NetBatch-Plus Reference Manual

Introducing NetBatch-Plus
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Selecting and Submitting Jobs in Bulk
Run Types
There are two types of bulk submit runs: test and production. To execute these runs,
use the Bulk Submit screen.
Run Type Description
Test runs A test run is a trial run in which the bulk submit program selects jobs but does
not submit them to their schedulers. The selected jobs appear in the Bulk
Submit Predictions report that the program produces automatically for the run.
By running a test, you can determine which jobs the bulk submit program will
select in a production run before you actually execute that run.
Production
runs
During a production run, the bulk submit program both selects jobs and
submits them to their respective schedulers. The jobs submitted in the run
appear in the Bulk Submit Submissions report that the program produces
automatically for the run.
The NetBatch-Plus application offers three production run alternatives:
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Daily production runs: The bulk submit program runs every day at a
particular time, automatically selecting and submitting jobs eligible to run
that day. The program submits each job to its scheduler to start at the
nominated time. You need only submit the bulk submit program once. It
then runs at the same time every day.
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Production runs for a specified category: You can select all jobs belonging
to a category, regardless of whether that category is a calendar category
or not.
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Production runs for a specified run date: You can select all jobs due to run
on a specific date, regardless of category. You can also select and submit
bulk jobs scheduled for a particular run date on a different date. This
feature is particularly useful when you want to rerun jobs or schedule a
bulk submit run before its due date.