Bulk PRINT of archived Bundl reports via batch job

Products

• Bundl

Issue/Introduction

Is it possible to print multiple archived reports from the BUNDL database. Currently, it is only possible to use the online/manual 'P' selection process to print the reports.

1. Is there a way to print multiple reports from Bundl using a batch job?
2. Is there a way to print these reports to a dataset rather then just back into the JES spool?

Environment

Release : 5.0

Resolution

Regarding Q1 - Is there a way to print multiple reports from Bundl using a batch job?

Bundl does not provide a batch utility that directly prints reports from the Bundl database. Bundl does however provide a batch utility (CC50J080) that can build REPRINT requests (from archive), that would then be processed by the regular CC50J005 reprint processing batch job. This could be useful if there are a LOT of reports to reprint, and those reports have a specific commonalities, such as the same application id, mailcode, report id or perhaps reports that fall within a particular date range, etc...

Regarding Q2 - Is there a way to print these reports to a dataset rather then just back into the JES spool?

Yes. Set up a DTF record (Output Device record) to write reports to a dataset rather than to the JES spool. Additionally, if CC50J080 is being used to build the reprint requests, CC50J080 can be used to direct those reprints to the specific DTF record that writes reports to a dataset, by way of using the 'RIFDV=' parameter.