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Online Versus Non-online Submission

A batch job can enter the system through either an internal or external reader. When the job is submitted through an internal reader it is described as being submitted online, even when the job is being submitted by an unattended batch job or started task. All jobs submitted through an internal reader are processed by CA Top Secret at both job submission and job execution (initiation). If a job is submitted on a node that is not running CA Top Secret and is routed for execution to a node that is, none of the submission time features of CA Top Secret are available for this job. Therefore CA Top Secret does not insert USER= or PASSWORD= on the job card.

External readers are devices like an RJE station or card reader. For an external reader, there is no submission time processing available and no ACID pre‑associated with the job unless USER= was hard-coded on the job card.