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Select Batch Functions

ISPF/PDF and CA Auditor are online systems that select options interactively. In batch mode, no interactive option choice is possible. Therefore, you must select the functions that you want CA Auditor to perform before executing the batch job. This set of instructions is known as a script for the CA Auditor batch job.

You can create any number of scripts for different sets of review procedures. Each script can contain any number of CA Auditor functions. Each script is stored in a data set that you select.

To select batch functions

1. Select option 0 from the Primary menu.

   The Change User Profile Information menu is displayed.

2. Select option 4.

   The Batch Facility menu is displayed.

3. Select option 2.

   The Select Batch Functions screen is displayed.

4. Enter:
   • A short description of the script for your own use to distinguish among the various scripts you create.
   • The type of reporting you want.
   • A data set name that contains the script.

   You are placed in Batch Script Create mode and a warning message is displayed. While you are in this mode, you are creating the script of the functions that you want CA Auditor to perform. Initially, you see the CA Auditor Primary Option menu. Select any option just as you do during any online CA Auditor session. You can also use the JUMP function (=) to tell CA Auditor what functions to perform. CA Auditor does not perform these options at this time, but records them in a script file that is used later when you run the CA Auditor batch job. When a display requires input, enter the information just as you do for online CA Auditor displays and it will be stored for the function in the script.

   Certain CA Auditor functions are not available in this mode. For example, you cannot access the Batch Job Facility menu (0.4) or the JES2 Proclib Display option (4.2) while you are writing a script.

5. After you select all of the options to include in your script, enter SCRIPT OFF.

   CA Auditor returns to its normal operating mode and saves the script in your script file. You can also exit CA Auditor (=X) to save the script.

Important! Do not attempt to edit the script data set from ISPF/PDF. The script can contain variable data that can consist of hexadecimal data that is not displayable. Editing the script from ISPF/PDF can damage the script and cause your batch job to fail.