Batch Multi-Thread Processing Verification

An explicit indication was added to the batch control record to note whether it supports multi-threaded processing. Typically, this indication is set on the batch program itself and is displayed when available. There is no need to redundantly set this field in that case. This field may be populated when the batch program does not have such explicit annotation or when there is a need to restrict a multi-threaded batch process to be single threaded.

When submitting a batch job, an error is issued when multiple threads are requested for a batch control that indicates it does not support multi-threaded processing.

Explicitly identifying and verifying multi-threaded batch processing adds clarity to the batch submission user experience.

Steps to enable and configure

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.