CA7 - Introduction

CA-7 is an automated production control system. It is an online system that automatically controls, schedules, and initiates the production workload according to time-driven and event-driven activities. By using the CA7 job triggering feature a series of production jobs can be submitted based on the successful completion of one single job. CA7 supports both internal and external security.

CA7 capabilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Work Load Scheduling – CA7 can schedule all activities associated with the production workload.
2. Job Restart – by using the CA11 option, jobs that fail can be restarted from a certain step or rerun as a production job through CA7.
3. Security – a security matrix is provided with CA7 to allow or restrict access to jobs in the database.
4. Help Facility – is an online function available at any CA7 terminal.

Queues in CA7 are PRE, DQT, REQ, RDY, ACT, PST, PRN and TRL

CA-7 supports two different formats for transaction input and output.

Online Format:

The Online format is used in CA-7 online terminal sessions. Online terminal sessions support command line input and output as well as data transfer using formatted panels. A command transaction begins with the command name and can be followed by parameters. Certain functions require formatted panel transactions. Most database maintenance functions require transactions in this mode.

Batch Format:

The Batch format is used by CA-7 external communicators such as the Batch Terminal Interface (BTI) and the CCI Terminal Interface. Command transactions are entered in batch format just as they would be in an online terminal session. Functions that use formatted panels in the online environment have special syntax requirements in batch, because formatted panels cannot be displayed in batch.