Producing Reports › Initiating Online or Batch Report Production › Step 2: Choose an Execution Method

Step 2: Choose an Execution Method

After you select your query or dialog from the Directory of Queries panel, place the cursor next to its name and press the PF key that starts the execution method you want to use. Be prepared to specify an output destination, using the information provided in Choose an Online Output Destination.

<PF3> EXECUTE QUERY

Choose online execution when you want the results of a query or dialog to appear immediately on your terminal screen or if you want immediate execution of a hardcopy.

<PF4> SUBMIT QUERY

Choose batch execution when you:

• Do not need a report on the screen
• Know the processing takes a long time
• Want to delay processing
• Want to export the results instead of print them

At some sites, the Online Execution panel might be suppressed. If this is the case at your site, the Online Execution panel will not appear and the PF keys initiate execution with default selections shown on previous panel samples.

Also, at some sites, batch execution may be prohibited. If this is the case at your site, the SUBMIT PF key will not function. See your CA Dataquery Administrator for batch submission authorization.

When a query or dialog author defines a report format with mathematical functions or totaling options, you can only specify whether you want to see detail data or totals. You cannot change the format definition.