Processing Algorithms Perform Extra Processing

A DB Process instruction can have from 0 to many Apply Changes Processing algorithms. These algorithms perform extra processing when the approved differences are applied to the target database (by running the Apply Changes ( CL-APPCH ) background process). For example, if you were transferring Batch Control objects to production from a test environment, you could use an Apply Changes Processing algorithm to set each batch control's run number to the next available value in production (rather than use the last run number in the test environment). When the Apply Changes executes, it simply passes the primary key of each changed object to the algorithm(s). The algorithm can then update the object's data as desired and these changes are committed when the maintenance object is committed to the target environment.