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Symitar Batch Files

Symitar Control Files/Response File​

Below is a Symitar Control File/Response File example. When the user enters the parameters for a Symitar batch file, the Symitar interface builds a response file. The file simply contains the "prompt" and the value entered by the user. A colon (:) is used to separate the prompt from the value.

Control File​

Example

Group Type: 0

Create Exception Item Entries? : N

Group List: @

Posting Method: 8

Distribution Method: 0

Ignore Zero Amount EFT Records?: N

Allow Posting WarnCode List : NONE

Hold method: 0

Hold release method: 0

Special ratio: 00

Loan payment amount: 0

Take partial Loan Payments?: Y

Loan Payment Skips: 17

Start Loan Payments Through: --/--/--

Take partial Distribution Deposits?: Y

Deposits to IRS accounts Non-Reportable?: N

Reg E due to ACH Origination?: N

GL Category: 000

Effective date: --/--/--

Symitar Batch File Program Commands​

@ [default_value]​

Interactively prompts for a response both in interactive and batch jobs. No RSJ job may contain a "@" symbol. [default_value] may be present, but not always.

! [default_value]​

  • When program is being interactively executed, prompts user for response.
  • When program is being run in a batch job, does not prompt user for response.

@PREVSYSTEMDATE​

  • Prompts/does not prompt for previous processing date.
  • Users can add an optional numeric offset to the date:

@PREVSYSTEMDATE-10

@SYSTEMDATE​

  • Prompts/does not prompt for today's processing date.
  • Users can add an optional numeric offset to the date:

@SYSTEMDATE+10

@DATE(month,day,year)​

  • Uses current date.
  • Users can add an optional numeric offset to the date:

@DATE(month,day,year)+10

  • Month – numeric, ranges from 1 to 12. This field can also contain THIS. THIS means use today's UNIX system date.
  • Day – numeric, ranges from 1 to 31. This field can also contain THIS. THIS means use today's UNIX system date.
  • Year – numeric, ranges from 00 to 99. This field can also contain THIS. THIS means use today's UNIX system date.
Note

Typically, Symitar correctly processes the @PREVSYSTEMDATE, @SYSTEMDATE and @DATE commands in a job file. It is not necessary to change them to a "!".

Symitar Batch File Processing Directives​

%PROGRAM program_name​

  • Execute program_name

%SPLIT program_name​

  • Execute program_name
  • This command is currently ignored by RSJ

%JOIN​

  • Wait for all previous %SPLIT programs to finish processing
  • This command is currently ignored by RSJ

%JOBFILE job_file_to_include​

  • Include and execute this Symitar Batch file

%RUNDATE option​

  • The %RUNDATE option forces/excludes processing on given days
Note

The %RUNDATE only provides very crude scheduling options that do not always give the expected results. Each %RUNDATE command is logically Or's with the previous %RUNDATE commands for a single boolean output.

%RUNDATE MMDDYYY​

  • Only run this script on this date

%RUNDATE MMDDYY​

  • Only run this script on this date

%RUNDATE MATCHSINCEPREVIOUS​

  • Iteratively match each date between the previous system date and the current system date for all %RUNDATE commands

%RUNDATE NOMATCHDAY(MONDAY|TUESDAY|WEDNESDAY|THURSDAY|FRIDAY|SATURDAY|SUNDAY)​

  • Runs on any day that does NOT match the specified day

%RUNDATE MATCHDAY(MONDAY|TUESDAY|WEDNESDAY|THURSDAY|FRIDAY|SATURDAY|SUNDAY)​

  • Run on any day that does match the specified day

%RUNDATE MATCHDATE(mm,dd,yyyy)​

  • Runs on this date only

%RUNDATE MATCHDATE(--,FINAL,--)​

  • Runs on the final day of month. "—" indicates all days/months/years. "FINAL" indicates end of month

%RUNDATE MATCHDATE(--,FINAL-1,--)​

  • Runs on the final day of month minus 1 day
  • "—" indicates all days/months/years
  • Note that math is only permitted in the day field
  • The field can contain a day|THIS|FINAL, a +|-, and a numerical offset
  • FINAL is only permitted in the day field

%RUNDATE MATCHDATE(--,THIS,--)​

  • Runs today on every month and every year

%DIRECTORY nnn %QUEUE m %PRIORITY n %USR 0000​

  • Not used by SMA Technologies

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