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Commands

These forecasting commands select work from the CA WA CA 7 Edition active workload (queues) and from the definition database. The selection for work is made from the CA WA CA 7 Edition queues first. Then, if the forecast time period is large enough, further selection is made from the database according to the start time. Due-out time minus average elapsed time either explicitly specifies or implies start time. If the start time falls within the time interval of the forecast, the data selection is made. The selection displays any jobs that the selected jobs trigger, or any workstation in the output networks that is connected to these jobs. As a result, the start time of these subsequent jobs or workstations can fall beyond the specified time interval.

A forecast can be done for any time interval in online or batch mode. However, as the forecast time interval is increased, the response time in online mode can lengthen, the output volume can increase, or both. These forecast functions use the CA WA CA 7 Edition scratch files. Consider increasing the allocated space for these files, depending on the size of the database and the forecast time interval.

Forecast selection can be made from the database by job, system, workstation, or network and can have specific or generic names. The specific names are specified in up to eight characters. The generic names are specified in up to seven characters and terminated by an asterisk (*).

FQJOB

Forecasts for jobs

FQSTN

Forecasts for workstations

FQPRE

Forecasts for input workstations

FQPOST

Forecasts for output workstations

FQALL

Forecasts for jobs and workstations (in both input and output networks)