Overview

The swbatch utility enables you to process any number and combination of the following functions in a single batch operation:

• Start a case, with or without associated case data.
• Issue an event for a case, with or without associated case data.
• Close one or more cases.
• Purge one or more cases.

Note 

The swbatch utility is optimized to perform these operations on a large number of cases as a single batch. To perform these operations on an individual basis you may find it easier to use the swutil utility instead. See Using the swutil Utility.

The swbatch utility is a command-line utility:

• Commands can be presented to swbatch either from a command file or from standard input, for example, as redirected output from another process.
• Case data can be embedded in the command file or input stream, in abox format.

Note 

Each of the requests processed by swbatch is performed as a separate transaction. If multiple cases are to be processed, such as when using PURGE or CLOSE, then these are split up into a number of transactions.