| DESCRIPTION | The menu option is used to schedule via TaskManager the PFSS ChargeBatch Processor. Normally, this option should be scheduled to runonce daily at a time of low system activity. When the batch processor starts, it will set data into two fieldsin the PFSS SITE PARAMETERS file (#372):(1) The CHARGE PROCESSOR RUNNING field (#.1) will be set to "YES".(2) The CHARGE PROCESS START TIME field (#.11) will be set to thecurrent system date/time. When charge batch processing is complete, then:(1) The CHARGE PROCESSOR RUNNING field (#.1) will be set to "NO".(2) The CHARGE PROCESS START TIME field (#.11) will be deleted. When a charge batch processor job is started, it always checks thestatus of the CHARGE PROCESSOR RUNNING field. If this field is set to"YES", then the job quits immediately. This insures that only onebatch processor is running at any given time. |