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OPSER.DOC -- CHANGES FROM V5C(105) TO V5D(116) NOV 1979






























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1.0 SUMMARY

     OPSER VERSION 5D(116) IS  A  MAINTENANCE  RELEASE  THAT

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     INCORPORATES  THE CHANGES PRODUCED BY SPR'S.  A LIST OF
     THE CHANGES AND THE ASSOCIATED SPR NUMBER  IS  INCLUDED
     IN SECITON 5.

     OPSER VERSION 5D IS SUPPORTED AND TESTED UNDER 7.00 AND
     7.01 MONITORS.

OPSER IS DOCUMENTED  UNDER  THE  FOLLOWING   NOTEBOOK:    1.
          NOTEBOOK 12 - OPSER PROGRAMMING SPECIFICATION
          2.  NOTEBOOK 14 - OPERATOR'S GUIDE
          3.   NOTEBOOK  4  -   MPB   OPERATION   PROCEDURES
          (IMPLICIT)



2.0 EXTERNAL CHANGES

THE FOLLOWING VISIBLE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE:

AT KSYS TIME, ALL LEVELS OF SUBJOBS WILL BE KILLED.

WHEN OPSER IS RUN VIA INITIA TO AUTOMATICALLY  RUN  AN  AUTO
FILE,  THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE NAME OF
THE AUTO FILE TO PROCESS.

     1.  IF RUN ON THE "OPR" LINE  (I.E.   MONGEN  ANSWERED,
         USUALLY THE "CTY"), USE "SYS:OPR.ATO"

     2.  IF ANY OTHER LOCAL (I.E.   NON-NETWORK)  LINE,  USE
         "SYS:TTYnnn.ATO",  WHERE  "nnn" IS THE LINE NUMBER,
         LEADING ZEROS SUPRESSED (E.G.  "SYS:TTY4.ATO")

     3.  IF THE CTY ON A REMOTE STATION  (USUALLY  LINE  0),
         USE  "SYS:OPRn.ATO",  WHERE "n" IS THE NODE NUMBER,
         LEADING ZEROS SURPRESSED (E.G.  "SYS:OPR31.ATO")

     4.  IF ANY OTHER NETWORK  LINE,  USE  "SYS:nnnlll.ATO",
         WHERE  "nnn"  IS  THE  NODE NUMBER AND "lll" IS THE
         LINE   NUMBER,   LEADING   ZEROS   SUPPLIED   (E.G.
         "SYS:031042.ATO" FOR LINE 42 ON NODE 31.)




3.0 KNOWN BUGS AND DEFICIENCIES

THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES (OR  CHARACTERISTICS)  OF
     JOBS  THAT  MAY  RECEIVE  COMMANDS  THROUGH AUTO FILES.
     THESE JOBS MUST USE CONVENTIONS  SIMILAR  TO  THE  ONES
     USED  BY  BATCON,  LPTSPL,  OR OTHER SUPPORTED PROGRAMS
     THAT ARE DESIGNED TO RUN AS SUBJOBS OF OPSER.  THAT IS,
     THEY MUST HIBERNATE ON TTY INPUT OR GO QUICKLY INTO TTY
     INPUT WAIT.  DOC FILES THAT ACCOMPANIED OPSERS  5A(67),
     5B(73)  AND 5C(110) EXPLAINED THE HISTORY AND NATURE OF
     THE  TIMING  PROBLEMS  THAT  CAN  ARISE,  BUT   IT   IS

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     SUFFICIENT  TO  SAY  THAT,  ALTHOUGH THE PROBABILITY IS
     SMALL, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LINES READ FROM AN AUTO FILE
     DIRECTED  TO  A  SUBJOB  THAT  EITHER HAS SET HIBERNATE
     ENABLE BIT ON TTY INPUT,  SUCH  AS  MCS,  OR  DOES  NOT
     FOLLOW THOSE CONVENTIONS, COULD BE LOST.



4.0 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

SEE OPSER.CTL FOR THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.


5.0 INTERNAL CHANGES


106  OPSER WAS A LITTLE SLOW  RECOVERING  FROM  CONTROL-C'S.
     SPR 10-25520

107  OPSER LEFT SUBJOBS RUNNING  LOGIN  WHEN  LOGIN  FAILED.
     SPR 10-24809

110  WHEN :LOGIN FAILS WITH  NO  FREE  SUBJOBS,  THE  CURRNT
     SUBJOB  REMAINS  SET TO THE LAST SUBJOB USED BEFORE THE
     FAILED :LOGIN.  SPR 10-24596

111  OVERFLOW OCCURS WHILE CONVERTING THE SYSTEM UP TIME  TO
     MILLISECONDS   IF  THE  SYSTEM  HAS  BEEN  UP  FOR  160
     CONSECUTIVE HOURS OR LONGER.  SPR 10-27243

112  IF AN .ATO FILE  HAS  SEQUENCE  NUMBERS,  THE  SEQUENCE
     NUMBER  WILL  BE  THROWN AWAY BUT THE BYTE COUNT IN THE
     BUFFER HEADER DOESN'T ADJUST CORRECTLY.  SPR 10-27401

113  AT KSYS TIME OPSER DOESN'T KILL ALL THE  SUBJOBS.   SPR
     10-26985

114  IMPLEMENT  "nnnlll.ATO"  FILE  NAME  AS  DESCRIBED   IN
     SECTION 2.0.  SPR 10-28302

115  AN ERROR IN EDIT 113 CAUSED BATCH JOBS TO  BE  KSYS'ED,
     CORRECT IT.

116  USE 7 SERIES GETTAB FOR SYSTEM UPTIME  WHEN  PROCESSING
     TIME OF DAY AUTO FILES.



6.0 SUGGESTIONS

NONE.