Create a Batch Executable Class

Below is an example of how to create a batch job executable class. Also, this link will help flesh out the over ridable options on a batch executable class: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa864002%28v=ax.50%29.aspx

We are going to create a class called testBatchClass: (comments as to what and why we are overriding methods are in each method)

class TestBatchClass extends RunBaseBatch
{
    #DEFINE.CurrentVersion(1)
}

boolean canGoBatchJournal()
{
    //true if the class is shown in the list of Journal types; otherwise, false.
    return true;
}

 

public container pack()
{

    //Serializes the current instance of the RunBase class.
    return [#CurrentVersion];
}

 

void run()
{
    ;
    //put logic here
}


public boolean runsImpersonated()
{
    // false means that the batch must run on a client.
    return true;
}

public boolean unpack(container packedClass)
{
    //Deserializes the packedClass parameter value to an instance of the RunBase class.
    boolean         isSuccessful;
    Version         version = RunBase::getVersion(packedClass);
    container       base;
    ;

    switch (version)
    {
        case #CurrentVersion:
        {
            [version, base] = packedClass;
            isSuccessful = true;

            break;
        }
        default :
            return false;
    }

    return isSuccessful;
}

 

public static void main(Args args)
{
    // instantiate and object of our class and run it
    testBatchClass self = new testBatchClass();
    ;

    self.run();
}