Understanding Processing Options

Processing options are a set of start up values that are provided to an interactive or batch application when it is launched. You can use processing options to change the way in which an application or a report appears or behaves. You can attach different processing option values to different versions of the same application, which enables you to change the behavior of an application without creating a new application. Additionally, you can use processing options to:

• Control the path that a user can use to navigate through a system.

• Set up default values.

• Customize an application for different companies or different users.

• Control the format of forms and reports.

• Control page breaks and totaling for reports.

• Specify the default version of a related application or batch process.