional options enable you to restrict processing to certain days of the 
week or a specific date. In addition, you can define calendars to exclude specific 
holidays or days of the week from the processing schedule.

You manage events by using the following dialog boxes:

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Process Control dialog box (Events tab)

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Event Setup dialog box

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Process Control dialog box (Active Events tab)

You must have already defined the session definition to be executed prior to 
creating an event.

Reference
See Creating Sessions on page 11 - 9 for more information.

When a timed event is activated, the Gentran Scheduler initiates that event at the 
correct time on the appropriate day or date.

When a polled event is activated, the Gentran Poller polls the controller for the 
presence or absence of a defined file (depending on what is indicated in the event 
definition), and initiates the event when the specified file either exists or does not 
exist (based on the event definition).