Running Mass Loads

After designing and creating a mass load, you can run the mass load.

To run a mass load:

Log into the character-based system. This feature is not available in a Solar Eclipse interface.
From the Files menu, select Mass Load/Update to display the mass load view of the Report Writer/Mass Load Design screen.
In the Design ID field, enter the ID of the mass load to run. You can also press F10 and select the report.
Use the Begin Load hot key to display the Mass Load Driver screen.

The prompts for all missing column data and selection data display on the screen. If data is not required, the following message displays: ***Press Desired Hot Key to Continue***

To enter missing data, do one of the following:

Enter any missing data on the Mass Load Driver screen to apply the data for this run.
Use the Column Data and Selection Data hot keys to enter the missing data and commit the changes as defaults for the mass load layout.

To run the mass load for a sample number of records, position the cursor on the Sample field and enter the number of samples.
Use the Notes hot key to view internal notes about this design.
Use the Begin hot key to run the mass load.

The Mass Load Update screen lists the records selected for updating.

For each record to update, the screen displays the fields listed on the Report Writer/Mass Load Design screen. The width of the displayed data may be greater than the width of the screen. If necessary, use the right and left arrow keys to view fields that are not visible.

Update each field.

The cursor moves only to fields that you can update. The screen uses the Disp Lines and Max Lines values set in the dictionary for the item. The types are as follows:

Type	Function
D	The information in this field is view-only.
S	The records display with the new value already in that field.
U	If no value displays for the field on the Report Writer/Mass Load Design screen, you can type a new value in this field. If a value displays for the field on the Report Writer/Mass Load Design screen, you can accept the value by positioning the cursor on the field and pressing Enter.

Press Esc to exit the mass load.