Author: John Del
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:25 pm (GMT 5.5)
Agreed.
When implementing sort parameters with include/omit date dependencies, I like to use symbolic parameters that can be manually configured via set/proc statements (JPn) overrides when needed. Whether this particular solution is meant for production or not, sooner or later you will come across a situation that you'll benefit by building in the JPn feature.
Don't quote me on this as I am not a Syncsort user but I think newer Syncsort releases now support JPn symbolic parameters.
My recommendation for the OP would be to see what release of Syncsort they have, consult the documentation and if available, consider a solution that leverages symbolic parameters.
J
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:25 pm (GMT 5.5)
| dneufarth wrote: |
| What about rerun situations for prior periods or testing scenario. Always needed eventually. Always like the run date seeded in a dataset or calendaring dataset as mentioned previously. |
Agreed.
When implementing sort parameters with include/omit date dependencies, I like to use symbolic parameters that can be manually configured via set/proc statements (JPn) overrides when needed. Whether this particular solution is meant for production or not, sooner or later you will come across a situation that you'll benefit by building in the JPn feature.
Don't quote me on this as I am not a Syncsort user but I think newer Syncsort releases now support JPn symbolic parameters.
My recommendation for the OP would be to see what release of Syncsort they have, consult the documentation and if available, consider a solution that leverages symbolic parameters.
J