JCL for Batch Reports

This panel gives you an opportunity to modify job card information prior to submitting the job for execution. You can either submit the job by pressing the <ENTER> key, or you can cancel the request by pressing <END>. The following illustration is a sample JCL for BATCH Reports:

If you do submit the job, you will be taken to the report disposition screen (DMS043H). Although you cannot browse the report (since it is a batch job), this allows you to save the DSCL commands so you can use them again in either a batch job or in expert mode from the primary options menu.

Now let's go back and see what happens when you run the reports online. Let's assume you're back at panel DMS043F to confirm the report requests and have just hit <ENTER>. The screen will clear and a message will appear saying BEGINNING REPORT GENERATION. Next, you will see the DSCL commands echoed back as they are read and interpreted by the command processor. You will soon be receiving a 2860 message for each volume that is processed, just to keep you informed as to where CA Disk is in processing. When the final volume is processed, you will receive one last 2860 message, which will give a count of the number of volumes processed -- the extraction phase has completed.

There are two more messages that you should receive before acquiring the report. The first is a message indicating when the sort phase begins, and the last one tells you that report formatting has begun. When the report is fully formatted, it will be presented to you in ISPF browse mode. A sample panel appears on the following page.