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SCHED HELP
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----------
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"SCHED" IS A PROGRAM, WRITTEN IN COBOL, DESIGNED TO HELP THE
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FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULE HIS PM'S ON A DECSYSTEM-10.
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THE PROGRAM WILL INITIALLY ASK FOR THE QUANTITY AND SERIAL NUMBERS
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OF EACH OPTION THE USER HAS AND THEN SCHEDULE THE TIME REQUIRED TO
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PERFORM WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND SEMI-ANNUAL EXEC AND USER
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MODE PM'S FOR THAT CONFIGURATION.
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THE "SCHED" PROGRAM ONLY HAS TO BE RUN ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS
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OR WHENEVER ADD-ONS ARE INSTALLED OR OPTIONS ARE REMOVED FROM THE
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CONFIGURATION. ONE OF THE OUTPUTS FROM THE "SCHED" PROGRAM IS A
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FILE OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SYSTEM. WHENEVER NEW OPTIONS ARE
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ADDED OR OLD OPTIONS ARE REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM THE USER ONLY
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NEEDS TO RERUN THE "SCHED" PROGRAM AND UPDATE THE CONFIGURATION
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FILE IN ORDER TO RESCHEDULE THE TIME REQUIRED TO PERFORM PM ON HIS
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SYSTEM.
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THE MAIN OUTPUT FROM THE "SCHED" PROGRAM IS A SIX MONTH CHART
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WITH ALL THE OPTIONS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PM'S REQUIRED EACH WEEK.
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THE PROGRAM ONLY TELLS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO PERFORM RP02S MONTHLY PM
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THIS WEEK. THE USER WILL HAVE TO LOOK UP WHAT THE MONTHLY PM IS IN
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THE PM PROCEDURES, SECTION RP02S.
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NOTES
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A.
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THE "CUSTOMER NAME" MUST BE 25 ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR
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LESS.
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B.
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THE "QUANTITY" OF EACH OPTION MUST BE 2 NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR
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LESS. IF NOT, THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE PRINTED ON YOUR
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TTY:
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ILLEGAL FORMAT, RETYPE THE LAST FIELD
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IF THIS OCCURS, JUST RETYPE THE "QUANTITY" USING THE CORRECT
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FORMAT OF 2 NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR LESS.
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C.
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THE "SERIAL NUMBERS" MUST BE 6 NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR LESS. IF
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NOT, THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE PRINTED ON YOUR TTY:
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ILLEGAL FORMAT, RETYPE THE LAST FIELD
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IF THIS OCCURS, JUST RETYPE THE "SERIAL NUMBER" USING THE
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CORRECT FORMAT OF 6 NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR LESS.
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D.
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IF YOU ANSWER "Y" TO THE QUESTION:
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"HAVE YOU BUILT A PM SCHEDULE FOR YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ?"
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SCHED HELP Page 2
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THE PROPER CONFIGURATION FILE MUST BE ON DSK WHEN THE PROGRAM
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PRINTS:
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"ENTER SERIAL NUMBER OF SYSTEM: "
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IF THE CONFIGURATION FILE ISN'T ON DSK OR YOU TYPED THE WRONG
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SYSTEM SERIAL NUMBER, THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE PRINTED
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AND THE PROGRAM WILL EXIT TO MONITOR.
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FILE CONFG-FILE [FILENAME CFG] CANNOT BE OPENED ON DEVICE DSK
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LOOKUP FAILED, (000000) FILE NOT FOUND
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LIBOL (VERSION NUMBER)
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? LAST COBOL UUO CALLED FROM USER LOCATION XXXXXX
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IF THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS PRINTED AND YOU DON'T HAVE A
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CONFIGURATION FILE THEN ANSWER "N" TO THE QUESTION:
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"HAVE YOU BUILT A PM SCHEDULE FOR YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ?"
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OTHERWISE MAKE SURE YOU TYPE THE PROPER SYSTEM SERIAL
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NUMBER AND THAT THE CONFIGURATION FILE IS ON DSK IN YOUR AREA.
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E.
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IN THE PM PROCEDURES YOU WILL NOTICE THAT SOME DEVICES HAVE
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THE PM TIME SPECIFIED AS SUCH:
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EXEC OR USER TIME: XXX MIN.
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THIS SIGNIFIES THAT THE PM TIME SCHEDULED IS NORMALLY
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EXEC TIME (THE PM FOR THIS DEVICE MUST BE PERFORMED IN EXEC MODE
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ONLY), BUT THE "SCHED" PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPTION, FOR THESE
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DEVICES, TO SCHEDULE ALL PM TIME AS USER TIME (THE PM FOR THIS
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DEVICE IS PERFORMED IN USER MODE, UNDER TIMESHARING). IF YOU
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CHOOSE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE "SCHED" PROGRAM SCHEDULE ALL PM TIME,
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FOR THESE DEVICES, AS USER TIME, THEN THE FOLLOWING RULES MUST BE
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FOLLOWED.
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1. PREVIOUS SCHEDULING, WITH THE CUSTOMER, TO MAKE THE
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OPTIONS AVAILABLE WHEN TIMESHARING.
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2. PERFORM ALL WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, SEMI-ANNUAL
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AND ANNUAL PM PROCEDURES, IN USER MODE.
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3. USE EXTREME CAUTION, SO AS NOT TO DISTURB THE REST OF
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THE SYSTEM.
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F.
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THE ANNUAL PM'S ARE NOT HANDLED BY THIS PROGRAM. THE
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USER SHOULD SCHEDULE TIME FOR ANNUAL PM'S THE FIRST TIME HE DOES
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THE SEMI-ANNUAL PM FOR ANY DEVICE THAT REQUIRES ANNUAL PM.
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SCHED HELP Page 3
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G.
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THE SCHEDULE PROGRAM LEAVES SEVERAL WEEKS BLANK. THIS IS
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INTENTIONAL TO ALLOW TIME TO MAKE UP PM'S THAT WEREN'T ACCOMPLISHED
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ON TIME OR TO ALLOW SOME TIME TO INSTALL ECO'S OR JUST TO TAKE A
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BREAK.
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END OF NOTES
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TO RUN THIS PROGRAM, HAVE "SCHED.SAV" AND "SCHED.INP" ON DSK
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IN YOUR AREA. THEN TYPE "RU SCHED" AND THE PROGRAM WILL START ITS
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DIALOGUE. WHEN IT IS FINISHED, LIST THE FILE, CALLED OUT BY THE
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"SCHED" PROGRAM, ON THE LINE PRINTER USING THE "PRINT", "QUEUE", OR
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"LIST" COMMANDS OR VIA PIP.
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TO GET A LISTING OF THE SOURCE PROGRAM "SCHED.CBL" TYPE
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THE MONITOR COMMAND "COMP/CREF SCHED" AND THEN LIST THE LPT FILE.
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