The best reason I know of to save SAVE.LISTs is to have a record of the data selected for a particular report or download (such as to SQL) so if there are any questions, the selected records can be easily re-selected & verified.
I usually name the SAVE.LIST the same as my program, with a month and year suffix, such as "SIMULATOR.REVENUE.BUILD.2006.02" so I can easily identify both the program and the period in question. If the &SAVELIST& file is getting too full, it would be easy enough to have a separate directory like SAVE.HIST and a simple routine to get SAVE.LISTsfrom the history file. -- Louie Bergsagel On 2/5/06, Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've seen instances of 'permanent' save lists but I've converted them to > control records in a separate files. > > I like Microdata's date & time stamp of their lists. UD/UV certainly have > these in the unix level. I wish D3 had some because when looking only at > the > pointer-file, you really can't tell when they're made. And hunting down > their source is not that easy with both SAVE-LIST, WRITELIST and writing > directly to the POINTER-FILE. > > My 1 cent. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pingilley, Ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:38 AM > Subject: RE: [U2] Justification for removal of savedlists > > > > Try "Savedlists do not contain data. They are collections of record > > keys selected for processing as a group (reports, postings, etc.), and > > deleting them does not change or delete the actual data. The records > > pointed to by the keys still exist as-is in their original files/tables. > > Keeping them does not add value to the system, as the records > > represented by the keys in the saved list may no longer exist in the > > file, or may have been updated since the saved list was created.". > > > > --Ron P. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Pizer > > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:33 AM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: [U2] Justification for removal of savedlists > > > > I wrote a small routine that will go through Savedlists, HOLD files, > > ST.PPROCES records, etc. and selectively delete the records that are no > > longer needed but I have been stopped by my VP. > > > > She wants justification for the process. I don't have the knowledge to > > be able to give her what she wants. I've tried the following arguments > > with no luck: > > > > Savedlists can be outdated as soon as they are created. > > Taking up too much server room. > > > > Any one have any others to try? > > > > - Bill Pizer > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
