4 11 3 Submit the Process to Batch

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4.11.3 Submit the Process to Batch

When the option to submit a process to batch has been used a screen similar to that following is always the last displayed before the job is submitted:

 

 EXAMPLE               Print Ledger Account History            

 

 Process  : EXAMPLE    -      Print Ledger Account History     

 

 Submit this job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES   YES, NO     

                                                                       

 Using Job name  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EXAMPLE           

       Job description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL/QBATCH      

       Job queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *JOBD             

       Output queue  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL/QPRINT      

 

  Select functions to be executed :                                

 

      Sel  Function  Usable  Description                       

       _   XXXXXXX    XXX    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX    

       _   XXXXXXX    XXX    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX    

       _   XXXXXXX    XXX    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX    

 

 

 Fnn=Help  Fnn=Exit  Fnn=Cancel  Fnn=Messages               

 

 

 

This screen requests that the submit request be confirmed and allows the job name, job description, job queue and output queue to be changed from their default values.

In addition the individual functions that make up the process are displayed. All functions that are to be executed in batch should be chosen. Each function chosen results in the submission of one batch job. Thus if six functions are chosen, six batch jobs will be submitted.

There is no harm in submitting a function to batch that attempts to "talk" to a workstation. In such cases the function will abort during initialization and messages on the job log will indicate the cause of the problem.

Generally processes and/or functions designed to run in batch have a different form to those designed to run interactively (i.e. from a workstation).

Input Options

The following input options apply when specifying details of a process that is to be submitted to batch:

Submit This Process to Batch?

Refer to Submit This Job? in Common Input Options.

Job Name

Refer to Job Name.

Job Description

Refer to Job Description.

Job Queue

Refer to Job Queue.

Output Queue

Refer to Output Queue.

Sel/Function/Usable/Description

This list displays details of all functions that are associated with the process and are directly accessible from the process main menu (refer to the 4.18 Function Control Table for more details of excluding functions from the process main menu).

The function name and description are displayed along with an indication of whether the function is currently usable (i.e. compiled and ready to be executed). Normally a non-usable function would only be submitted if the compile job has been previously submitted but had not completed execution yet.

Where more functions exist than can be displayed, use the roll keys to scroll backwards and forwards through the list of all functions.

A function is selected for batch execution by entering any non-blank character beside it in the column headed "Sel". Each function selected for submission to batch results in one batch job being submitted. Thus if 6 functions are chosen 6 batch jobs will be submitted.

The function chosen becomes the "initial" function that is executed in the batch job that is submitted. Whether or not it is the only function that is executed depends upon how the function is written (e.g.: uses TRANSFER or CALL commands) and of course on the function control table entries associated with the function.