SEQUENTIAL

[definitionname := ] SEQUENTIAL( actionlist )

definitionnameOptional. The action name, which turns the action into a definition, therefore not executed until the definitionname is used as an action.
actionlistA comma-delimited list of the actions to execute in order. These may be ECL actions or external actions.

The SEQUENTIAL action executes the items in the actionlist in the order in which they appear in the actionlist.

Example:

Act1 := OUTPUT(A_People,OutputFormat1,'//hold01/fred.out');
Act2 := OUTPUT(Person,{Person.per_first_name,Person.per_last_name});
Act3 := OUTPUT(Person,{Person.per_last_name});
//by naming these actions, they become inactive definitions
//that only execute when the definition names are called as deifnitions

SEQUENTIAL(Act1,PARALLEL(Act2,Act3));
//executes Act1 alone, and only when it's finished, 
//executes Act2 and Act3 together

See Also: ORDERED, PARALLEL,PERSIST