Initial Test

Once you have defined your report decollating missions, you should test them to ensure that they decollate the report output as you expected. The best way to initially test your report decollating missions is as follows:

• Produce the report output into a Held Output Class.
• Create report decollating mission parameters.
• Schedule the report decollating mission to the Active Mission file (using the Online options).
• Execute the mission.
• Analyze the results of execution in the Active User Report List file (check the IOA log for any errors).

If any further modifications are necessary, you can simply repeat this process, working on the same Held report output until the mission is working as desired.

You should check that your decollating instructions are working correctly before adding administrative parameters such as DO BACKUP and DO PRINT. Once you are satisfied with the results of the mission, add these parameters.