Running Batch Processes
A batch process is a group of processes run simultaneously. You can use batch functions to defer processing and report printing for reasons such as the following:
• A printer is busy or broken.
• Users want to be able to continue working without having to wait for lengthy reports to finish.
• Reports need to be run in a sequence, regardless of how they are submitted.
• You want to balance system load by running CPU-intensive programs when system load is low, perhaps at night.