NetBatch-Plus Reference Manual

NetBatch-Plus Screens

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Bulk Submit Environment

Use the Bulk Submit Environment screen to specify the scheduler, class, owner, and

default OUT attribute for the bulk submit control job. You can also specify the time

interval that determines the retention period for temporary output files created during

bulk submit runs. This interval also determines the number of days before execution

that you can schedule those runs.

The control job submits the jobs in a bulk submit run to their respective schedulers.

Selection of jobs in the run is by their selection criteria and by the run parameters

specified on the Bulk Submit screen. You specify job selection criteria on the

Bulk Job Selection Criteria screen.

The NetBatch-Plus application names the control job automatically. The name is of the

form NBP-ZZNPnnnn where nnnn is a number in the range 0001 through 9999. The

application assigns the numbers in sequence but in reverse order (9999, 9998, ...

0002, 0001, 9999, 9998, ...). If a number already exists, the application assigns the

next available number.

The NetBatch-Plus application creates a temporary input file for the control job when

you initiate a run on the Bulk Submit screen. The application places the file in the

NetBatch-Plus database subvolume. The file name is ZZNPnnnn where nnnn is the

number assigned to the control job name.

After submitting the jobs in a bulk run, the bulk submit program deletes the temporary

input file and creates a temporary output file. The name and location of the new file are

the same as those of the deleted file. The bulk submit program writes a record

(RECORD-BULK) to the temporary output file for each job in the run. This record

contains information about the job such as its name and owner, where and when it will

run, and its dependencies. You can use the Enform language to query and report on

this information if necessary.

The NetBatch-Plus application purges temporary output files on expiration of the

specified retention period.