When should you use the BATCH
Mode?
Each time you do repetitive manipulations of your GDSII
files (renaming, encrypting, merging, extracting of cells or layers)
you can automate it thanks to the Batch Mode.
It will allow you to eliminate those repetivite tasks, in order to
let you work on value added tasks.
Moreover, using the Batch Mode function, you will be able to integrate
SoC GDS in your design flow, so as to let SoC GDS work on its own.