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RSJ reports

What is it?​

When a Symitar batch job runs through RSJ, RSJ creates a dedicated directory under opcon_reports for that job and stores all batch output files and report file links produced by the job. This organization makes it easy to retrieve, archive, and analyze job output.

  • Use the opcon_reports directory to locate batch output files and linked report files for any job that ran through RSJ.
  • Use the batch output file to cross-reference report sequence numbers with report titles.
  • Create OpCon jobs to archive and clean the opcon_reports directory on a regular schedule.

OpCon reports directory​

The opcon_reports directory is only available from SMA Technologies. Symitar does not support the opcon_reports directory.

After a job runs through RSJ, RSJ creates a directory in the following location:

/SYM/SYMnnn/opcon_reports/jobfile

where jobfile is the name of the job file that was run. Each batch output file and report file created by the job is stored in this directory.

To maintain the opcon_reports directories:

  • Create an OpCon job to tar/zip the directory and move the archive to another directory. This lets you review what succeeded or failed on any given day.
  • Create a second OpCon job to clean the directory every morning.

Links to the sequence number reports in the REPORT directory are created in the nested job file directory under opcon_reports. Using links is more efficient than creating copies of each report.

RSJ report naming​

When Symitar jobs run, the reports they create are placed in /SYM/SYM###/REPORT (where ### is the three-digit SYM number). Each report file is named as a six-digit number.

One report file serves as the cross-reference between these sequence numbers and the report titles (along with other information). This cross-reference report is the batch output file.

Note

The batch output file is the cross-reference between report sequence numbers and report titles. For normal jobs, the batch output file is approximately 2,000 lines long. For complex jobs, it can exceed 10,000 lines.

FAQs​

Where are RSJ report files stored? After a job runs through RSJ, all batch output files and report links are stored in /SYM/SYMnnn/opcon_reports/jobfile, where jobfile is the name of the job that was run.

How do I find the sequence number for a specific report? Search the batch output file for the report title. The batch output file contains cross-reference entries that map each sequence number to its report title. You can also use the LookForReportInRSJ utility to find the sequence number automatically. See RSJ utility programs.

How do I archive or clean the opcon_reports directory? Create OpCon jobs that run the backup_and_prune utility program. SMA Technologies recommends running this nightly. See RSJ utility programs for usage details.