Input to the Batch Machine

Input records must be in card-image format and may be punched on real cards, placed in a CMS file with fixed-length, 80-character records, or punched to your virtual punch. These jobs are sent to the batch virtual machine in one of two ways:
  • By reading the real punched card input into the system card reader, or
  • By spooling your virtual punch to the virtual reader of the batch virtual machine.
When you submit a real card deck to the batch machine, the first card in the deck must be a CP ID card. The ID card takes the form:
Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram ID userid

ID must begin in card column one, and userid is the batch facility virtual machine user ID.ID and userid must be separated by one or more blanks.

For example, if the batch virtual machine for your installation has a user ID of BATCH1, punch the following card and place it in front of your deck:
ID BATCH1
When you are going to submit a job using your virtual punch, you must first be sure that your punch is spooled to the virtual reader of the batch virtual machine. For example:
spool punch to batch1