The JCR must list the programs to be moved, date job or on-line transaction is scheduled to be available to the customer and all pertinent scheduling information for batch job streams. Production Services will review the package to insure it meets Operations acceptance standards, upon approval the new job stream will be moved into production, or job streams not meeting standards will be returned for additions or corrections that must be made prior to production implementation. Outlined below are production policy and procedure, Production Services responsibilities, and Operations acceptance standards. To move a new job stream from test to production status requires your managers approval and a review of both the job stream and supporting documentation by Production Services for compliance to Operations acceptance standards. Job streams or documentation not meeting acceptance standards will be returned for corrections or missing information.
Procedure Complete the JCR and documentation.
Operations documentation must include backup and restore job names if job updates VSAM files, parameter information, and restart information for ALL steps. Production Services supervisor and staff will review the job stream and documentation . Upon acceptance the job stream will moved from test to production. Job streams with errors or missing information will be returned for correction. Any on-line file or batch file that is being updated must have a backup and restore jobstream.