Comments on: AS400 i series – command/field for qry report “last payment date” and during scheduling – how to flag appts

By: Splat

Splat — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:00:28 +0000

Newlearner2IT, it is likely beyond the scope and capabilities of the scheduler but I would think that when you access the customer information to retrieve the date it would be a good time to update the necessary information (assuming it meets your criteria for selection).

By: TomLiotta

TomLiotta — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:51:26 +0000

…will let you know how it worked.

Well, not much will work yet. So far, it’s just thoughts on finding fields you might use for whatever will happen next. If no appropriate field can be found (i.e., one that indicates “last payment date”), it might get tricky fast. We don’t know anything about the database structure you have to use.

Tom

By: Newlearner2IT

Newlearner2IT — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:42:06 +0000

Splat,AS400 – Business Operations/Scheduling — used to set up provider schedules (daily timed slots). Whenever scheduling appointments for customers ( accts – overdue payments), I’m trying to find a way to flag accts. Today, it was suggested that an update could be made within each customer’s record by entering a comment. Doing + monitoring this may also require extra time for support staff if they are having to open/view/update each customer listed on a provider’s daily schedule. Thank you again for your help Splat.

By: Newlearner2IT

Newlearner2IT — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:58:22 +0000

Tom, Thank you for your help. I will try what you’ve suggested and will let you know how it worked.Newlearner2IT

By: Splat

Splat — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:15:57 +0000

What ‘AS400 – scheduling application’ did you research?

By: TomLiotta

TomLiotta — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:08:52 +0000

First, you need to know what file(s) contains the date field that you need. The DSPFFD (Display File Field Descriptions) can list field names from a file and their descriptions. You can also simply use the RUNQRY command to list records in a file to see what the file holds. You don’t need to have a query; you can simply supply the name of a file in the QRYFILE() parameter.

Either command can help narrow down what you’re looking for.

Depending on a few other factors, you might query the system database catalog to find what you need; but you possibly should get some quick early experience with native commands first.

Post back for continued discussion.
Tom