Processing date from control card input is endemic to the financial
industry, not just banks.
I believe it stems from the fact that "daily" processing occurs after midnight,
Michael
At 11:08 AM 10/8/2023, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Sat, 7 Oct 2023 22:30:52 +0200, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote:
>To be honest I consider date-related variables as pooooooor when
>compared to batch scheduler features, especially ControlM (it is not
>advertisement, just opinion).
>
You worked for a bank.
I had a co-worker who had worked for a bank. He told me that
certain reports were legally required on certain dates. Failure
to meet a production window would not avoid a penalty.
To avoid the risk, he read the report date from a control record rather
than using the system date facility. The readers never knew.
--
gil
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