Understanding the Aging Application Engine Process

The Aging process is part of the Aging Preprocessor multiprocess job (ARAGE).

The Aging Preprocessor multiprocess job (ARAGE) includes:

• The Aging Parallel Preprocessor Application Engine process (AR_AGEPP).

• The Aging Parallel multiprocess job (AR_AGE).

  The Aging Parallel multiprocess job calls AR_AGE1 through AR_AGE#, which run the Aging process (AR_AGING).

See Setting Up Parallel Processing for Aging.

The Aging process updates summary aging information that appears on various inquiry pages. Management and collection departments rely on aging to identify delinquent accounts and to assess possible cash flow issues.

The Aging process also updates the Due and High Due history IDs.

This section discusses:

• The commit cycle.

• In use customers.