Running Report Sets

The CICS PA dialog generates the JCL for batch report processing. The Report Set (or individual report or extract), and any Report Forms and Object Lists it uses, are converted to a stream of commands for batch execution. Eligible data sets specified in your System Selection are built into the JCL as input to the batch reporting programs.

Enter the RUN command to run your Report Set. This prompts you to check or change your run-time options before generating the JCL. Run-time options include System Selection, Report Interval, and whether you want to edit the JCL before submitting the job for batch execution.

Alternatives to the RUN command are JCL and SUB. These do the same as the RUN command except:
  • The JCL command selects the run-time option Edit JCL before Submit. This allows you to review or modify the JCL before submit, or to save the JCL in an external library for later submission independent of the CICS PA dialog.
  • The SUBMIT or SUB command does not select the run-time option Edit JCL before Submit. It requests that the job be submitted immediately.