The Offline Input facility is a high-performance means of transferring batches of formatted data from a system file into an application. The input data must be in the format specified in the LINCOFF file for your application.
The figure below illustrates data flow for Offline Input. Refer to Offline Input Message Routing for more information.
Offline Input
Any errors arising from Offline Input are recorded in your log, if logging is currently active.
The following table summarizes the features and capabilities of the Offline Input Interface method.
| Capability/Feature | Scope/Limitations |
|---|---|
| Host type | All |
| To other Systems | Yes (indirectly) |
| Transaction Initiated by | Offline program |
| Response from other System | Response is indicated in the log file only |
| Multithreading | Multiple copies might be run |
| Recovery | Fully automatic, provided the same input file is used |
| Ispec logic performed | _Prepare and Main methods |
| Duplicate Protection | User must provide own logic within the application |
| Security | None |
| Multilanguage | Yes |
| External user program | Not required |
| Glb.Work | Not available |