Running the Delta Process
Access the Work With Batch Versions - Available Versions form.
In the detail area, click the version that you want to run, and then select Processing Options from the Row menu.
On Processing Options, verify the information in these fields and then click OK:
Delta Source Environment
Enter the name of the environment to override where the delta process reads the source files.
Delta Destination Environment
Enter the name of the environment to override where the delta process writes or updates the destination files.
Maximum Cache Size
Enter the maximum size, in megabytes, for source and destination caches. If the maximum cache size is reached, the delta process stops.
Maximum Consecutive Errors
Enter the maximum number of consecutive errors that you want the delta process to allow before the process stops. For example, you can have the delta process stop automatically if it processes five errors in a row. However, if five or more errors occur during the process, but they are not consecutive, the delta process continues.
Compare Source and Destination records
If the delta source and destination records reside on different types of computers, enter 1 in this field to disable the caching capability of the delta process. For example, if the source records reside on an IBM i and the destination records reside on an HP9000, enter 1 in this field. If you do not disable the caching, the respective caches fill to their maximum cache size, and the delta process stops.
If the source and destination records reside on the same type of computer, such as IBM i, leave this field blank to enable caching, which results in faster performance of the delta process.
On the Work With Batch Versions - Available Versions form, in the detail area, select the version that you want to run, and then click Select.
On the Version Prompting form, click Submit.
If the Processing Options form prompts for editing, click OK; the system displays the Report Output Destination form.
On the Report Output Destination form, click one of these options, and then click OK:
On Screen
To Printer
The delta process runs, comparing the source and destination files and identifying any differences between them. The report lists these changes.
At the end of the delta process, the system runs a secondary synchronized batch process, the System Code Status Record Update program (R79803).
The System Code Status Record Update program updates product or system code information in the status records. The tables containing this information must be mapped to the correct source environment.
The system code tables include:
F9001
F9200
F9860
Note: You can run the System Code Status Record Update program at any time. It is not a task menu item. To run it, the delta administrator must start the Batch Versions program by entering BV in the Fast Path, entering the batch application number (R79803), selecting a version, and launching it. The table selection works with the delta inclusion application information.