Hello OM Deliver Customers:
We are pleased to announce the "Collection Flexibility" enhancement for OM Deliver, an advanced update crafted to resolve a significant customer challenge and optimize report selection processes.
The Challenge We Heard
Historically, OM Deliver restricted report selection to a single DDname field, posing challenges for customers requiring sophisticated, multi-layered selection criteria. While basic selections like writer or form were achievable, combining criteria such as writer, form, and job name-or other combinations like writer, class, and job name-required workarounds. Writer names were inserted into the PROCSTEP field, and a mix of form (4 characters) and job name (2-3 characters) was embedded in the destination field. These methods, though functional, relied on exit routines and field repurposing, making them cumbersome, unscalable, and inefficient.
How the Collection Flexibility Enhancement Solves It
Through close collaboration with customers, we've developed a comprehensive solution that overcomes these limitations. The enhancement introduces the following capabilities:
- Multi-Criteria Selection: Enable precise, three-layer report definitions-such as writer, form, and job name-using writer names (W= in the PROCSTEP field) and job name prefixes (J= in the DDname field) alongside forms, eliminating the need for field repurposing (writing exit code). For example, with JOBREF=FORM, a single job definition named 'CS35' can now include a report line with J=PAD* and W=$WRITER1 to select all reports with form 'CS35', writer '$WRITER1', and job names starting with 'PAD*'.
- Job Name Masking: Leverage prefixes like J=PAD* to automatically collect system outputs from all matching jobs, streamlining management and minimizing manual adjustments.
- Exit-Free Efficiency: Replace temporary solutions (e.g., Feature 10) and eliminate reliance on exit routines, delivering a more seamless and dependable workflow.
- Vendor-Supported Solution: Unlike exits, which are not vendor-supported and require custom code, this feature is fully integrated into OM Deliver, ensuring all customers benefit from a standardized, supported capability without the burden of bespoke development.
Key Benefits for Your Operations
Collection Flexibility provides enhanced control over report selection, tailored to your most complex requirements with minimal effort. Whether managing intricate combinations like writer, form, and job name, or other multi-layered criteria, this update improves operational efficiency, strengthens maintainability, and supports scalability across your enterprise.
Read more about it here. Download the PTF here.
Regards,
Ed Blazejewski
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Product Manager
Broadcom
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