HEARTBEAT

Valid for

GLOBALS, Logger, Extract

Description

Use HEARTBEAT to write a small record to the trail to make sure that Extract or Logger can send data to a remote system. For TMF audited processing, HEARTBEAT can be set in the GLOBALS or the Extract parameter file. For non-audited processing it can be set in the Logger parameter file.

In the Extract or GLOBALS parameter file, HEARTBEAT can be configured to send this small record at the interval you choose, up to 120 seconds. In the Logger file, the record is sent every 60 seconds. The Logger parameter does not allow you to configure HEARTBEAT at a frequency you choose.

Default

Do not issue HEARTBEAT records.

Syntax

For Logger:

HEARTBEAT

For GLOBALS and Extract:

HEARTBEAT seconds

seconds: The time interval, in seconds, to write HEARTBEAT records. The value set in the Extract parameter file will override a setting in GLOBALS.