Tactical Activation task

The Tactical Activation task enables you to perform a tactical activation on any tables within the RULES schema. This ensures that the table changes are automatically applied to active releases without the need to create a new release. For more information about tactical activation, please refer to this Tactical activation

You need to do the following steps to run the tactical activation task.
  1. Register the task
  2. Configure the task
  3. Schedule the task

Register the task

Use the task registry page in the Services Framework user interface. For more information, see Register a task. The following table shows the fields that are needed to register this task.
Table 1. Fields to register the tactical activation task
Field Description Value Example
Task classname Enter the Java class name for the task. com.ibm.paydir.iyb.services.tasks.activate.TacticalActivationTask  
Task name Enter a descriptive name for the task. Customer specified. Tactical Activation Task
Description Enter a detailed description about what the task does. Customer specified. Task for tactically activating specific tables within the RULES schema.

When the class name is entered, the user must click Verify to ensure the task is available in the Services Framework. After all fields are entered for a task, click Register to register the task.

Configure the task

The Tactical Activation task needs to be configured before it can be used. The following list outlines the configuration required for the Tactical Activation task.
  • Set the appropriate configuration parameters for the task. These parameters are outlined in the table below.
Use the Services Framework task configuration page to provide the configuration parameters for the task. For more information, see Configure a task.
  1. Open the Services Framework user interface and navigate to the configuration page.
  2. Click the New Task Configuration link to start the setup process.
  3. From the dropdown list of registered tasks, select Tactical Activation Task.
  4. Enter the required details by referring to the configuration parameters in the following table.

The following table displays the information required to configure the Tactical Activation task.

Table 2. Common parameters for Tactical Activation tasks
Parameter Description Example
Task Lists the registered tasks in the system. Select the name of task that was entered during registration. Tactical Activation Task
Configuration Descriptive name for the configuration. This field is required and can contain up to 60 characters. Tactical Activation Task Configuration
Description A detailed description that explains what the configuration does. This field is optional. If entered, it must be 512 characters or less. Apply table updates to the active releases.
Activate Task Identifies whether the configuration is active. When it is active, the task is available to run. Yes, No
Process end of day Indicates whether the task is to be called during end of day processing. No
Process cleanup This task does not need to process cleanup. It is recommended to set this value to no. No
Table Names Enter a list of table names, separated by commas, to be tactically activated. CCY_FX_CUSTTYPE_DEADLINE_ITEM, DEPOSIT_PRODUCT_DEADLINE

Schedule the task

After the Tactical Activation task is configured, it is recommended to schedule it to run on a specific day, time, or on a recurring basis. Alternatively, you can run it manually at any time. To avoid conflicts with other application processes, schedule the task during periods of low workload.