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Work with iDriver Engines

The iDriver Engines processes spooled files that are contained in monitored out queues that match certain spool file characteristics. Once a spooled file appears in a monitored queue with matching spool file characteristics, that spooled file is archived based on the processing definitions of the iDriver application.

Option 3 from the iDriver menu allows you to create the fist component, a finishing server. Selecting this option will display the screen below:

  5/28/07                      Toshiba iDriver                        ID2000C1  
 18:53:36                      Engine Maintenance                     QSECOFR   
                                                                                
 Type options, press Enter.                                                     
  1=Select   3=Copy   4=Delete   7=Rename   8=Start   9=End                     
                                                                                
                  Opt  Server      Description                                  
                       MYENGINE    My Toshiba 40 Engine                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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 F3=Exit   F6=Add                                                               
                                                                                

From this screen, pressing the F6 Key creates a new iDriver Server instance, while entering an option 1 next to an existing server, will allow you to edit the server.

Press F6 to create a new engine. Doing so will create an empty engine in which the rules for processing spooled files may be established.

  5/28/07                      Toshiba iDriver                        ID2000C3  
 18:55:42                    Engine Maintenance                       QSECOFR   
                                                                                
 Engine. . . . . . . . . . : MYENGINE     Archive Out Queue. . . . : IDRARCHIVE 
 Description: My Toshiba 40 Engine        Library. . . . . . . . . : IDR400OBJ  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
              Originating           Spool                   iDriver             
        Library      Out Queue    Attribute    Spool        Application         
                                  F4=List      Value        F4=List             
        IDR400OBJ    IDRENGINE    *FORMTYPE    *STD         PORT901             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                        More... 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Previous                                             
                                                                                

Defining Engine Rules

The column headings, originating library and out queue, point to the out queues being monitored.

The next column, Spool Attribute, defines the spool file characteristic. Pressing the F4 prompt key will reveal a list of valid spooled file attributes to select. The illustration below displays the list when the cursor is in the Spool Attribute column.

  5/28/07                      Toshiba iDriver                        ID2000C3  
                                                                       SECOFR   
                                                                                
                   Select a spool attribute                            RENGINE  
    1=Select                                                           IBL      
                                                                                
   Opt  Attribute   Description                                                 
          *FORMTYPE   Form Type                                                 
          *JOBNAME    Character Job Name                                        
          *USER       User Profile Name                                         
                                                             More...            
                                                                                
    F1=Help   F3=Exit   F12=Previous                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                        More... 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Previous                                             
 Press enter to confirm.                                                        

Immediately following the Spool Attribute column is the Spool Value column, which defines the value of the corresponding spooled attribute. Lastly, the column labeled iDriver Application, specifies the iDriver finishing application that will be applied to spool file. An iDriver Application may be defined using an option 1 off the iDriver menu. It is an iDriver Application that contains all the requisite finishing options, which will be used to process the spool file. Moreover, the iDriver application will also determine which out put queue will be used to print the resulting spooled file with the finishing options. Pressing the F4 function key, when the cursor is positioned within this column, will generate a list of existing iDriver finishing applications. This screen below displays an example of a list of existing iDriver applications.

  5/28/07                      Toshiba iDriver                        ID2000C3  
                                                                      QSECOFR   
            Select an iDriver Application                                       
                                                    t Queue. . . . : DIRENGINE  
    1-Select                                         . . . . . . . : *LIBL      
                                                                                
   Opt  Application                                                             
       YOURAPP    Your description here                                         
       E202       Estudio 202                               iDriver             
                                                            Application         
                                                            F4=List             
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                        More... 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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    F12=Previous                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                

It should be noted that the original spooled file is persevered and a new spool file is created from the original spooled file. Once the new spooled is created, the original spooled file remains in the original out queue, or if an archive out queue is defined in the server definition, then the original spooled file is relocated to that archive out queue. In this way, those spooled files that have been processed with finishing options are clearly segregated from those files, which have not been processed.

Starting iDriver Engine

Once the iDriver applications have been associated with the iDriver Engine, the last step is to start the iDriver Engine. To do so, place an 8 in the option column next to the server instance from the list of available iDriver Engines.

Doing so will prompt you for the job queue to use for the iDriver Engine. By default, the job queue QS36EVOKE is used. However, you may enter another valid job queue instead.

                        Start iDriver Engine(STRIDRSRV)                      
                                                                              
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                   
                                                                              
 iDriver Server . . . . . . . . . > MYENGINE      Value, or F4 for list       
 iDriver Job Queue  . . . . . . .   QS36EVOKE     Character value             
                                                                              
                                                                              

In the above example the iDriver engine, MYENGINE, appears since this would be the name of the engine, from which an option 8 is selected. Your server name would likely be different. The iDriver Job Queue, QS36EVOKE, is a default job queue that will be used to submit your server. Any other job queue name may be used such as QBATCH, or QPGMR. Consult with your system administrator to select the most appropriate job queue for running a continuous job.

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