Job Scheduling Functions Job scheduling as a tool has been available since the late 1970s. By definition, job scheduling concerns executing the right job, on the right day, at the right time, after the right dependency. The facility dynamically handles the predecessor events and execution requirements within this group of jobs by evaluating the tasks scheduled for that day. This capability virtually eliminates the need for application reorganization as business workflow changes. Multiple Calendars Calendars represent common holidays and work periods.
Simple expressions assign, calculate or compare values.
Before the product submits a task, it analyzes and resolves AutoEdit variables and passes the resulting values to the source, including JCL and scripts. This vital capability prevents system degradation caused by jobs waiting for control of resources such as data sets. Additionally, the GUI shares dependency information among multiple platforms in the production environment as necessitated by the business application relationships. The product handles every combination of post-processing situations, including system crashes, security violations and execution errors. The new challenges for production control departments are the integration of ERP application batch processing and e-business strategies.