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Status Planned for future release
Workspace GDPS
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 8, 2025

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LCP Scheduler Automatic retry

With GDPS 4.8, the LCP manager gained new functionality that added support for a built in scheduling mechanism. This scheduler requires script control in order to create a capture. This means an issue may arise where if an active script is running, a scheduled LCP capture will fail. While ultimately the solution should not require script control to function, we understand this may not be feasible, and would instead suggest creating additional parameters in the scheduler that would provide the LCP capture to retry for a limited period of time. Invariably, the scripts that may interfere with a scheduled run are unlikely to run for very long and we could achieve our intended capture timeframe within a few minutes if it would retry a new capture. For instance, adding 'RETRY DELAY' and 'RETRY COUNT' variables would allow a customer to set a maximum timeout period before ultimately giving up and failing the scheduled capture time. 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Jun 25, 2025

    Nice idea. Low priority

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  • Guest
    Jun 25, 2025

    Good idea, low priority for us.

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  • Guest
    Jun 23, 2025

    Good idea, low priority.

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  • Guest
    Jun 23, 2025

    A retry delay/count will be needed, not only for this example.

    We are still at 4.7 using timer/trigger from system automation. Sometimes we need a retry because the capture failed due to various reasons (like not able to get a consistency point during high load on ds8k)

    Next to that, it wouldn't have to fail in combination with all scripts, only with scripts that cannot run simultaneously with a capture

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  • Guest
    Jun 19, 2025

    This would be very useful for us.

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  • Guest
    Jun 19, 2025

    LBG: Makes sense. Medium priority and something we'd like within the next two years.

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  • Guest
    Jun 18, 2025

    NA for Worldpay

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