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The Parameter Prompting facility – Type 2 is a manual job scheduling facility that provides automatic prompting for AutoEdit parameter values. On a given day, the user selects the tables for execution. The user is then automatically prompted for parameter values required for the execution of the jobs scheduled to run on the specified date.
This type of prompting facility is recommended for use in a distributed environment where user departments are responsible for manually scheduling (ordering) their jobs, and specifying required parameters.
A sample application of this type of scheduling facility is the maintenance of confidential salary information in a payroll department. The payroll department usually retains control over its jobs and their input parameters.
The Parameter Prompting facility—Type 2 has three major phases:
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