*XDIM_PACKAGEBY

Defines the dimension for which to partition packages during script logic execution. Packages start in parallel mode for better performance.

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*XDIM_PACKAGEBY {Dimension name} [ = {Package number} ]

Package number is an optional parameter having a default value of 2.

Example

*XDIM_PACKAGEBY ENTITY

In the example above, two packages are created and partitioned by the dimension ENTITY.

Example

*XDIM_PACKAGEBY ACCOUNT = 4

Four packages are created are partitioned by the dimension ACCOUNT.

Note
  • You can use the *XDIM_PACKAGEBY keyword only once in each script.
  • Parallel mode is triggered ONLY when the member number for the dimension that is defined with *XDIM_PACKAGEBY is greater than 1.
  • The following keywords do not support PACKAGEBY: *RUN_PROGRAM, *RUNALLOCATION, *CALL_CUSTOM_LOGIC, and *START_BADI.