In the batch job lifecycle, what is the role of the Load and Dispatch phase?

• A. It performs behind-the-scenes work, splits the payload into a collection of records, and creates a queue.
• B. It validates payload data types and formats before processing.
• C. It immediately reports the summary of processed records.
• D. It routes the message to the first exception strategy whose condition evaluates to true.

Answer: (A)

The Load and Dispatch phase is about preparing the batch for processing: it takes the incoming payload, splits it into the individual records or logical units to be processed, and puts those units into a queue so they can be dispatched to workers for parallel processing. This behind-the-scenes setup ensures the batch system can distribute work efficiently across its processing threads. It isn’t about validating data types (that happens elsewhere), reporting a summary (that happens later, at the end), or routing to an exception strategy (that’s part of error handling during processing).