ESP Workload Automation

We have a Generic file trigger.
We want to capture the filename (without the directory) in a variable, to pass into another wob.

We can’t get the variable ‘ftrig’ to resolve correctly…
Pretty sure it is getting set correctly in the REXX, but not sure what we are doing wrong to move a variable between ESP REXX  ESP

So if the file that causes the trigger is:
/home/cindy05/ftp_fileA.txt

In the cpy2xiq WOB, we would want ARGS to look like:
ARGS /home/cindy05/ftp_fileA.txt /home/cindy05/backup/ftp_fileA.txt.complete




FILE_TRIGGER TEST_CREATE
AGENT inbtlsap17
FILENAME '/home/cindy05/ftp_file*.txt' CREATE
RUN NOW
RELEASE REXXSET
ENDJOB

JOB REXXSET LINK PROCESS
REXXON PROC
xftrig = CLANGVAR('%ESPFTFILE')
xftrig = TRANSLATE(xftrig,' ','/')
wds = WORDS(xftrig)
xftrig = WORD(xftrig,wds)
"ftrig='"xftrig"'" /*allows ftrig to be used outside of rexx*/
REXXOFF
RELEASE (cpy2xiq)
ENDJOB

UNIX_JOB cpy2xiq
AGENT inbtlsap17
CMDNAME /bin/mv
ARGS %ESPFTFILE /home/cindy05/backup/%ftrig..complete
user cindy05
RUN NOW
ENDJOB


Any suggestions would be great. I’m sure it is something simple we have overlooked.
Thanks
Sal

I created a PROC similar to yours and it also did not set the value for FTRIG.

I upated the PROC listed below, with the following changes.
- FILETRIG is a symbolic
- REXX code moved after the FILETRIF symbolic and before APPL statement

[font=Courier New]PROCEDURE_SECTION:

FILETRIG="/home/cindy05/ftp_fileA.txt"

REXXON
XFTRIG = CLANGVAR('%FILETRIG')
XFTRIG = TRANSLATE(XFTRIG,' ','/')
WDS = WORDS(XFTRIG)
XFTRIG = WORD(XFTRIG,WDS)
"FTRIG='"XFTRIG"'"
REXXOFF

APPL FILTRGCA WAIT

JOB SENDMSG TASK SELFCOMPLETING
SEND '>>>FTRIG:%FTRIG' U(*)
RUN ANYDAY
ENDJOB .[font]

Rick

FILENAME '/home/cindy05/ftp_file*.txt' CREATE - This uses an '*' because we never know what the complete jobname will be until it gets created. We need that filename in the var, so it has to be part of a WOB, not outside.
In your example, FILETRIG is a hardcoded value.
Trying to get the filename that satisfies the file trigger, so it can be used as an argument in another wob.

Sal

I created 2 PROCS, PROC1 is a FILE_TRIGGER using CONTINOUS that triggers PROC2. PROC1 path is changed to a valid path for my environment.

PROC2 is similar to yours. I upated the PROC2 listed below, with the following changes.
- FILETRIG is a set to the symbolic ESPFTFLE
- REXX code moved after the FILETRIG symbolic and before APPL statement.

I have tested this in my environment and it seems to do what you need.

I belive the REXX logic must be at the top of the proc to be able to set the variable for use in the WOB below.

PROC1

[font=Courier New]PROCEDURE_SECTION:

PATH="/home/compops/filetrig/"
FILEMASK="ftp_file*.txt"

APPL FILTRGC WAIT

FILE_TRIGGER FILTRGC
AGENT LJ_GALPORA0259
FILENAME '%PATH%FILEMASK' CREATE CONTINUOUS(SCHTESP.FILTRGCA)
RUN DAILY
ENDJOB [font]


PROC2

[font=Courier New]PROCEDURE_SECTION:

FILETRIG="%ESPFTFILE" "

REXXON
XFTRIG = CLANGVAR('%FILETRIG')
XFTRIG = TRANSLATE(XFTRIG,' ','/')
WDS = WORDS(XFTRIG)
XFTRIG = WORD(XFTRIG,WDS)
"FTRIG='"XFTRIG"'"
REXXOFF

APPL FILTRGCA WAIT

JOB SENDMSG TASK SELFCOMPLETING



SEND '>>>FTRIG:%FTRIG' U(*)
RUN ANYDAY
ENDJOB [font]

Could you use this in the second WOB and in args put !file. instead of REXX?

integer x
x = length(!espftfile)
file = '!espftfile(53:!x)'

Thanks for the examples and suggestions. I passed this to my colleague and she got it working.
Appreciate the help!
Sal