Job Scheduler for i5/OS

Overview

Benefits

Features

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When choosing a job scheduler for your environment, you need to consider a variety of different features. The following is a list of features available in the IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for i5/OS:

	Automated job scheduling
	Work Flow Manager
	System-wide job controls
	System and user-defined parameters
	Workload/history forecasting
	Network management
	Security
	Graphical user interface
	Other key features

Automated job scheduling

• Flexibility in scheduling jobs
• Unattended (or attended) job processing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with total compliance to the schedules you set
• Natural extension of the OS/400 and i5/OS operating systems
• Complete control of how, when, and where a job is submitted
• Extensive job dependencies such as objects (existence of a file or records within a physical file), the activity or inactivity of other jobs, or the status of a line, controller, or subsystem
• Complete calendaring functions, including fiscal and holiday calendars
• Multiple runs per day at set times or in set intervals.
• Status notification
• Report distribution and management

Work Flow Manager

• Manual and automatic processes are integrated into single easily managed work flow
• Numerous ways to notify the progress of the work flow
• Eliminates confusion between IT and non-IT personnel
• Can be scheduled or manually started
• Allows users to control the flow

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System-wide job controls

• System-wide defaults may be used when entering job-specific information
• Working days of the week
• Default calendars
• Default applications

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System and user-defined parameters

• Current date, submission date, previous date, and current time can be passed into application programs
• User-defined parameter values can be created, changed, and passed into application programs

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Workload/history forecasting

• Forecasts all scheduled jobs to be run next week, next month, or next day
• Optimize production requirements
• Historical tracking and logging of all Advanced Job Scheduler activity

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Network management

• Jobs can be set up on any System i in the network to run on any other System i in the network
• Provides complete job history of the job on the submitting system
• Group and dependent jobs can be submitted through the network
• Routing, monitoring, and controlling of all output reports generated by Advanced Job Scheduler or i5/OS operating systems
• Spooled file distribution to multiple output queues or to remote systems with optional banner pages
• Spooled output can be duplicated or sent to any user on the System i network

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Security

• Existing System i security may be utilized within Advanced Job Scheduler
• Specify who in your organization has authority to set up or change information about scheduled jobs
• Authority can be specified for either the individual functions of Advanced Job Scheduler or for specific jobs

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Graphical user interface

• Point and click capabilities when scheduling a job
• Manage jobs
• Maintain dependencies
• Track scheduler activity and log information

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Other key features

• E-mail capabilities
• Use multiple scheduling environments to create your own test and backup strategies
• Manage scheduled jobs wirelessly from your own PDA or internet-capable cell phone
• Multiple commands per job
• Definition for job LDA (Local Data Area)
• Console monitor to run jobs in restricted state
• Check maximum run time for each job
• Interface directly to a message-based third-party paging system
• Submission and monitoring of System/36 procedures
• Provisions for full online documentation of each job
• Extensive cursor-sensitive help text on all displays

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