Defining Process System Settings | PeopleSoft Tutorial pdf

Defining Process System Settings

To access the System Settings page, select PeopleTools, Process Scheduler, System Settings, Process System.

                                       System Settings page
Retention Days Enter the number of days before the files that are on the report repository are deleted. This value is used with the current date to calculate the expiration date on reports in Report Manager when retention days are not specified in Process Type definition, Process definition, or Run Control.
Primary Operating System Enter the default operating system. A run location of Any picks a server of this type.
Note: If this field is left blank, the request will be scheduled by a Process Scheduler server with the default O/S.
System Load Balancing Option
Select to assign to primary O/S only or server in any O/S.
Assign To Primary O/S Only: Select to have Master Scheduler reassign workload to another Process Scheduler server with the primary O/S Assign To Server In Any O/S: Select to have Master Scheduler reassign workload to any available Process Scheduler server.
When the Do Not Use Option is selected on the Server Definition page, the server takes a request only when the name of the server has been specified on the Process Request page or in any of the definition tables.
Note: This field is used in conjunction with a Master Scheduler server. This field will be ignored if no Master Scheduler server is available to perform the load balancing.
System Settings
Set system settings for the following sequence keys: Process Instance, Report Instance, and Transfer  Instance.
The instance number acts as a counter.
Sequence   Indicates the last instance number that was used.
Min Seq (minimum sequence) Indicates the lowest instance number to be used.
Max Seq (maximum sequence) Indicates the highest instance number to be used. When this number is reached, the system starts numbering again from the minimum sequence number.
Note: The maximum value for Process Instance is 2,147,483,646. The maximum value for Report Instance
and Transfer Instance is 999,999,999,999,999.