Job Definition Panel in Ca7

Job Definition Panel

·         ADD-to add a new job to the CA-7 Database

·         DELETE-deletes a job and its data from the database

·         DD-same as delete also deletes datasets and virtual resources from the CA-7database

·         DELPRRN-deletes the JCL saved  in the Trailer Queue from the job’s  prior run

·         FORMAT-clears the screen of all input data

·         LIST-lists the information about a specified job

·         UPD-to update/change the database information about the existing job

Job Definition Panel-Parameters

General:

Job- The job name on which the functions is to be performed

System- User defined application system name

Jobnet- Name of the CPU job network

Owner- User-id for ownership of this job

UID- CA-7 user security identification(0-255)

           Default=0(No security protection)

JCL Section

ID-JCL Library Identification(0-253)

(254-Override Library;255-Help Library)

Member-JCL Lib. Member name(Job Name)

Reload- Indicates if this job’s JCL is to be reloaded Values: Y, N or X(Default : N)

Exec-Indicates whether this job should execute(Default : Y)

LIB-Override JCL Library-Default blank

Requirement Section:

Hold - The job to be hold (Default-N)

Jcl-ovrd – Requires a manual override(N)

Use-over-lib – To use JCL from the override library(Jcl-ID 254)(N)

Verify – Indicates whether this job requires any presubmission  manual verification.

  (Default N)

Maint – Indicates whether this is a maintenance job (EX . System Utility) with no production dataset requirements (Deft=N)

Satisfaction Lead-Time – Number of hours to be considered when satisfying dependent requirements like Job, DSN

ARFSET-ARF  definitions in the ARF database.(Default is Blank)

Execution Section:

MainID - Define the CPU the job may/may not run. (Default : All)

InsertRMS – ‘Y’ means the  CA 11 RMS step will be automatically  inserted at execution

Cond-code – Used with RO to define Cond. Code testing at job level(0-4095)

RO – Relational Operator of the Cond Code (EQ, NE, LE, GE, LT, GT,#S ETC.)

Don’t Schedule – Before – the job will not be scheduled before this date and time (yyddd hhmm-00000 00000).

After – the job will not be scheduled after this date and time(yyddd  hhmm- 99999  00000)

Message Section:

LTERM – The logical terminal to receive messages about the job

Requirement-list – Pre-requirements for the job will be sent to LTERM

Prompts – Identifies the prompt message sent to LTERM(ex: if the job is late)

Error Msgs – Requirement not used and DSN not found.

Resources Section:

Region – Region size required for the job (D-0)

Clock-Time – Average run time(HHMM) used for deadline prompting and forecasting.

CPU Time – Average CPU time(MMMSS) used by workload balancing.

CLASS – Workload balancing class for the job

PRTY – Workload balancing initial queue priority(0-255)

MSGClass – JES message class for the job