Ip directed-broadcast and acl

Hi friends ,
access-list 102 permit udp host 192.168.80.10 any eq 7
ip directed-broadcast 102
1 ) Why we do not need to specify a direction ( in or out ) when an access list associated with directed-broadcast ( ip directed-broadcast 102) command .
2) if there is an existing access-list as below ,
Interface vlan 100
Ip add 10.0.7.2 255.255.255.0
ip access-group testing out
ip directed-broadcast 102
Q. W hat is the processing order of the access-list
Q .Can club the access list ?
Q.if i cannot club the access list do i need to add the line (permit udp host 192.168.80.10 any eq 7 ) again in the access list 'testing '
Thanks

Hi Rick
" 1) you do not need to specify a direction when using an access list with directed broadcast because directed broadcast is, by definition, about incoming traffic. " .
(access-list 102 permit udp host 192.168.80.10 any eq 7)
Interface vlan 100
Ip add 10.0.7.2 255.255.255.0
ip access-group testing out
ip directed-broadcast 102
As per the above access list the source ip is (192.168.80.10) . If the direction is 'in' , the source will not match and the ACL will simply drop the traffic from 192.168.80.10 . To match the source ip, the ip must be one from the interface vlan subnet ( 10.0.7.0 /24).
Please correct me i am wrong
2 ) What is the difference between the below lines .
permit udp host 192.168.80.10 any eq 7
permit udp host 192.168.80.10 eq 7 any
Thank you

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below is an excerpt from the link http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/dc/reference/cli/nxos/commands/l3/ip_directed-broadcast.html
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GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[SP_DMS_INVENTORY] Script Date: 3/6/2015 3:34:03 PM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
-- =============================================
-- Author: <ARUN,NAGARAJ>
-- Create date: <11/21/2014>
-- Description: <STORED PROCEDURE FOR DMS_INVENTORY>
-- =============================================
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@Specific_Date varchar(20) ,
@DealerNum Varchar(6),
@Date_Daily varchar(50)
AS
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--==========================================================================
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@VehicleModel varchar(50),
@VehicleModelCode varchar(50),
@VehicleTrim varchar(50),
@VehicleSubTrimLevel varchar(max),
@Classification varchar(max),
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@Account varchar(max),
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@AmountDue varchar(10),
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@Field24 varchar(max),
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@Price2 varchar(10),
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@Category varchar(max),
@Description varchar(max),
@Engine varchar(max),
@ModelType varchar(max),
@FTCode varchar(max),
@Wholesale varchar(max),
@Retail varchar(max),
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@S_Month varchar(2),
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@Daily_Date Varchar(50);
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Where DMSInventoryVehicleID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic AND DMSDealerID='ACTEST' + @DealerNum);
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_VEHICLE]
Where DMSInventoryID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic AND DMSDealerID='ACTEST' + @DealerNum);
Delete From [dbo].[ICONIC_EQUITY_INVENTORY_COMPARE]
Where InventoryVehicleId in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic AND DMSDealerID='ACTEST' + @DealerNum);
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY]
Where ID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic AND DMSDealerID='ACTEST' + @DealerNum);
DECLARE Inventory_Cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT * from [dbo].[FLATFILE_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic AND ACDealerID='ACTEST' + @DealerNum;
END
ELSE
BEGIN
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_DETAILS]
Where DMSInventoryID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_AMOUNT]
Where DMSInventoryID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
Delete From [dbo].[ICONIC_INVENTORY_VEHICLE]
Where DMSInventoryVehicleID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_VEHICLE]
Where DMSInventoryID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
Delete From [dbo].[ICONIC_EQUITY_INVENTORY_COMPARE]
Where InventoryVehicleId in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
Delete From [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY]
Where ID in(select ID from [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY] where FtpDate=@Date_Specfic);
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INTO
@FileType ,
@ACDealerID ,
@ClientDealerID ,
@DMSType ,
@StockNumber ,
@InventoryDate ,
@StockType ,
@DMSStatus ,
@InvoicePrice ,
@CostPack ,
@SalesCost ,
@HoldbackAmount ,
@ListPrice ,
@MSRP ,
@LotLocation ,
@TagLine ,
@Certification ,
@CertificationNumber ,
@VehicleVIN ,
@VehicleYear ,
@VehicleMake ,
@VehicleModel ,
@VehicleModelCode ,
@VehicleTrim ,
@VehicleSubTrimLevel ,
@Classification ,
@TypeCode ,
@VehicleMileage ,
@EngineCylinderCount ,
@TransmissionType ,
@VehicleExteriorColor ,
@VehicleInteriorColor ,
@CreatedDate ,
@LastModifiedDate ,
@ModifiedFlag ,
@InteriorColorCode ,
@ExteriorColorCode ,
@PackageCode ,
@CodedCost ,
@Air ,
@OrderType ,
@AgeDays ,
@OutstandingRO ,
@DlrAccessoryRetail ,
@DlrAccessoryCost ,
@DlrAccessoryDesc ,
@ModelDesc ,
@Memo1 ,
@Memo2 ,
@Weight ,
@FloorPlan ,
@Purchaser ,
@PurchasedFrom ,
@InternetPrice ,
@InventoryAcctDollar ,
@VehicleType ,
@DealerAccessoryCode ,
@AllInventoryAcctDollar ,
@BestPrice ,
@InStock ,
@AccountingMake ,
@GasDiesel ,
@BookValue ,
@FactoryAccessoryDescription ,
@TotalReturn ,
@TotalCost ,
@SS ,
@VehicleBody ,
@StandardEquipment ,
@Account ,
@CalculatedPrice ,
@OriginalCost ,
@AccessoryCore ,
@OtherDollar ,
@PrimaryBookValue ,
@AmountDue ,
@LicenseFee ,
@ICompany ,
@InvenAcct ,
@Field23 ,
@Field24 ,
@SalesCode ,
@BaseRetail ,
@BaseInvAmt ,
@CommPrice ,
@Price1 ,
@Price2 ,
@StickerPrice ,
@TotInvAmt ,
@OptRetail ,
@OptInvAmt ,
@OptCost ,
@Options1 ,
@Category ,
@Description ,
@Engine ,
@ModelType ,
@FTCode ,
@Wholesale ,
@Retail ,
@Draft ,
@flatfile_createddate,
@FtpDate;
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DMSDealerID,
StockNumber,
DMSType,
InventoryDate,
FtpDate
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@errorseverity = ERROR_SEVERITY(),
@errortable = 'DMS_INVENTORY',
@errorstate = ERROR_STATE(),
@errorprocedure = ERROR_PROCEDURE(),
@errorline = ERROR_LINE(),
@errormessage = ERROR_MESSAGE();
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--==========================================================================
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@Price2,@StickerPrice,@TotInvAmt,@OptRetail,@OptInvAmt,@OptCost,@Options1,@Category,@Description,@Engine,@ModelType,@FTCode,@Wholesale,@Retail,@Draft,
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-- PRINT @errornumber;
-- PRINT @errorseverity;
-- PRINT @errortable;
-- PRINT @errorprocedure;
-- PRINT @errorline;
-- PRINT @errormessage;
-- PRINT @errorstate;
set @myerror = @@ERROR;
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-- @@ERROR is reset in the IF statement above.
-- PRINT N'Error = ' + @myerror;
set @Inventoryid = scope_identity();
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--==========================================================================
-- INSERT INTO DMS_INVENTORY_DETAILS (CHILD TABLE)
--==========================================================================
BEGIN TRY
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StockType,
DMSStatus,
LotLocation,
TagLine,
Certification,
CertificationNumber,
CreatedDate,
LastModifiedDate,
ModifiedFlag,
PackageCode,
OrderType,
AgeDays,
OutstandingRO,
Memo1,
Memo2,
Purchaser,
PurchasedFrom,
DealerAccessoryCode,
InStock,
AccountingMake,
SS,
Account,
AccessoryCore,
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InvenAcct,
Field23,
Field24,
SalesCode,
Draft,
FTCode,
FtpDate
VALUES (
@InventoryID,
@StockType,
@DMSStatus,
@LotLocation,
@TagLine,
@Certification,
@CertificationNumber,
@CreatedDate,
@LastModifiedDate,
@ModifiedFlag,
@PackageCode,
@OrderType,
@AgeDays,
@OutstandingRO,
@Memo1,
@Memo2,
@Purchaser,
@PurchasedFrom,
@DealerAccessoryCode,
@InStock,
@AccountingMake,
@SS,
@Account,
@AccessoryCore,
@ICompany,
@InvenAcct,
@Field23,
@Field24,
@SalesCode,
@Draft,
@FTCode,
@FtpDate
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@errornumber = ERROR_NUMBER(),
@errorseverity = ERROR_SEVERITY(),
@errorstate = ERROR_STATE(),
@errortable = 'DMS_INVENTORY_DETAILS',
@errorprocedure = ERROR_PROCEDURE(),
@errorline = ERROR_LINE(),
@errormessage = ERROR_MESSAGE();
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@CreatedDate,@LastModifiedDate,@ModifiedFlag,@InteriorColorCode,@ExteriorColorCode,@PackageCode,@CodedCost,@Air,@OrderType,@AgeDays,@OutstandingRO,
@DlrAccessoryRetail,@DlrAccessoryCost,@DlrAccessoryDesc,@ModelDesc,@Memo1,@Memo2,@Weight,@FloorPlan,@Purchaser,@PurchasedFrom,@InternetPrice,
@InventoryAcctDollar,@VehicleType,@DealerAccessoryCode,@AllInventoryAcctDollar,@BestPrice,@InStock,@AccountingMake,@GasDiesel,@BookValue,
@FactoryAccessoryDescription,@TotalReturn,@TotalCost,@SS,@VehicleBody,@StandardEquipment,@Account,@CalculatedPrice,@OriginalCost,@AccessoryCore,
@OtherDollar,@PrimaryBookValue,@AmountDue,@LicenseFee,@ICompany,@InvenAcct,@Field23,@Field24,@SalesCode,@BaseRetail,@BaseInvAmt,@CommPrice,@Price1,
@Price2,@StickerPrice,@TotInvAmt,@OptRetail,@OptInvAmt,@OptCost,@Options1,@Category,@Description,@Engine,@ModelType,@FTCode,@Wholesale,@Retail,@Draft,
@ERRORNUMBER,@ERRORSEVERITY,@ERRORTABLE,@ERRORSTATE,@ERRORPROCEDURE,@ERRORLINE,@errormessage,@FtpDate
END CATCH
--==========================================================================
-- INSERT INTO DMS_INVENTORY_AMOUNT (CHILD TABLE)
--==========================================================================
BEGIN TRY
INSERT INTO [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_AMOUNT]
DMSInventoryID,
AllInventoryAcctDollar,
OtherDollar,
PrimaryBookValue,
AmountDue,
LicenseFee,
CalculatedPrice,
OriginalCost,
BookValue,
TotalReturn,
TotalCost,
DlrAccessoryRetail,
DlrAccessoryCost,
DlrAccessoryDesc,
InternetPrice,
InventoryAcctDollar,
BestPrice,
Weight,
FloorPlan,
CodedCost,
InvoicePrice,
CostPack,
SalesCost,
HoldbackAmount,
ListPrice,
MSRP,
BaseRetail,
BaseInvAmt,
CommPrice,
Price1,
Price2,
StickerPrice,
TotInvAmt,
OptRetail,
OptInvAmt,
OptCost,
Wholesale,
Retail,
FtpDate
VALUES (
@InventoryID,
@AllInventoryAcctDollar,
@OtherDollar,
@PrimaryBookValue,
@AmountDue,
@LicenseFee,
@CalculatedPrice,
@OriginalCost,
@BookValue,
@TotalReturn,
@TotalCost,
@DlrAccessoryRetail,
@DlrAccessoryCost,
@DlrAccessoryDesc,
@InternetPrice,
@InventoryAcctDollar,
@BestPrice,
@Weight,
@FloorPlan,
@CodedCost,
@InvoicePrice,
@CostPack,
@SalesCost,
@HoldbackAmount,
@ListPrice,
@MSRP,
@BaseRetail,
@BaseInvAmt,
@CommPrice,
@Price1,
@Price2,
@StickerPrice,
@TotInvAmt,
@OptRetail,
@OptInvAmt,
@OptCost,
@Wholesale,
@Retail,
@FtpDate
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
SELECT
@errornumber = ERROR_NUMBER(),
@errorseverity = ERROR_SEVERITY(),
@errortable = 'DMS_INVENTORY_AMOUNT',
@errorstate = ERROR_STATE(),
@errorprocedure = ERROR_PROCEDURE(),
@errorline = ERROR_LINE(),
@errormessage = ERROR_MESSAGE();
--==========================================================================
-- INSERT ERRORS INTO DMSLOG_INVENTORY_ERROR
--==========================================================================
EXEC [SP_DMS_INVENTORY_ERROR] @FileType,@ACDealerID,@ClientDealerID,@DMSType,@StockNumber,@InventoryDate,@StockType,@DMSStatus,@InvoicePrice,@CostPack,
@SalesCost,@HoldbackAmount,@ListPrice,@MSRP,@LotLocation,@TagLine,@Certification,@CertificationNumber,@VehicleVIN,@VehicleYear,@VehicleMake,@VehicleModel,@VehicleModelCode,
@VehicleTrim,@VehicleSubTrimLevel,@Classification,@TypeCode,@VehicleMileage,@EngineCylinderCount,@TransmissionType,@VehicleExteriorColor,@VehicleInteriorColor,
@CreatedDate,@LastModifiedDate,@ModifiedFlag,@InteriorColorCode,@ExteriorColorCode,@PackageCode,@CodedCost,@Air,@OrderType,@AgeDays,@OutstandingRO,
@DlrAccessoryRetail,@DlrAccessoryCost,@DlrAccessoryDesc,@ModelDesc,@Memo1,@Memo2,@Weight,@FloorPlan,@Purchaser,@PurchasedFrom,@InternetPrice,
@InventoryAcctDollar,@VehicleType,@DealerAccessoryCode,@AllInventoryAcctDollar,@BestPrice,@InStock,@AccountingMake,@GasDiesel,@BookValue,
@FactoryAccessoryDescription,@TotalReturn,@TotalCost,@SS,@VehicleBody,@StandardEquipment,@Account,@CalculatedPrice,@OriginalCost,@AccessoryCore,
@OtherDollar,@PrimaryBookValue,@AmountDue,@LicenseFee,@ICompany,@InvenAcct,@Field23,@Field24,@SalesCode,@BaseRetail,@BaseInvAmt,@CommPrice,@Price1,
@Price2,@StickerPrice,@TotInvAmt,@OptRetail,@OptInvAmt,@OptCost,@Options1,@Category,@Description,@Engine,@ModelType,@FTCode,@Wholesale,@Retail,@Draft,
@ERRORNUMBER,@ERRORSEVERITY,@ERRORTABLE,@ERRORSTATE,@ERRORPROCEDURE,@ERRORLINE,@errormessage,@FtpDate
END CATCH
--==========================================================================
-- INSERT INTO DMS_INVENTORY_VEHICLE (CHILD TABLE)
--==========================================================================
BEGIN TRY
INSERT INTO [dbo].[DMS_INVENTORY_VEHICLE]
DMSInventoryID,
InteriorColorCode,
ExteriorColorCode,
Air,
ModelDesc,
VehicleType,
VehicleVIN,
VehicleYear,
VehicleMake,
VehicleModel,
VehicleModelCode,
VehicleTrim,
VehicleSubTrimLevel,
Classification,
TypeCode,
VehicleMileage,
FtpDate,
EngineCylinderCount
VALUES (
@InventoryID,
@InteriorColorCode,
@ExteriorColorCode,
@Air,
@ModelDesc,
@VehicleType,
@VehicleVIN,
@VehicleYear,
@VehicleMake,
@VehicleModel,
@VehicleModelCode,
@VehicleTrim,
@VehicleSubTrimLevel,
@Classification,
@TypeCode,
@VehicleMileage,
@FtpDate,
@EngineCylinderCount
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
SELECT
@errornumber = ERROR_NUMBER(),
@errorseverity = ERROR_SEVERITY(),
@errortable = 'DMS_INVENTORY_VEHICLE',
@errorstate = ERROR_STATE(),
@errorprocedure = ERROR_PROCEDURE(),
@errorline = ERROR_LINE(),
@errormessage = ERROR_MESSAGE();
--==========================================================================
-- INSERT ERRORS INTO DMSLOG_INVENTORY_ERROR
--==========================================================================
EXEC [SP_DMS_INVENTORY_ERROR] @FileType,@ACDealerID,@ClientDealerID,@DMSType,@StockNumber,@InventoryDate,@StockType,@DMSStatus,@InvoicePrice,@CostPack,
@SalesCost,@HoldbackAmount,@ListPrice,@MSRP,@LotLocation,@TagLine,@Certification,@CertificationNumber,@VehicleVIN,@VehicleYear,@VehicleMake,@VehicleModel,@VehicleModelCode,
@VehicleTrim,@VehicleSubTrimLevel,@Classification,@TypeCode,@VehicleMileage,@EngineCylinderCount,@TransmissionType,@VehicleExteriorColor,@VehicleInteriorColor,
@CreatedDate,@LastModifiedDate,@ModifiedFlag,@InteriorColorCode,@ExteriorColorCode,@PackageCode,@CodedCost,@Air,@OrderType,@AgeDays,@OutstandingRO,
@DlrAccessoryRetail,@DlrAccessoryCost,@DlrAccessoryDesc,@ModelDesc,@Memo1,@Memo2,@Weight,@FloorPlan,@Purchaser,@PurchasedFrom,@InternetPrice,
@InventoryAcctDollar,@VehicleType,@DealerAccessoryCode,@AllInventoryAcctDollar,@BestPrice,@InStock,@AccountingMake,@GasDiesel,@BookValue,
@FactoryAccessoryDescription,@TotalReturn,@TotalCost,@SS,@VehicleBody,@StandardEquipment,@Account,@CalculatedPrice,@OriginalCost,@AccessoryCore,
@OtherDollar,@PrimaryBookValue,@AmountDue,@LicenseFee,@ICompany,@InvenAcct,@Field23,@Field24,@SalesCode,@BaseRetail,@BaseInvAmt,@CommPrice,@Price1,
@Price2,@StickerPrice,@TotInvAmt,@OptRetail,@OptInvAmt,@OptCost,@Options1,@Category,@Description,@Engine,@ModelType,@FTCode,@Wholesale,@Retail,@Draft,
@ERRORNUMBER,@ERRORSEVERITY,@ERRORTABLE,@ERRORSTATE,@ERRORPROCEDURE,@ERRORLINE,@errormessage,@FtpDate
END CATCH
--==========================================================================
-- MOVE CURSUR TO NEXT RECORD
--==========================================================================
FETCH NEXT FROM Inventory_Cursor
INTO @FileType ,
@ACDealerID ,
@ClientDealerID ,
@DMSType ,
@StockNumber ,
@InventoryDate ,
@StockType ,
@DMSStatus ,
@InvoicePrice ,
@CostPack ,
@SalesCost ,
@HoldbackAmount ,
@ListPrice ,
@MSRP ,
@LotLocation ,
@TagLine ,
@Certification ,
@CertificationNumber ,
@VehicleVIN ,
@VehicleYear ,
@VehicleMake ,
@VehicleModel ,
@VehicleModelCode ,
@VehicleTrim ,
@VehicleSubTrimLevel ,
@Classification ,
@TypeCode ,
@VehicleMileage ,
@EngineCylinderCount ,
@TransmissionType ,
@VehicleExteriorColor ,
@VehicleInteriorColor ,
@CreatedDate ,
@LastModifiedDate ,
@ModifiedFlag ,
@InteriorColorCode ,
@ExteriorColorCode ,
@PackageCode ,
@CodedCost ,
@Air ,
@OrderType ,
@AgeDays ,
@OutstandingRO ,
@DlrAccessoryRetail ,
@DlrAccessoryCost ,
@DlrAccessoryDesc ,
@ModelDesc ,
@Memo1 ,
@Memo2 ,
@Weight ,
@FloorPlan ,
@Purchaser ,
@PurchasedFrom ,
@InternetPrice ,
@InventoryAcctDollar ,
@VehicleType ,
@DealerAccessoryCode ,
@AllInventoryAcctDollar ,
@BestPrice ,
@InStock ,
@AccountingMake ,
@GasDiesel ,
@BookValue ,
@FactoryAccessoryDescription ,
@TotalReturn ,
@TotalCost ,
@SS ,
@VehicleBody ,
@StandardEquipment ,
@Account ,
@CalculatedPrice ,
@OriginalCost ,
@AccessoryCore ,
@OtherDollar ,
@PrimaryBookValue ,
@AmountDue ,
@LicenseFee ,
@ICompany ,
@InvenAcct ,
@Field23 ,
@Field24 ,
@SalesCode ,
@BaseRetail ,
@BaseInvAmt ,
@CommPrice ,
@Price1 ,
@Price2 ,
@StickerPrice ,
@TotInvAmt ,
@OptRetail ,
@OptInvAmt ,
@OptCost ,
@Options1 ,
@Category ,
@Description ,
@Engine ,
@ModelType ,
@FTCode ,
@Wholesale ,
@Retail ,
@Draft ,
@flatfile_createddate,
@FtpDate;
END
CLOSE Inventory_Cursor;
DEALLOCATE Inventory_Cursor;
SET ANSI_PADDING OFF
END
Arunraj Kumar

Thank you.
And another question if the data is already there in the child table if i try to load alone it must delete the old data in the child tablee and need to get load the new data and
How to do this ?
Arunraj Kumar
You can do that with an IF EXISTS condition
IF EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM YourChildTable c
INNER JOIn @temptable t
ON c.Bkey1 = t.Bkey1
AND c.Bkey2 = t.Bkey2
DELETE t
FROM YourChildTable c
INNER JOIn @temptable t
ON c.Bkey1 = t.Bkey1
AND c.Bkey2 = t.Bkey2
INSERT INTO YourChildTable
where Bkey1,Bkey2 etc forms the business key of the table
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Issue with Information broadcasting and pre-cal server in SAP BI

Hi Experts,
I have issue with information Broadcasting and Pre-cal server. I have a worrkbook whcih runs from information broadcasting in pre-cal server. Workbook is desinged on single query and workbook contains visual basic code. workbook has a variable which is controlled by Control query in information broadcasting.
I have 20 employees every month I need to send workbook via e-mail from information broadcasting. The problem is sometimes all 20 employees will recieve e-mails and sometimes not. I identified there is something wrong in workbook or in pre-cal server.
because after workbook calculation in pre-cal server is not pushing to SOST so there is something wrong in workbook or in pre-cal server.
I closely observed pre-cal server front end log. There are few operations performing on workbook in pre-cal server
like Open workbook, Calculate workbook, Save woorkbook and close workbook. In success case pre-cal sever is performing all the operations but in failure case pre-cal server is missing Close workbook case.
Below log In pulled from pre-cal server
Can you please tell what could be the problem.
Successful job
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL i nvoked in thread 3 and job 'BIBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG0
2PCUG9ZPPP'. nvoked in thread 3 and job 'BIBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG0
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> InitConnection in thre ad 3
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> Trying to open "C:\Pro gram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer.
xla" gram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer.
3/11/2011 9:30:18 AM (4) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS invoked.
3/11/2011 9:30:18 AM (4) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS finished
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> Using Version 7100.4.1 200.35 of BExAnalyzer.xla
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> PID of Excel process: "2504"
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> EndOfInitConnection in thread 3
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL f inished
3/11/2011 9:30:36 AM (0) -> Calculation Request 91 1A35ED029D4D79DD7A000200000000 received for job 'B
IBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG02PCUG9ZPPP'. 1A35ED029D4D79DD7A000200000000 received for job 'B
3/11/2011 9:30:52 AM (6) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS invoked.
3/11/2011 9:30:52 AM (6) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS finished
3/11/2011 9:31:22 AM (0) -> Opening workbook: C:\W INDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECMML4NN
DVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls INDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECMML4NN
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.xl a!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 1.
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Calculated workbook C: \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
4NNDVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls saved. \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Calculated workbook C: \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
4NNDVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls closed. \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
3/11/2011 9:31:44 AM (0) -> Excel based operations finished.
Failure job
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
TGJR0462ZFX'. invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> InitConnection in thr ead 1
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> Trying to open "C:\Pr ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
.xla" ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> Using Version 7100.4. 1200.35 of BExAnalyzer.xla
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> PID of Excel process: "2544"
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> EndOfInitConnection i n thread 1
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (5) -> Calculation Request 9 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2NTGJR0462ZFX'. 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:24:31 AM (5) -> Opening workbook: C:\ WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
A8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.x la!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 1.
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Calculated workbook C :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
2VEA8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls saved. :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
Thanks in advance
Narendra

Hi Ravikanth,
Thank you very much for the reply
I went into RSPRECADMIN and clicked on 'Display Current Queue'. There we have 3 sections
1) Queue Overview of Open Precalculations
I can see this section is always blank after running IB also
2) Queue Overview of Current Precalculations
In this section I can see an entry after running IB and duration is changing. but some time workbook in this section will never processed but the duration column is changing may be something is happening at this stage.
If the entry is not proccessed in this section and IB SM37 job will never end. I manually cancelled the job from SM50.
Don't why the workbook is taking long time and will never end even though I cancelled the SM37 IB job.
3) Queue Overview of Proccessed Error-Free Precalculations
All the error free workbooks which means all pre-cal server completed workbook calculation and sent to SOST.
I manually ran the workbook for all the 20 employees I can't find any pop-up message (earlier we have pop-up windows appearing because of VB code and when report returns no data and we fixed the pop-up issues)
Can you please help me further to trace the error.
Thank you
Narendra

Infosource to be used for both Direct update and Flexiable update

Hi,
I had a Data source 0CUST_SALES_ATTR.
A infosource is created Direct Update of Master Data from DS:0CUST_SALES_ATTR to 0cust_sales.
So the Data source 0CUST_SALES_ATTR is being used to load ATTR data of 0CUST_SALES.
Now as per my requirment created a new Z infoobject to use for Transtive attributes....How can i use the same data source 0CUST_SALES_ATTR to load 0CUST_SALES (Direct Update) and the new Z infoobject using Transfer & Update rules.
and
Question:
Will it be possible to switch the current Infosource with direct update to Flexiable update with out deleting the Transferrules as there are lot of routines in the transfer rules
Thanks
Edited by: suser1234 on Oct 5, 2010 11:21 AM

Hello Sir,
How did you handle your above problem I am into a compeltely similar situation. Your help would be appreciated if you can share the approach you followed.
Thanks,
-Su

How to copy and paste the graphics from illustrator to MS word. What I tried is exporting in png with highest resolution and then inserting in to word. This loses a bit of resolution in comparison to direct copy and paste as EMF. But if I do a copy and p

How to copy and paste the graphics from illustrator to MS word. What I tried is exporting in png with highest resolution and then inserting in to word. This loses a bit of resolution in comparison to direct copy and paste as EMF. But if I do a copy and paste, and then take a print of the document, all the graphs and text is printed upside down, flipped back.

Use the Pencil Tool
alex
adrian stock wrote:
> How to copy and paste a single pixel
>
> I want to copy a single pixel and then paste it in the
position of
> another pixel in the same image.
>
> (This is in effect changing the colour of the target
pixel, isn't it.
> But in my case copying an existing pixel seems simpler
than selecting a
> colour from the swatch or using the colour picker.)
>
> What is the most efficient way of doing this?
>
> I tried to select one pixel with the marquee tool. Then
copied it with
> control-C, but then how do I select the target pixel and
paste with
> control-V?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Adrian
>

Broadcast and point to point server in the same port

I'm trying to set up a system where I can send point to point messages via sockets to certain ips, send broadcast messages to every pc in the network, and also be able to listen for point to point messages and broadcast messages, all in the same port. I've been able to establish a point to point connection using the Socket class to send the message, and using the ServerSocket class to listen for messages, but I can't seem to get broadcasting to work.
I read somewhere that for broadcasting one should use the DatagramSocket class. The problem is i'm not sure which ip i'm supposed to specify when I send the message. Also, do I need a special listener to listen for broadcast messages, or will the ServerSocket listener work for that?
This is what I have for the broadcasting part:
String msg = myId;
DatagramSocket sendSocket;
sendSocket = new DatagramSocket(Constants.COM_PORT); // 4567
InetAddress group = InetAddress.getByName(Constants.BROADCAST_ADDR); // "192.168.1.1"
DatagramPacket dp = new DatagramPacket(msg.getBytes(), msg.getBytes().length, group, Constants.COM_PORT);
sendSocket.send(dp);
sendSocket.close();
Thanks in advance
Diego

It worth mentioning that UDP/broadcast and robust do go together easily.
- UDP does not guarantee delivery. i.e. messages can be dropped and you won't be told. Lost packets are not retransmitted either.
- UDP can fragment packets if larger than 532 bytes long.
- UDP packets can arrive out of order (though I have never seen this myself)
If your receiver is under load/busy it can miss many packets if its buffers overflow.

Errors found when using tar and ACL's

Having difficulties with TAR and ACLs, and wondering if anyone had seen this before.
Here's the scenario: create a few directories and a few files. Tar it up and extract the files. Now assign some ACL's to them (some default for directories), tar it up, and extract the files. Permissions should remain the same. Under most circumstances they are.
Now repeat the procedure, but put a default directory ACL on the parent directory where the TAR is created. What happens is that the group permissions for anything un-tared gets trashed.
Here's a script to test it out.
Create a dummy user (I called mine foobar) -- required for setting ACL's. Run the script with the "-d" option at first. Things appear good. You can compare the permissions on the bottom for each file/directory.
Run the script with the "-s" option setting default ACL's on the parent.
#!/usr/bin/sh
ROOTDIR=/export/home/christian/config
TESTDIR=/export/home/christian
USER_X="oam"
# Run the script once with normal permissions (no ACL's) in the test directory (where tar is located)
# --> ./test.sh -d
# look at the result (ls -l) of .../sub1dir, .../sub1dir_acl, and /sub1dir_orig
# They should be relatively the same:
# --> rwxrwxrwx permissions on directories
# --> rw-rw-rw- on files
# Now run the script but set the parent directory of the script (where the TAR's are located) to have default ACL's
# --> /opt/MMSsyscnf/sub2dir/test/test.sh -s
# Now look at the result (ls -l) of .../sub1dir, .../sub1dir_acl, and /sub1dir_orig
# They are COMPLETELY skewed. Both times we tried to untar the files, ACL's wound up
# all over the place and permissions were not set correctly.
# --> rwxrwxrwx permissions ONLY on original directory (not the product of an UNTAR)
# --> rwxr--rwx permissions on directories created by untar
# --> rw-rw-rw- on files ONLY on original directory (not the product of an UNTAR)
# --> rw-r--rw- on files created by untar
# ****** Why is group affected by this, but "other" is not?! It's gotta be a bug!
# MAIN
ACTION="NOPREP"
while [ -n "$1" ]
do
if [ "ABC$1" = "ABC-d" ]; then
#flag set to try and remove default directory ACL's
setfacl -d u:$USER_X $TESTDIR
setfacl -d d:u:$USER_X $TESTDIR
setfacl -d d:u::,d:g::,d:m:,d:o: $TESTDIR
elif [ "ABC$1" = "ABC-s" ]; then
setfacl -r -m d:u::rw-,d:g::r--,d:o:---,d:m:rwx $TESTDIR
setfacl -r -m d:u:$USER_X:rw- $TESTDIR
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:r-x $TESTDIR
fi
shift;
done
# clean up previous run of the test
rm -r $ROOTDIR
# create files/directories
mkdir $ROOTDIR
mkdir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
mkdir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
mkdir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
#set permissions
chmod 777 $ROOTDIR
chmod 777 $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
chmod 777 $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
chmod 777 $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
# create files
echo "" > $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/file1.txt
echo "" > $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt
chmod 666 $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/file1.txt
chmod 666 $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt
# tar/zip the files:
/usr/bin/tar -cvf $ROOTDIR/tarBeforeACLs.tar $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
/usr/bin/gzip $ROOTDIR/tarBeforeACLs.tar
# move the directory (so we keep the original as a template of what things should look like)
mv $ROOTDIR/sub1dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig
# untar/zip the files:
/usr/bin/gunzip $ROOTDIR/tarBeforeACLs.tar
/usr/bin/tar -xvf $ROOTDIR/tarBeforeACLs.tar
ls -lR $ROOTDIR
# Ok. These have been tested to be the exact same.
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
# Let's try using ACL's now
# --> directories (owned by root) must be acessible to OAM user.
# --> files (owned by root) must be read/writable by user OAM when created in the directories
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:r-x $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:r-x $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:r-x $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:rw- $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/file1.txt
setfacl -r -m u:$USER_X:rw- $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt
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setfacl -r -m d:u:$USER_X:rw- $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
setfacl -r -m d:u::rw-,d:g::r--,d:o:---,d:m:rwx $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
setfacl -r -m d:u:$USER_X:rw- $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
setfacl -r -m d:u::rw-,d:g::r--,d:o:---,d:m:rwx $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
setfacl -r -m d:u:$USER_X:rw- $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
# here are things as they stand
ls -lR $ROOTDIR
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
# tar/zip the files:
/usr/bin/tar -cvfp $ROOTDIR/tarAfterACLs.tar $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
/usr/bin/gzip $ROOTDIR/tarAfterACLs.tar
# move the directory (so we keep the directory that was applied ACL's)
mv $ROOTDIR/sub1dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl
# untar/zip the files:
/usr/bin/gunzip $ROOTDIR/tarAfterACLs.tar
/usr/bin/tar -xvfp $ROOTDIR/tarAfterACLs.tar
# here are things after we've untared them
ls -lR $ROOTDIR
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
echo "********************************************************************************"
getfacl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir
echo "********************************************************************************"
getfacl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig/sub2dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl/sub2dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir
echo "********************************************************************************"
getfacl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig/sub2dir/sub3dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl/sub2dir/sub3dir $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir
echo "********************************************************************************"
getfacl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig/sub2dir/file1.txt $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl/sub2dir/file1.txt $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/file1.txt
echo "********************************************************************************"
getfacl $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_orig/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt $ROOTDIR/sub1dir_acl/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt $ROOTDIR/sub1dir/sub2dir/sub3dir/file2.txt
echo "********************************************************************************"
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