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    Post operation using index

    How can I execute a post operation using and index. I am trying to process the transaction file using the index file in a post operation. How do I tell the system to process the records in the order of the index?
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    Re: Post operation using index

    Index on the master table or transaction table? Not sure it makes a difference, just trying to understand what you're trying to accomplish.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Post operation using index

      Welcome to the forum Carlos,

      I think you are talking oranges to our apples. Please describe what you are trying to do and for what. Lots of details will help. Report, Browse, etc.
      Dave Mason
      [email protected]
      Skype is dave.mason46

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        Re: Post operation using index

        Control panel, Operations tab, Post records.
        master table is rotation master: (Rotation Id, rotation description), indexed by Rotation Id.
        transaction table is rotation schedule: (Rotation Id, Seq no, Driver ID,etc), indexed by Rotation Id & Seq no.

        Seq no will be incremented daily to advance schedule.
        I would like to process transaction file using index of Rotation Id & Seq no.

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          #5
          Re: Post operation using index

          The linking field for the post operation is rotation_id? (You don't have a field named Rotation Id.)

          If so you don't need to worrry about that field in the processing order.

          Seq no will be incremented daily to advance schedule
          So there is no possibility of the records for a given rotation_id to be out of sequence? They will automatically be in order. Just run the post operation you have and the records will be posted as you want.

          If I am overlooking something you can always copy the transaction records to a temporary table in the order you desire and post from that table.
          There can be only one.

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            Re: Post operation using index

            At this point I am thinking the copy to a temporary table is the best option. Because from the testing I have done, the transaction file will be processed using the primary key field of Rotation ID, but it will not use the Seq No field as the secondary key field. It looks like it is processing using the initial entry order.

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              #7
              Re: Post operation using index

              You could have an index on Rotation ID + str(Seq No)
              (you may need left pad - you would find that out if you go that way)

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                #8
                Re: Post operation using index

                Carlos,

                You may want to think about naming conventions. It is preferable to have no spaces in names. Quite a few problems on here have been solved by renaming stuff like rotation id to rotation_id. Not trying to add to your work, but something for thought.
                Dave Mason
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                Skype is dave.mason46

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                  Re: Post operation using index

                  Originally posted by [email protected] View Post
                  At this point I am thinking the copy to a temporary table is the best option. Because from the testing I have done, the transaction file will be processed using the primary key field of Rotation ID, but it will not use the Seq No field as the secondary key field. It looks like it is processing using the initial entry order.
                  That is the best option that I've found.. (unless you want to write your own xbasic routine)

                  If anyone has a better option, I haven't seen it..
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                    Re: Post operation using index

                    It looks like it is processing using the initial entry order.
                    But since the seq_id is incremented daily, wouldn't the records for any given rotation_id be in the order you want?
                    There can be only one.

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