Define Batch Initiators and Printers

JCL execution requires the following types of Service Execution Processes (SEPs):

• Batch initiator (often abbreviated to simply "initiator") — for running JCL jobs
• Batch printer SEP (often abbreviated to simply "printer") — for sending the output from a JCL job to a printer

You can define initiators and printers to start up automatically whenever the Enterprise Server is started, and you can also create ones that last only for the current session.

The JCL template you used to create an enterprise server includes an INITALL initiator. You need to create a new one for your application, INITB.

To define an initiator to start automatically:

1. On the home page of Enterprise Server Administration, click Edit next to JCLDEMO.
2. Make sure the Server and Properties tabs are selected, and click MSS > JES > Initiators.

   You can see that an initiator, INITALL, has already been defined.

3. Click Edit on the row for INITALL and change the initiator as follows:

   Field	Value	Comment
   Name	INITB	Not case sensitive — gets folded to upper case
   Class	B	Not case sensitive — gets folded to upper case
   Description	Initiator for class B job

4. Click OK, and then click Home to return to the home page of the Enterprise Server Administration.