You will perform the following tasks when you develop a client to the GPSS Batch Data API:

1. Examine the GPSS Batch Data API Service Definition.
2. Set up your development environment. For an example Java development environment setup refer to this procedure.
3. Compile the GPSS service definition to generate the GPSS client classes.
4. Code your GPSS client application. Each GPSS client will include code to perform the following tasks:
   • Connect to the GPSS Server
   • Connect to VMware Tanzu Greenplum
   • Retrieve Greenplum schema and table information
   • Prepare a Greenplum table for writing
   • Write data to the Greenplum table