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Aurora upgrade implications for CPPD

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The only area to focus on when upgrading to Aurora from System 21 are any Exit Programs used within your Cobwebb Designs (PPD files).

Exit Programs are routines that facilitate the retrieval of data for inclusion on document output / conditional distribution.

In Aurora the library names have changed, these therefore have to be altered within the Cobwebb Designs for any Exit Program calls. The Cobwebb Designer does have a Find/Replace option which may be useful to you.

The ownership of the Exit Programs will have to be altered from QPGMR in System 21 to AULOWNER in Aurora. From a command line on your server you may use the following command replacing the LIBRARY and PROGRAM entries with the relevant information.

CHGOBJOWN OBJ(LIBRARY/PROGRAM) OBJTYPE(*PGM) NEWOWN(AULOWNER)

You may get a “level check” error, in the SPLMON joblog, when calling the Exit Programs. This means that the Exit Pograms need to be re-compiled over the Aurora files as the file layout has changed.

If you require any help with the above process please call or email support@cobwebb.co.uk and we will be please to assist you.