4 Submitting Batch Jobs and Reports

Many Oracle Clinical functions are executed by batch jobs submitted to Oracle servers (Reports Server, Web Server) or third-party applications (SAS). Batch jobs are non-interactive programs, such as reports and procedures, that run in the background. That is, the program runs in a separate process and does not interfere with your task. For example, the program that performs data validation runs without input from you, and without showing any output on your screen.

The Oracle Reports Server handles reports and scheduled jobs, while the Oracle Clinical Parameterized job and report SUBmission facility (PSUB) handles procedures written in PL/SQL. You need to be aware of which kind of job you are running.

For more information, see:

• Overview of the Submission Process
  
• Entering Parameters for a Job
  
• Submitting the Batch Job
  
• Modifying Job Details
  
• Status of Submitted Jobs
  
• Using a Saved Parameter Set
  
• Controlling Execution Order Using Job Sets
  
• Desupported Reports
  
• Troubleshooting batch jobs