NetBatch-Plus Reference Manual

NetBatch-Plus Screens
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Field Descriptions
A, D, or U
Use the fields in the A, D, or U column to indicate the maintenance functions you want
to perform on the corresponding entries. The NetBatch-Plus application executes these
functions when you press F6–Maintain. The field options are:
Include/Exclude
Use the fields in the Include/Exclude column to set the inclusion flags for the
corresponding entries. The inclusion flag determines whether the job is a candidate for
selection in a bulk submit run that selects jobs by the category or date specified by an
entry. The flag lets you customize the selection criteria for individual bulk submit runs.
The field options are:
You must specify either IN or EX for all entries on the screen.
Category
Use the fields in the Category column to specify one of these selection categories for
the current job:
•
A calendar category as defined on the Calendar screen. A calendar category
identifies a set of predefined selection dates. A selection date specifies the day,
month, and year when the bulk submit program will select the job in a bulk submit
run selecting jobs by that date. To override a calendar category date, specify that
date as a selection criterion and set its inclusion flag to EX (Exclude). For more
information on calendar categories, see Calendar
on page 6-23.
•
A category in name only. This type of category is simply a means of grouping jobs
for selection purposes. For example, you could specify a category MYJOB for all or
some of your own jobs. If you enter that category as a run parameter on the
Bulk Submit screen, the bulk submit program then selects your jobs in a bulk
submit run.
A category name can contain from 1 to 10 letters and numbers. It can also contain
hyphens (-). The name must begin with a letter and can end with any letter or
number but not with a hyphen.
The bulk submit program does not select a job if the inclusion flag of the job’s category
is EX (Exclude). For more information on the flag, see Include/Exclude on page 6-7.
Category and date (specified in the Date field) are mutually exclusive.
A Adds the entry to the selection criteria.
D Deletes the entry from the selection criteria.
U Updates the values in the Include/Exclude, Category, Date, At/After, and Time fields.
IN Includes the job in a run that selects jobs by the specified category or date.
EX Excludes the job from a run that selects jobs by the specified category or date. EX
overrides IN when the excluded entry specifies a date already specified by an
included entry. This means the bulk submit program does not select a job on a date
specified by an included entry if that date is excluded by another entry.