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WF1326
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The reportcaster kill switch is not working. I have the pre-processing fex as

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT DEALER_COST
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'CHINA'
END

-TYPE LINES = &LINES

-SET &&KILL_RPC = IF &LINES GT 0 THEN 'N' ELSE 'Y';

-********************
-TYPE &&KILL_RPC
-********************


The following is the task, that runs after the pre-processing step:

TABLE FILE CAR
BY CAR
END


Somehow, the reportcaster is not killing the job after the pre-processing stage and executing the later task.
The following is the output and the source


PAGE 1
CAR
ALFA ROMEO
AUDI
BMW
DATSUN
JAGUAR
JENSEN
MASERATI
PEUGEOT
TOYOTA
TRIUMPH


TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT DEALER_COST
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'CHINA'
END
-TYPE LINES = 0
LINES = 0
-SET &&KILL_RPC = IF 0 GT 0 THEN 'N' ELSE 'Y';
-********************
-TYPE Y
Y
-********************
TABLE FILE CAR
BY CAR
END


Am i missing any setting?

Thank you in advance

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Dan Satchell
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You must have a -RUN after the END statement of your TABLE FILE query in your pre-processing program. Otherwise &LINES will always be zero.


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WF1326
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It didn't matter. It supposed to kill the job for zero records, as -SET &&KILL_RPC='Y';

Instead its going to the later tasks


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Rifaz
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Document states, pre/post processing procedurs must reside on Reporting Server. Do you get any clues from log?


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SWES
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Hello WF1326,

Did you try to run the procedure without (!) the test in the SET parameter, so you first see if the SET works at all for you using:

-SET &&KILL_RPC = Y or -SET &&KILL_RPC = N;

If this works, then try to do the test separate (!) from the SET parameter:

-SET &OUTPUT = IF &LINES GT 0 THEN 'N' ELSE 'Y';

-SET &&KILL_RPC = &OUTPUT;

Another option is to bypass the SET by using the GOTO command.

-IF &LINES GT 0 THEN GOTO :NEXTSTEP;

-SET &&KILL_RPC = Y;

-:NEXTSTEP

Let me know if this works for you.

Best SWES


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WF1326
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@ Rifaz : The pre-processing fex is on the reporting server. No clues from the log

@SWES: I tried your first two suggestions and it didn't work. Bypassing option could work, but we have to create new fex and use -include to run the next set of tasks based on the result of our condition.

I wonder if its a known issue.
Do i have to open a case with ibi?


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SWES
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I never use(d) KILL_RPC in a pre-processing fex and therefore don't know if this is feasible.

Is there a possibility for you to do the test in the same procedure, or is there a specific reason you would need to?


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Francis Mariani
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quote:
Do i have to open a case with ibi?

Yes you have to. How would they find out there might be a bug? If the code worked in one version and stopped working in another, IBI needs to know. Meanwhile, the best help you can get would be from IBI Tech Support - perhaps your issue is caused by an environment parameter, or it could be a bug...


Francis


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WF1326
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We could do test in the same fex.

The pre-process and KILL_RPC has been used in many our reportcaster jobs. It worked fine in v7.6.11, and with our migration to v8.1.03 things are not running as expected.


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WF1326
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IBI got back to me on this issue.

It seems like, this is a known issue in v8.1.03 and they resolved it in v8.1.05.

I need to workaround this issue, since we use 8.1.03.

Thanks for responding to this post.


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