1. User Guide
  2. Orchestration
  3. Scheduler Service
  4. Configure Batch and Batch Groups
  5. Create a Batch

Create a Batch

The Define Batch window displays the details of an existing batches such as Batch ID, Batch Name, Batch Description, Last Modified By and Last Modified Date. You can create, edit, copy, and delete batches. You can also create a Batch Group, a list of batches that you have selected and grouped, and execute it.
To create a new batch and schedule and monitor the batch that you create:
  1. Click Define Batch from the Header in the Dashboard window. After selecting the batch, click corresponding to the batch to proceed to create or edit tasks.
  2. In the Define Batch window, click Add.
    The Create a New Batch window is displayed.
  3. Specify the details as described in the following table.

    Table 9-1 Fields in the Create a New Batch window and their Description

    Field Description
    Batch Details
    Batch Name The Batch Name is generated based on the values provided by you.

    NOTE:

    • The Batch Name should be unique across the Information Domain.
    • The Batch Name must be alphanumeric and should not start with a number.
    • The Batch Name should not exceed 60 characters in length.
    • The Batch Name should not contain any special characters except “_”.
    Batch Description Enter a description for the Batch based on the Batch Name.

    Note:

    The Batch description should be alphanumeric. The allowed special characters are: and <blank space>, along with spaces and alpha-numeric. It should not exceed 200 characters in length.
    Service URL Name/ Service URL

    Notify on Mail
    • Select the Service URL name from the drop-down list, if it is available. The Service URL is displayed in the Service URL field.
    • To add a new service URL, enter a name to identify it in the Service URL Name field and enter the proper URL in the Service URL field. You can give partial URL here and the remaining URL in the Task Service URL.

      Choose this option to notify by an e-mail the batch execution status depending on the property selected. E-mail for the email notification is fetched from the IDCS configuration for the logged-in user.

      Note:

      E-mail is a mandatory field in IDCS.

      The BATCH_NOTIFY_FUNCT function has to be enabled to access this feature.

      If it is not available for the logged-in user, this field is grayed out.

      • Every Time: An e-mail is triggered irrespective of the batch status.
      • Never: No e-mail will be triggered.
      • On Error only: An e-mail is triggered only when the batch execution has failed/Error.
      • On Interrupt only: An e-mail is triggered if the batch is successfully interrupted.

      Note:

      Never is the default option.
  4. Click Save.
    The new Batch is created and displayed in the Define Batchwindow.