NetBatch-Plus Reference Manual

Introducing NetBatch-Plus
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Easy-to-Use Screens
Easy-to-Use Screens
NetBatch-Plus screens are simple to use. Their fields appear in logical groups that help
you specify and interpret the data the fields contain. To help you quickly identify field
purpose, field names are unambiguous.
You can select NetBatch-Plus screens by function key from menus or individual data
screens. You can also use function keys to print screen copies, to recover screens,
and to get online help.
Comprehensive Online Help
The NetBatch-Plus application offers two types of comprehensive online help:
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Screen help describes screen functions.
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Field help describes individual data fields on a screen and lists field options where
applicable.
Simplified Job Definition and Maintenance
The NetBatch-Plus application simplifies job definition and maintenance through its
defaults set and catalog attachment facilities.
The defaults set facility lets you create sets of job attributes. You can assign a single
set of these attributes to many jobs, each of which adopts its default attributes from
that set. You can override attributes from the set for individual jobs when necessary.
Defaults sets simplify job definition because you need only define job attributes for a
set, not for each job. Defaults sets also simplify job maintenance; changes you make to
a set’s attributes apply automatically to jobs adopting those attributes.
Catalog attachments perform a similar function to defaults sets. Instead of job
attributes, however, catalog attachments specify ASSIGNs, PARAMs, and DEFINEs
that different jobs can share. Defining and maintaining jobs with a common catalog
attachment is easy because you need only record attachment details in the one place.
Powerful Job Selection and Submission Facilities
You can select jobs from the NetBatch-Plus database and submit them to a NetBatch
scheduler by function key. You can submit jobs one at a time or in bulk via the bulk
submit facility.
in addition to submitting jobs from the NetBatch-Plus database, you can define and
submit jobs directly to a NetBatch scheduler without recording details of those jobs in
the NetBatch-Plus database.