Job Stream Overview

Use the FACTS Job Stream System to set up a sequence of programs to automatically run in a series.

Job Stream is a fast, flexible timesaving module that enables you to run various reports, including end-of-period reports.

You can set up a job stream to include up to 99 reports and can let it run overnight without having to watch and start each report individually.

You can also set up as many job streams as needed in Job Stream Entry. Each job stream asks questions about each program. It also allows you, at the time you set up the job stream, to enter the inputs for each program. For example, if you want to run four customer lists in four different sort orders, you can enter the Customer List four times varying the inputs for each run.

When a job stream finishes, you can run a Results Print program to find out the status of how each job stream ran, the time each report took to print, if the system encountered an error, etc.

The job stream module also includes a Job Stream Listing, which prints what job stream programs were included, how the preliminary questions were answered for each program and how the inputs were set. Job streams can be entered, changed or deleted at any time.