
10 Java Stand-alone Applications on z/OS Volume II
2.1.2 Considerations when using Java on z/OS
When designing a Java application for z/OS, a key consideration is whether the
application will run as a batch program or an online program. In some cases, the
decision is obvious, but most applications can be designed to fit either model.
The most obvious reason for using batch is the need to process large amounts of
data in a manner that does not require interaction with humans, or to run a
program that does not need to provide a response back immediately. On the
z/OS platform, standalone Java programs can be executed in a number of ways:
In a UNIX ...