Internetwork dependencies in a mixed environment
Table 1 shows the
supported configuration for internetwork dependencies defined in a
mixed version 8.3 environment. The key to the table is as follows:
- Net_A
- The network agent defined in the local network.
- Wks_B
- The workstation in the remote network that the network agent Net_A is connected to. Wks_B is the workstation that identifies and checks the state of the remote job or job stream specified in the internetwork dependency.
- Sym_A
- The Symphony file processed in the local network.
- Sym_B
- The Symphony file processed in the remote network.
- back-level
- Version 8.1, 8.2, or 8.2.1
| Net_A back-level |
Net_A 8.3 |
Net_A back-level |
Net_A 8.3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wks_B back-level |
This is not a mixed version 8.3 environment. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B as if it had the same version as Wks_B. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B in 8.1, 8.2, or 8.2.1 format. The use of the schedtime keyword in the job definition is not supported. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B as if it had the same version as Wks_B. If defined, the schedtime keyword in the job definition is automatically removed by Net_A. |
| Wks_B 8.3 |
Wks_B works as if it had the same version as Net_A. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B. If defined, the schedtime keyword in the job definition is automatically removed by Wks_B. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B. If defined, the schedtime keyword in the job definition is automatically removed by Wks_B. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B. If defined, the schedtime keyword in the job definition is automatically removed by Wks_B. |
| Wks_B back-level |
Not supported. | Not supported. | Not supported. | Not supported. |
| Wks_B 8.3 |
Not supported. | Not supported. | Net_A sends the information to Wks_B. If defined, the schedtime keyword is parsed by Wks_B. | This is a version 8.3 environment. |