Some IPCS subcommands have restrictions when using IPCS in batch mode. These restrictions are documented with the applicable subcommand.

When you submit IPCS batch jobs, the job gets exclusive access to a user dump directory. The reports go the held output queue or IPCS print data set. You cannot use the dump display reporter panel to browse the results. Printing the analysis results is optional. You might want to write the results to an IPCS print data set and browse the results.

Starting IPCS explains the methods for accessing IPCS and Printing IPCS Reports explains how to direct output from an IPCS session. They also give the data sets that must be allocated for any IPCS session. These conventions should be followed when coding the JCL.

Figure 1 through Figure 1 provide the JCL needed to run IPCS in batch mode. They are examples of how to perform dump analysis, dump formatting, and utility functions respectively.