7.5.1 Batches in TBAML

Except for the behavior detection subsystem, batches govern all other activity in the TBAML system. A batch provides a method of identifying a set of processing. This includes all activities associated with data management and Behavior Detection.

Deployment of a system can be with a single batch or with multiple batches. You can use multiple batches to permit intra-day processing to generate results several times per day, or to separate processing based on servicing multiple time zones.

TBAML provides two types of batches:

• End-of-day: Represent processing at the completion of a business day for a set of data. Some processes are only appropriate for end-of-day batches. For example, daily activity summary derivations and calculating event ages are activities that occur only in end-of-day batches. Multiple end-of-day batches per day can run if the Behavior Detection installation supports multiple time zones , such as New York and Singapore.
• Intra-day: Used when loading data between end-of-day batches to obtain more frequent detection results. For example, running a batch of trading-compliance scenarios at 10:00 A.M. can identify behaviors relevant to the opening of the market without waiting for the end of the day to be able to act.