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NAME

FS::export_batch - Object methods for export_batch records

SYNOPSIS

 use FS::export_batch;

 $record = new FS::export_batch \%hash;
 $record = new FS::export_batch { 'column' => 'value' };

 $error = $record->insert;

 $error = $new_record->replace($old_record);

 $error = $record->delete;

 $error = $record->check;

DESCRIPTION

An FS::export_batch object represents a batch of records being processed by an export. This mechanism allows exports to process multiple pending service changes at the end of day or some other scheduled time, rather than doing everything in realtime or near-realtime (via the job queue).

FS::export_batch inherits from FS::Record. The following fields are currently supported:

batchnum

primary key

exportnum

The FS::part_export object that created this batch.

_date

The time the batch was created.

status

A status string. Allowed values are "open" (for a newly created batch that can receive additional items), "closed" (for a batch that is no longer allowed to receive items but is still being processed), "done" (for a batch that is finished processing), and "failed" (if there has been an error exporting the batch).

statustext

Free-text field for any status information from the remote machine or whatever else the export is doing. If status is "failed" this MUST contain a value.

METHODS

new HASHREF

Creates a new batch. To add the example to the database, see "insert".

Note that this stores the hash reference, not a distinct copy of the hash it points to. You can ask the object for a copy with the hash method.

insert

Adds this record to the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

delete

Delete this record from the database. Don't ever do this.

replace OLD_RECORD

Replaces the OLD_RECORD with this one in the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

check

Checks all fields to make sure this is a valid batch. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false. Called by the insert and replace methods.

SEE ALSO

FS::part_export, FS::export_batch_item