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Preamble This presentation gives a comprehensive overview of XINFO´s information about CA-7 Scheduler. This button can be used to jump to specific slides in this presentation. Cross references HORIZONT 2 Click on this symbol to jump to the overview slide XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Table of Content Cross references Job Netplan SCHIDs and triggering Pred/Succ Netplan Critical Path HORIZONT 3 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

XINFO and CA-7 XINFO is an Add-on to CA-7 and offers: • Easy-to-read job netplans to analyze and optimize your jobflow definitions. • Fast search functions. All attributes can be used in queries, e. g. - Which jobs didn´t run for a while - Which jobs have EXEC=N • Control your naming conventions and standards automatically - e. g. check if JCL ID is correct • Allows „non-experts“ easy access to CA-7 definitions HORIZONT 4 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

XINFO and CA-7 The CA-7 Interface reads CA-7 VSAM files or CA-7 tables in CA Datacom and analyzes following data: • • • Job Definitions Job Scheduling Parameters Job and Dataset Triggering Job Execution Requirements Job/Step/Program information (CA-7 JCL) Job/DD/DSN information (CA-7 JCL) Virtual Resource usage Workload Documentation, Prose In addition to that XINFO´s JCL scanner delivers information about Scheduled Overrides (#Jl, #JO) HORIZONT 5 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 Selection Cross reference for CA-7 Jobs Cross reference for CA-7 JCL Resources Documentation Netplans HORIZONT 6 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using job attributes HORIZONT 7 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using job attributes Search all jobs with Owner = H* And EXEC = N HORIZONT 8 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Result – Job Information The jobs meeting your selection criteria HORIZONT 9 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Result – Job Information Double click on a line brings up a detailed view including all 59 (!) attributes HORIZONT 10 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using schedule definitions Select Schedule Definition HORIZONT 11 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using schedule definitions All parameters can be used as selection criteria HORIZONT 12 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs using trigger parameters Select Job Triggering HORIZONT 13 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using trigger parameters Search all jobs that are triggered by datasets named *CA* HORIZONT 14 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Result – Job Triggering The jobs meeting your selection criteria HORIZONT 15 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using pred requirements A requirement („predecessor“) means a condition which must be satisfied before a job can run. It can be completion of another job or network or creation of a dataset. HORIZONT 16 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Search for jobs by using pred requirements Search all jobs with pred DSN SYSH. CA 7* HORIZONT 17 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Result - Requirements Example: Here you can check if the correct DSN are set to „permanent“ The jobs meething your selection criteria HORIZONT 18 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 JCL DSN Cross Reference HORIZONT 19 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

Usage of Virtual Resources HORIZONT 20 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan HORIZONT 21 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan Specify selection criteria HORIZONT 22 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan Job Pred. Req. DSN-Trigger not parallel Trigger USR-Req. HORIZONT 23 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

DEMAND/RUN in CA-7 Netplans XINFO CA-7 combines CA-7 job definitions with the output from the JCL scanner and shows which JCLs schedule the CA-7 jobs. Following CA-7 commands are analyzed: • DEMAND/DEMANDH - schedule a job • RUN/RUNH - schedule a job without verifying requirements and triggering new jobs HORIZONT 24 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

DEMAND/RUN in CA-7 Netplans DJOB 011 is scheduled from DJOB 01 by DEMAND command TESTXXX is scheduled from DJOB 01 by RUN command HORIZONT 25 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 Netplans XINFO CA-7 generates a variant for every job and every schid. See example below and the matching netplan (next slide). • JOBA runs Monday with 001 and Tuesday with 002 Following triggers are defined: • JOBA SCHID = 000 -> JOBB • JOBA SCHID = 000 -> JOBC • JOBA SCHID = 002 -> JOBD HORIZONT 26 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 Netplans The job chain for SCHID = 001 The job chain for SCHID = 002 HORIZONT 27 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements Similar to CA-7 All Schids are linked HORIZONT 28 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements As an alternative XINFO allows to show links only within the same schid – the netplans are easier to read HORIZONT 29 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan - Right mouse The right mouse menu offers useful functions, e. g. “Pred/Succ netplan“ limited by level HORIZONT 30 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Pred/Succ Netplan Specify desired level HORIZONT 31 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Pred/Succ Netplan The successors of the job HORIZONT 32 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan - Right mouse From here you can access all relevant data, e. g. SMF job runtimes, JCL, output definitions etc. HORIZONT 33 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA-7 – Job Netplan - Browse JCL HORIZONT 34 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA 7 – Critical Path The job netplan offers various search functions, e. g. “Critical Path” HORIZONT 35 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

CA 7 – Critical Path Based on “Clock Time“ XINFO calculates the longest path through the network HORIZONT 36 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7

HORIZONT Many thanks for your attention! HORIZONT 37 XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – CA 7