Defining job parameters

To run a report or a batch update, you must identify the batch job (assign a name to it and description) and define the job parameters. After you submit a job, you can access it later to do such things as check the status, view report data, and delete print files.

The job parameters define the information you want in the report or the data you want processed in a batch update. For example, you might want to define that a report includes a specific company's data or that a batch update processes a specific company's data. You define parameters on the parameter form for the report or batch update.

This chapter assumes that you are defining your job parameters from an application form. You can also use the Job Definition utility to do this, but Job Definition is only required for multiple-step jobs. For more information, see the section "Defining Multiple-Step Job".