Managing follows dependencies using carry forward prompt

To retain continuity when carrying forward job streams, stageman generates prompts for each job stream that is carried forwarded and has a follows dependency on another job stream which is not carried forward. These prompts are issued after the new processing period begins, when HCL Workload Automation checks to see if the job or job stream is ready to launch, and are replied to as standard prompts. The following is an example of a carry forward prompt:

INACT 1(SYS2#SKED2[(0600 01/11/06),(0AAAAAAAAAAAAA2Y)]) follows 
      SYS1#SKED1, satisfied?

This prompt indicates that a job stream, which is carried forward from the previous production plan, (SYS2#SKED2[(0600 01/11/06),(0AAAAAAAAAAAAA2Y)]), has a follows dependency from a job stream named SYS1#SKED1 which was not carried forward. For information on the syntax used to indicate the carried forward job stream refer to Selecting job streams in commands.

The state of the prompt, INACT in this case, defines the state of the corresponding follows dependency. The possible states are:

INACT

The prompt has not been issued and the dependency is not satisfied.

ASKED

The prompt has been issued, and is awaiting a reply. The dependency is not satisfied.

NO

Either a "no" reply was received, or it was determined before carry forward occurred that the followed job stream SKED3 had not completed successfully. The dependency is not satisfied.

YES

Either a "yes" reply was received, or it was determined before carry forward occurred that the followed job stream SKED3 had completed successfully. The dependency is satisfied.