Defining Transactions

Program Control

Online COBOL programs are added in Program Control.

Follow the instructions below to add and configure a Program:

1. Navigate in the Control Center's menu to Settings → Transactions and access the Program Control tab.
2. Click the button to add a new Program.
3. Configure the options as follows:
   1. Application: Select the application that this program belongs to.
   2. Program name: Enter the program's name exactly as shown in the Available Jobs section of the Control Center (Settings → Jobs → Available Jobs).
   3. Program alias: Enter the COMS program name information for this program.
   4. Program Type: Select a Program Type according to your requirements.
   5. Concurrency: Enter number of times the program is allowed to be executed at the same time (0 equals no limit). warning This must be set to 1 if the Program type is set to Reentrant.
   6. Disabled: Leave unchanged (disabled).
      
      
4. Click the button to save this Program configuration.

Transaction Control

Transactions are added in Transaction Control.

Follow the instructions below to add and configure a Transaction:

1. Navigate in the Control Center's menu to Settings → Transactions and access the Transaction Control tab.
2. Click the button to add a new Transaction.
3. Configure the options as follows:
   1. Application: Select the application that this program belongs to.
   2. Transaction code: Enter a free-to-choose code using up to 50 characters without spaces.
   3. Program Type: Select an available program.
   4. Priority: Set the priority level of execution for this program. Higher numbers have higher priorities.
   5. Function index: Enter the COMS module Function (MFI) value for this transaction.
   6. Transaction mode: Enable or disable according to your requirements.
   7. Automatic start: Enable or disable according to your requirements.
   8. Disabled: Disables the transaction. Leave this unchanged (unticked).
   9. TWA size: Set to 0 to not use TWA (Transaction Work Area) size.
   10. Remote System: Leave empty to not use a remote application to execute this transaction.
       
       
4. Click the button to save this Transaction configuration.