Batch Control Portal

The Batch Control page has been converted to a portal, leveraging a more flexible and extendable user interface metaphor. The portal organizes information in a way that makes it easier to review the batch control's configuration and includes the following key features:

  • Include key information in the Main section and move less important details to designated sections.
  • Support description inheritance from an optional reference to a batch template. 
  • The display and maintenance of batch parameters is enhanced as follows:
    • Follows the concise summary / details user experience introduced on the Batch Job Submission portal.
    • Distinguish between general parameters supported by the batch framework and those implemented by the batch control program.
    • Distinguish between general parameters that are applicable to all batch controls and those that may be depend on certain functionality supported by the batch.

  • The display and maintenance of Algorithms follow the user experience introduced on the Business Object portal.

  • Level of service information is not always calculated when a record is displayed. Instead it is available on demand using a designated button. 
  • Display additional information  
    • Selection algorithm if any
    • Process record algorithm if any 
    • Upload algorithm if any 

  • A more comprehensive list of references to the batch control.

Converting the Batch Control page to a portal allows for a better user experience for implementers setting up and reviewing batch control records. There is no impact to existing extensions with this enhancement.

Steps to Enable

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

Tips And Considerations

A new business object for Batch Control and a new Determine BO algorithm linked to the Maintenance Object were introduced. The base business object includes all the user interface behavior designed for the new portal. If your implementation has introduced your own CM business object and CM Determine BO algorithm, you should review your business object's configuration and align it with the base business object.

Upgrade scripts ensure that users with Read access to the existing application service will have access to the new application service associated with the new portal. The table below lists the existing and new application services.

Object New Application Service Access Added to any User Groups with this Application Service / Read Access
Batch Control Portal F1BTCTRL CILTBTCP

Note that any existing bookmarks for this page will take you to the previous version of the page. You need to take the following actions to move the bookmark to the new page:

  1. Click the bookmark. Take note of the Batch Control.
  2. Navigate to the Batch Control portal via the menu.
  3. Search for and select the Batch Control you noted from your bookmark.
  4. Delete the existing bookmark from the Bookmark dashboard zone.
  5. Click the Bookmark page action button to add a bookmark for this record for the new page.

Key Resources