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Batch Procedures

Batch procedures are implemented as jobs.

Batch procedure steps are implemented as job steps.

Dividing a batch procedure into multiple procedure steps is somewhat different from doing so for online procedures. Since batch procedure steps have no displays, the case where the procedure's data views are too large to fit on a single display does not apply. Likewise, since there is no interaction with a user, the notion that a procedure be split into steps to reduce confusion does not hold.

Most batch procedure steps that deal with elementary processes at all implement at least an entire elementary process (and maybe multiple ones).

The only reason for defining multi-step batch procedures is to arbitrarily combine different process-implementing procedure steps so that they execute as a single batch job for the sake of convenience.