NetBatch-Plus Reference Manual

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1 Introducing NetBatch-Plus
This section introduces the NetBatch-Plus application, highlighting and describing
some of its features:
What Is NetBatch-Plus?
NetBatch-Plus is a Pathway application that provides a screen-driven interface to the
NetBatch job management system. The main functions of the interface are to:
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Simplify the tasks involved in setting up and controlling NetBatch schedulers and
their objects (executors, classes, and jobs) by:
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Providing you with easy-to-use screens for recording and displaying object
details.
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Letting you execute NetBatch command interpreter (BATCHCOM) commands
via function keys. This lets you avoid entering lengthy commands and
remembering BATCHCOM keywords and syntax.
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Let you define NetBatch jobs and store those definitions in the NetBatch-Plus
database. The jobs can have attachments (ASSIGNs, PARAMs, and DEFINEs)
and dependencies.
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Provide a way to submit, in a single operation, many related jobs for execution by
NetBatch schedulers. The interface does this through its bulk submit facility that
allows multiple job selection and submission via a single function key.
NetBatch-Plus Features
Support of NetBatch Functions
The NetBatch-Plus screen-driven interface fully supports all NetBatch scheduler and
job management functions. To execute these functions, use the function keys on the
relevant NetBatch-Plus screens.
Topic Page
What Is NetBatch-Plus?
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NetBatch-Plus Features 1-1
Communicating With NetBatch Systems 1-4
Managing NetBatch Objects 1-5
Storing NetBatch Job Descriptions in the NetBatch-Plus Database 1-6
Selecting and Submitting Jobs From the NetBatch-Plus Database 1-9
Securing the NetBatch-Plus Environment 1-13