1. User Guide
  2. APPENDIX C: How to Define a Batch
  3. Batch Definition

44.1 Batch Definition

To create a batch from the OFSAAI Batch Maintenance page, follow these steps:

  1. From the OFSAAI Home menu, select Operations, select Batch Maintenance.
  2. In the Batch Maintenance page, select ?+? button from the Batch Name tool bar. The New Batch Definition page is displayed.
  3. Enter the Batch details.

    Table 44-1 Batch Details

    Field Description
    Batch Name

    The Batch Name is auto generated by the system. You can edit to specify a Batch name based on the following conditions:

    · The Batch Name must be unique across the Information Domain.

    · The Batch Name must be alphanumeric and should not start with a number. The Batch Name must not exceed 41 characters in length.

    · The Batch Name must not contain the special characters ?.? and ???.
    Batch Description Enter a description for the Batch based on the Batch Name.
    Duplicate Batch

    (Optional) Select the check box to create a new Batch by duplicating the existing Batch details.

    On selection, the Batch ID field is enabled.
    Batch ID (If duplicate Batch is selected) It is mandatory to specify the Batch ID if Duplicate Batch option is selected. Select the required Batch ID from the list.
    Sequential Batch Select the check box if the Batch has to be created sequentially based on the task specified. For example, if there are 3 tasks defined in a Batch, task 3 should have precedence as task 2, and task 2 should have precedence as task 1.
  4. Click Save to save the Batch definition details.

The new Batch definition details are displayed in the Batch Name section of the Batch Maintenance page with the specified Batch ID.