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Configure Batch Properties
Understanding the Criteria Data Points (criteria.xml)

Configure Batch Properties

Four files are provided to configure Batch:

File	Description
selfservice-batch.properties	Defines various Batch related properties used within Batch
quartz.properties	Defines the quartz scheduler properties
criteria.xml	Defines the selection criteria used within Batch to define a batch
batch.xml	Configuration file to configure various options in drop-down fields when creating/editing a batch

selfservice-batch.properties

No properties in selfservice-batch.properties must be configured to get Batch up and running and generating Batch audits. However, there may be certain properties you may be interested in knowing are available options to configure.

See Batch Settings

quartz.properties

Four major properties found in quartz.properties define the JDBC connection the quartz scheduler will use to connect to your database:

org.quartz.dataSource.BATCHDS.driver =

org.quartz.dataSource.BATCHDS.URL =

org.quartz.dataSource.BATCHDS.user =

org.quartz.dataSource.BATCHDS.password =

See Quartz Scheduler information.

criteria.xml

Batch criteria are defined within the criteria bean element of the criteria.xml file. Several properties are specified to provide users with operands and values within drop-down boxes that will ultimately generate a SQL statement to retrieve a list of students. It uses the following format:

<bean id="criteria" class="uachieve.bas.area.batch.model.Criteria">

<property name="studentQuery">

<value></value>

</property>

<property name="studentQueryKeyword">

<value></value>

</property>

<property name="operands">

<map>

<entry key="">

<bean id="" class="com.gnaruscorp.bars.util.Operand">

<property name="name">

<value></value>

</property>

<property name="type">

<value></value>

</property>

<property name="query">

<value></value>

</property>

<property name="lov">

<value></value>

</property>

</bean>

</entry>

</map>

</property>

</bean>

New in 4.4.2 Two new Batch queries added for use when copying over your existing file

NOTE:
While we do not recommend copying the file from the previous install, if you do, please include the two new queries (below) in your file:

uAchieve Suite 4.5 > Configure Batch > 2 new Batch criteria.xml queries 4.4.jpg

Criteria bean properties:

Property	Description
studentQuery	Retrieves all information
studentQueryKeyword	If the query already includes a clause and the system needs to append more conditions, it appends using an "and" specified within this property
operands	List of operands that will be available to the user when creating the batch criteria. The operand is defined within the next property
operand	The Operand is defined within an entry element since it is based on a Java Map object
stunos_query *New in 4.4.2*	The query used to look up the stuno by name on the Criteria page
stuname_query *New in 4.4.2*	The query used to look up a student by name on the Criteria page

Batch ships with a query to retrieve the students from a u.achieve database that looks like the following:

select sm.int_seq_no, a.stuname, d.dprog as dprog, d.drcatlyt as catlyt

from stu_master sm, stu_demo a, stu_dprog d

where sm.int_seq_no = a.stu_mast_no

and sm.int_seq_no = d.stu_mast_no

This query may be modified to access student table directly from the institution SIS. The student number and name are required to be defined within the new query and must be in the same order specified, but the unique id is no longer required. Both the dprog and catlyt are required, even if you choose not to run What-if Batch audit requests, in which case they would be set to a space (' ').

Within the Operand, the key property must be defined, should be unique, and should also match the operand bean id. Within the operand bean element, the following properties need to be defined:

Property	Required	Description
name	Yes	Short text how it will show within the drop-down box
type	Yes	The type of value that will be used
query	Yes	Sub-query used that will be appended to the main student query
lov	No	Query used to present a list of values within the drop-down box in the value text box of the condition form

What-if Batch Audit Requests

In addition to adding columns in the batch.xml for dprog and catlyt, as of 4.3.0.3 the studentQuery in the criteria.xml must also be configured for each student using a view that includes the stuno, stuname, dprog, and catlyt:

uAchieve Suite 4.5 > Configure Batch > criteria.xml configure for Batch.jpg

Understanding the Criteria Data Points (criteria.xml)

Defining data points is done by configuring the criteria.xml file. This file basically defines the student population the user will select students from and the conditions they can select from.

The criteria.xml file consists of two major areas:

Student Query
Operands

Student Query

The Student Query property contains the main query used that defines the largest student population collection. The query looks like the following:

<property name="studentQuery">

<value>

<![CDATA[

select distinct 0 int_seq_no,

a.spriden_id stuno,

(a.spriden_last_name || ', ' || a.spriden_first_name || ' ' || a.spriden_mi) stuname,

a.spriden_pidm

from spriden a, wreg500 b

where a.spriden_change_ind is null

and b.wreg500_pidm = a.spriden_pidm

]]>

</value>

</property>

The query must always return a unique list of students. Once again, both the dprog and catalog year fields are required and must be returned within the fields in the select statement, even if you choose not to run What-if Batch audit requests [in which case they would be set to a space (' ')]. The int_seq_no is no longer required.

Field	Description
int_seq_no	Student identifier as used within the STU_MASTER table. If the STU_MASTER table is not used, it can return 0.
stuno	Student number. This could be different for the SIS system used. For example, if using DARWin, you would use STU_MASTER.STUNO. In a Banner system, you would use SPRIDEN.SPRIDEN_ID.
stuname	Student name
dprog	Degree program name to submit with Batch audit request, if wanting to perform Batch what-if audit requests.
catlyt	Catalog year and term to submit with Batch audit request, if wanting to perform Batch what-if audit requests.

Operands

The operands are the datapoints or labels that define how the student population will be narrowed down.

Operands look like the following:

<entry key="GraduationTerm">

<bean id="GraduationTerm" class="com.redlantern.bars.util.Operand">

<property name="name">

<value>Graduation Term</value>

</property>

<property name="type">

<value>string</value>

</property>

<property name="query">

<value>

(

select count(*)

from shrdgmr

where shrdgmr_pidm = a.spriden_pidm

and shrdgmr_term_code_grad {operator} {value}

) > 0

</value>

</property>

<property name="lov">

<value>

select stvterm_code, stvterm_desc

from stvterm

order by stvterm_code desc

</value>

</property>

</bean>

</entry>

For functional details on Batch operands, see Create or Edit a Batch.

How it Creates the Query

Batch generates a new query for every condition defined within the criteria tab; for every condition on the criteria tab, a condition is added the the main query. For example, we will use the student query as defined above and assume the user has a condition using operand "GraduationTerm = 200010". Within Batch, it will look something like this:

uAchieve Suite 4.5 > Configure Batch > Add Batch criteria.jpg

The query generated by Batch behind the scenes will look like the following:

select distinct 0 int_seq_no,

a.spriden_id stuno,

(a.spriden_last_name || ', ' || a.spriden_first_name || ' ' || a.spriden_mi) stuname,

a.spriden_pidm

from spriden a, wreg500 b

where a.spriden_change_ind is null

and b.wreg500_pidm = a.spriden_pidm

and (

select count(*)

from shrdgmr

where shrdgmr_pidm = a.spriden_pidm

and shrdgmr_term_code_grad = '200010'

) > 0

The condition is added to the main query, and the {operator} and {value} tags are replaced with the "=" sign and the "200010" value as specified by the selection of the user.

batch.xml

Configuring the batch.xml file follows the same format as other XML file configurations within Self-Service. Batch can be configured with various drop-down options to choose from when creating a batch. Several options have been given defaults. However, for some fields such as servername value to use, they are specific to the uAchieve Server configuration and will likely need to be changed.

Below is an example:

</options>

See Batch Forms for more information.