Learn about batch applications

Find links to batch resources for learning, including How do I?... topics, conceptual overviews, and samples.

How do I?...

	Configure the batch environment and administer batch applications
	Configure the job scheduler
	Use the job scheduler and job management console to administer the batch environment
	Run batch scripts or wsadmin job scheduler commands
	Secure the job scheduler
	Configure WebSphere grid endpoints
	Configure the external scheduler interface
	Configure the unit test environment (UTE)
	Run batch jobs under user credentials
	Create and manage reports for batch statistics
	Develop batch applications
	Develop COBOL container batch applications
	Generate COBOL call stubs
	Develop a simple compute-intensive application
	Develop a simple transactional batch application
	Develop a parallel job management application
	Use the batch data stream framework
	Deploy batch applications
	Package EJB modules in a batch application using Rational Application Developer
	Install a batch application
	Deploy an OSGi batch application
	Submit batch jobs
	Troubleshoot batch applications

Conceptual overviews

	Batch overview
	Getting started with the batch environment
	Understanding the elements in the batch environment
	Batch applications, jobs, and job definitions
	Grid endpoints
	Unit test environment topology
	Batch jobs and their environment
	Transactional batch and compute-intensive batch programming models
	COBOL container overview

Samples

	The product offers Java Batch samples. You can use these samples to explore batch capability. The samples are downloadable from the Samples documentation. Samples include detailed deployment instructions in a readme.html file.
	xJCL samples and XML schemas for batch jobs, native jobs, and compute-intensive jobs
	WSGrid properties file examples