Tips & Techniques

Tips and techniques for using OPRS.

Here you will find useful tips and information in order to better utilize the functions in the OPRS software. Some tips will require version 9 of the OPRS, unless stated otherwise, so make sure you contact us for the latest version available of OPRS.

The documents are either in word or html format, so it should be easy to either read or download to your local pc.

How to replace PCHKOUTQ with the new PCHKOUTQS command.

This document tells you how you use the new Check Output Queues (PCHKOUTQS) command to monitor the number of files in the output queues. View or download the document here.

How to use the PFTP command

This document tells you how to use the PFTP command in OPRS to automize FTP routines. View or download the doument here.

How to extract records from the jobhistory file in OPRS

This document tells you how to extract records from a certain date from the jobhistory file. View or download the document here.

Log system status

This document tells you how to log values from the "Work with System Status (WRKSYSSTS) display, every tenth minute. You may find this very useful whenever the percentage of auxiliary storage used suddenly is unexptedly high. View or download the document here.