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Commands and Clauses

This manual refers to the terms command and clause. For Batch purposes, these terms are defined as follows:

• A command begins with a verb (e.g., ADD, MODIFY, DELETE, DISPLAY, or PUNCH) and ends with a period (.). A command consists of one or more clauses, depending on how you code the Batch syntax.
• A clause is an individual unit of information within each command (e.g., TYPE = PRIVATE or VERSION = 1). Any number of clauses may be contained within one command.

In the following example:

1. MODIFY USER
2. NAME = JSB
3. PASSWORD = MICKEY
4. SECURITY CLASS = NDVR-GLOBAL
5. COMMENT = "JEFF BUCKSER X2224".

Lines 1-5 form a command. Line 1 begins with a verb (MODIFY) and line 5 ends with a period.

Lines 2-5 are individual clauses. Each of these clauses provides information essential to the command.

Batch commands do not have to be entered in any particular format. For instance, you could also specify the example above as follows:

MODIFY USER NAME = JSB PASSWORD = MICKEY
COMMENT = "JEFF BUCKSTER X2224"
SECURITY CLASS = NDVR-GLOBAL.