Users

Using the Batch Facility typically involves several types of users:

End users. The end user is the information consumer--the person who views the report of statistical results. The end user may also be the person who requested the report. The end user may get the report on paper, as a file on the operating system, or through a Web page.

Analyst. The analyst uses IBM® SPSS® Statistics syntax or the IBM SPSS Statistics client application to create the command file that produces the desired reports. The analyst may also be responsible for distributing the reports.

IT professional. The IT professional is the person who is responsible for production of the reports. This involves scheduling report production for regular intervals, coordinating report production with the data updates, running the command files, and ensuring that the reports are available at an agreed-upon location.

Web administrator. If users at your site want to distribute reports over the Web so that end users can view them with a browser, the Web administrator is the person who creates the Web page, distributes URLs, and maintains the links to the reports.

IBM SPSS Statistics system administrator. The IBM SPSS Statistics administrator is the person who is responsible for installing and maintaining IBM SPSS Statistics Server, which includes the Batch Facility.