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BI944B OCL

The provided document, BI944B.ocl36.txt, is a System/36 OCL (Operation Control Language) script used in an IBM System/36 environment (or AS/400 in compatibility mode) to manage the execution of programs and file operations for populating a file (?9?BICUAGP) for blended lubes as part of the pricing generation process initiated by PRICEGEN.clp. Below, I will explain the process steps of the OCL script, list the external programs called, and identify the tables (files) used.

Process Steps of the OCL Script

  1. Set System Switch:

  2. // SWITCH 00100000: Sets the System/36 switch settings, specifically setting switch 3 to 1 (bit 3 in an 8-bit switch register). This controls conditional logic later in the script (e.g., IF SWITCH3-1).

  3. Conditional Local Data Setup (if SWITCH3-1):

  4. If switch 3 is set to 1 (as it is from the SWITCH command), the script executes several LOCAL OFFSET commands to populate specific memory locations with data:
    • OFFSET-1, DATA-' O*CO*CI*CI*CI*C': Sets a string for pricing application parameters.
    • OFFSET-101, DATA-' LALL ': Sets a value indicating "ALL" for a specific parameter.
    • OFFSET-122, DATA-'ALL': Sets another "ALL" indicator.
    • OFFSET-155, DATA-'ALL': Sets another "ALL" indicator.
    • OFFSET-278, DATA-'ALL': Sets another "ALL" indicator.
    • OFFSET-321, DATA-'ALL N0150': Sets a combined value with an "N0150" suffix.
    • OFFSET-341, DATA-'Y': Sets a flag to Y.
    • OFFSET-350, DATA-'0000000N 00000020000000ALL': Sets a complex string with numeric and flag values.
    • OFFSET-509, DATA-'1980': Sets a year or code value.

  5. These settings likely configure parameters for the programs executed later.

  6. Run GSY2K Procedure:

  7. GSY2K: Calls the System/36 procedure GSY2K, likely for environment initialization or setup (also called in PRICEGEN.clp).

  8. Clear File ?9?BICUAGP:

  9. CLRPFM FILE(?9?BICUAGP): Clears the physical file ?9?BICUAGP (e.g., ABICUAGP if &P$GRP = 'A' from PRICEGEN.clp), preparing it for new data.

  10. Run BI944A Program:

  11. // LOAD BI944A: Loads the BI944A program.
  12. // FILE NAME-BICONT,LABEL-?9?BICONT,DISP-SHRRM: Specifies the BICONT file (e.g., ABICONT) in shared read mode with record locking (SHRRM).

  13. // RUN: Executes BI944A, which likely processes contract data from ?9?BICONT to support pricing generation.

  14. Delete Temporary Files:

  15. // GSDELETE BI944S,BI944T,BB203?WS?,,,,,,?9?: Deletes temporary files ?9?BI944S, ?9?BI944T, and ?9?BB203?WS? (e.g., ABI944S, ABI944T, ABB203?WS?) to ensure clean data for subsequent steps.

  16. Second GSY2K Call:

  17. // GSY2K: Calls GSY2K again, possibly to reset or reinitialize the environment.

  18. Conditional Parameter Updates:

  19. Several IF/ELSE blocks check local memory locations (?L'offset,length'?) and set data at specific offsets:
    • OFFSET-4: Sets 'O COAC' if ?L'155,3'? = 'SEL', else 'O*CO*C'.
    • OFFSET-10: Sets 'I*C' if ?L'103,1'? = 'B', else 'IAC'.
    • OFFSET-13: Sets 'IAC' if ?L'321,3'? = 'SEL', else 'I*C'.
    • OFFSET-16: Sets 'IAC' if ?L'358,3'? is blank (/), else 'I*C'.

  20. These settings configure parameters for subsequent programs, likely related to pricing or customer options.

  21. Clear Additional Files:

  22. CLRPFM FILE(?9?BICUAGX): Clears the file ?9?BICUAGX (e.g., ABICUAGX).

  23. CLRPFM FILE(?9?BICUAG2): Clears the file ?9?BICUAG2 (e.g., ABICUAG2).

  24. Create Duplicate Object for BB203:

    • Conditional logic (IF ?9?/G) checks if the parameter ?9? equals 'G':
    • If true: CRTDUPOBJ OBJ(BB203W) FROMLIB(DATA) OBJTYPE(*FILE) TOLIB(QS36F) NEWOBJ(?9?BB203?WS?) creates a copy of BB203W from library DATA to QS36F as ?9?BB203?WS? (e.g., ABB203?WS?).
    • If false: Copies from DATADEV to QS36FTEST.
    • This step prepares a temporary work file for the BB203 process.

  25. Run BI9443 Program:

    • // LOAD BI9443: Loads the BI9443 program.
    • Files specified:
    • BICUAG (?9?BICUAG, e.g., ABICUAG, shared mode).
    • GSTABL (?9?GSTABL, shared read mode with record locking).
    • ARCUST (?9?ARCUST, shared read mode with record locking).
    • GSPROD (?9?GSPROD, shared read mode with record locking).
    • BICUAGNW (?9?BICUAGX, shared mode).
    • // RUN: Executes BI9443, which likely processes pricing data using these files.

  26. Sort BICUAGX File (Conditional):

    • Conditional check: IF ?L'96,7'?/EXCLUDE GOTO EXCL:
    • If the condition at memory location 96 (7 bytes) is 'EXCLUDE', skip to the EXCL tag.
    • Otherwise, proceed with the first sort operation.
    • First Sort:
    • // LOAD #GSORT: Loads the System/36 sort utility.
    • Input file: ?9?BICUAGX (e.g., ABICUAGX, shared mode).
    • Output file: ?9?BI944S (e.g., ABI944S, temporary file with 999,000 records capacity, retained).
    • Sort specification (HSORTR):
      • Sorts on multiple fields (positions 2–3, 4–9, 164–166, 10–12, 170–180 for company, customer, container, location, and contract).
      • Includes/excludes records based on conditions (e.g., exclude if position 1 = 'D' for deleted records).
    • // RUN: Executes the sort, creating ?9?BI944S.
    • EXCL Tag (Alternative Sort):
    • If EXCLUDE condition is met, a similar sort is performed with slightly different output conditions (OOC instead of O*).
    • The sort criteria and files remain the same, producing ?9?BI944S.

  27. Run BI9444 Program:

    • // LOAD BI9444: Loads the BI9444 program.
    • Files specified:
    • BICUAGNW (?9?BI944S, shared mode).
    • BICUAGN2 (?9?BICUAG2, shared mode).
    • // RUN: Executes BI9444, which likely processes the sorted ?9?BI944S to produce or update ?9?BICUAG2.

  28. Sort BICUAG2 File:

    • // LOAD #GSORT: Loads the sort utility again.
    • Input file: ?9?BICUAG2 (e.g., ABICUAG2).
    • Output file: ?9?BI944T (e.g., ABI944T, temporary file with 999,000 records capacity, retained).
    • Sort specification:
    • Sorts on fields (positions 2–3, 257–258, 259–261, 13–16, 4–9, 167–169 for company, division, product class, product code, customer, and ship-to).
    • Includes records where positions 193–207 are equal to a specific value.
    • // RUN: Executes the sort, creating ?9?BI944T.

  29. Run BI944 Program:

    • // LOAD BI944: Loads the BI944 program.
    • Files specified (all with dynamic labels, e.g., A<FILE> if ?9? = 'A'):
    • BICUAGXX (?9?BI944T, input).
    • ARCUST (?9?ARCUST, shared read mode with record locking).
    • ARCUSP (?9?ARCUSP, shared read mode with record locking).
    • BICONT (?9?BICONT, shared mode).
    • GSTABL (?9?GSTABL, shared read mode with record locking).
    • SHIPTO (?9?SHIPTO, shared read mode with record locking).
    • ARCUPR (?9?ARCUPR, shared read mode with record locking).
    • INLOC (?9?INLOC, shared read mode with record locking).
    • ZIPCODE (?9?ZIPCODE, shared read mode with record locking).
    • BICUA7 (?9?BICUA7, shared read mode with record locking).
    • BBPRCY (?9?BBPRCY, shared read mode with record locking).
    • GSCTWT (?9?GSCTWT, shared read mode with record locking).
    • GSUMCV (?9?GSUMCV, shared read mode with record locking).
    • GSCTUM2 (?9?GSCTUM2, shared read mode with record locking).
    • BB203W (?9?BB203?WS?, shared mode).
    • GSCNTR1 (?9?GSCNTR1, shared mode).
    • BICUAGC (?9?BICUAGP, shared mode, target output file).
    • GSPROD (?9?GSPROD, shared mode).
    • Printer overrides: OVRPRTF FILE(PRTDOWN) OUTQ(QUSRSYS/JUNKOUTQ) and OVRPRTF FILE(PRTEXCEL) OUTQ(QUSRSYS/JUNKOUTQ) redirect printed output to a junk output queue.
    • // RUN: Executes BI944, which populates ?9?BICUAGP with blended lubes pricing data.

  30. Cleanup and Reset:

    • // GSDELETE BI944S,BI944T,,,,,,,?9?: Deletes temporary files ?9?BI944S and ?9?BI944T.
    • // SWITCH 00000000: Resets all system switches to 0.
    • // LOCAL BLANK-*ALL: Clears all local memory data, resetting the environment.

External Programs Called

The OCL script invokes the following programs: 1. GSY2K: System/36 procedure for environment initialization (called twice). 2. BI944A: Program processing contract data from ?9?BICONT. 3. BI9443: Program processing pricing data from multiple files. 4. #GSORT: System/36 sort utility (called twice for sorting ?9?BICUAGX and ?9?BICUAG2). 5. BI9444: Program processing sorted data from ?9?BI944S to produce ?9?BICUAG2. 6. BI944: Main program populating ?9?BICUAGP with blended lubes pricing data.

Tables (Files) Used

The script uses the following files (all with dynamic labels based on ?9?, e.g., A<FILE> if ?9? = 'A'): 1. ?9?BICUAGP: Target output file, cleared and populated with blended lubes data. 2. ?9?BICONT: Contract file, used by BI944A (shared read mode with record locking). 3. ?9?BICUAGX: Temporary file, cleared and used as input/output for BI9443 and first sort. 4. ?9?BICUAG2: Temporary file, cleared and used as output by BI9444 and input for second sort. 5. ?9?BICUAG: Pricing file, used by BI9443 (shared mode). 6. ?9?GSTABL: Table file, used by BI9443 and BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 7. ?9?ARCUST: Customer file, used by BI9443 and BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 8. ?9?GSPROD: Product file, used by BI9443 and BI944 (shared mode). 9. ?9?BI944S: Temporary sorted file, output of first sort, input to BI9444. 10. ?9?BI944T: Temporary sorted file, output of second sort, input to BI944. 11. ?9?BB203?WS?: Temporary work file, created via CRTDUPOBJ for BB203 process. 12. ?9?ARCUSP: Customer pricing file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 13. ?9?SHIPTO: Ship-to file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 14. ?9?ARCUPR: Customer price file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 15. ?9?INLOC: Location file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 16. ?9?ZIPCODE: Zip code file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 17. ?9?BICUA7: Additional pricing file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 18. ?9?BBPRCY: Pricing history file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 19. ?9?GSCTWT: Contract weight file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 20. ?9?GSUMCV: Summary file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 21. ?9?GSCTUM2: Contract unit measure file, used by BI944 (shared read mode with record locking). 22. ?9?GSCNTR1: Container file, used by BI944 (shared mode).

Additional Notes

  • Context with PRICEGEN.clp: The BI944B.ocl36 script is invoked by PRICEGEN.clp via STRS36PRC PRC(BI944B) PARM(&PARM9), with ?9? corresponding to &P$GRP (e.g., 'A' for ABICUAGP). It follows BIFX43 and BIFX44, which ensure timestamp consistency in ?9?BICUAG.
  • Purpose: The script orchestrates a complex process to populate ?9?BICUAGP with blended lubes pricing data, involving multiple programs, file sorts, and data validations.
  • Temporary Files: Files like ?9?BICUAGX, ?9?BICUAG2, ?9?BI944S, and ?9?BI944T are used as intermediates, cleared and deleted to manage workflow.
  • System/36 Environment: The use of OCL, GSY2K, and #GSORT indicates a legacy System/36 environment, possibly on an AS/400 in compatibility mode.
  • Limitations: Without the RPG source code for BI944A, BI9443, BI9444, and BI944, the exact logic of each step is unclear. The script suggests a multi-stage process involving contract, customer, product, and pricing data integration.

If you have the RPG source code for BI944A, BI9443, BI9444, BI944, or the remaining procedures (BI942E, PRICES), or need further analysis of the pricing generation workflow, please provide those details! Let me know if you have additional questions or files to share.