z/OS Job

Defines the type of Job that determines which fields are exposed in a Job definition. The value of the Job type is based on the platform for the Job run. Jobs defined as Dummy provide instructions for Control-M such as post-processing actions.

Value: z/OS

Defines the name of the Job processing definition.

Rules:

• Characters: 1-8

• Case sensitive: Yes

• Invalid characters:

  • Single quotation marks

  • Cannot begin with a digit character

• Valid characters: A-Z, 0-9, @, #, $”

Defines a description of the job in free text.

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 4000
• Case sensitive: Yes

Enables you to run jobs using a dummy job, and not as a Dummy Job type.

Defines one or more attributes which determines what the Job runs as follows:

• Member: Defines that the Job runs a JCL saved in the Member located in the Member Library.
• Embedded JCL: Defines that the Job runs an embedded JCL saved in the Folder Library.

Defines the location of the Member that contains the JCL, started task procedure, or warning message.

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 44
• Built of qualifiers: 1-8 characters in length separated by '.' (min 1 character, cannot begin with a digit character).

• Invalid characters: Non-English characters or begin with "."

• Valid characters: A-Z, 0-9, @, #, $

Defines the name of a member that contains one of the following in relation to the Job to be executed:

• JCL of the Job
• Started task procedure
• Warning message

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 8
• Invalid characters: Non-English characters and cannot begin with a digit character.

• Valid characters: A-Z, 0-9, @, #, $”

Defines a script exactly as it would be specified in a terminal for the specific computer and is part of the Job definition.

Rule: 64000 B

Defines the name of the Control-M for z/OS that processes the Job.

Defines the user name with the authorization to execute the Job. This attribute is used by the Control-M security mechanism.

Rules: 1- 8 characters

Defines a temporarily-modified Job script file without changing the original script file in the File Path/Member library and without changing the scheduling order of a folder.

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 44
• Built of qualifiers: 1-8 characters in length separated by '.' (min 1 character, cannot begin with a digit character).
• Invalid characters: Non-English characters or begin with ".". The contents of this field must not begin with the following strings:

  • GENERAL

  • USER=

• Valid characters: A-Z, 0-9, @, #, $”

Determines the number of minutes and/or seconds to wait before a job executes. The job must meet all the prerequisite criteria and be eligible for execution before the wait time starts.

Rules: 0-9999

Default: 0

Specifies that the Job is invoked with the operator START command.

Defines a logical name for sorting groups of Jobs. This attribute is used to supply a common descriptive name to a set of related Job groups. The Jobs do not necessarily have to run at the same time.

Rules:

Invalid characters: Single quotation marks, blanks

Defines the name of the Sub Application where the Job belongs logically. It is a sub-category of the Application attributes, such as, Application = Finances, and the Sub Application = Payroll.

Rules:

• 1- 64 characters
• Case Sensitive
• Invalid Characters: Single quotation marks, blanks

Defines the JES2 workload management scheduling environment that is to be associated with the Job.

Rules:

• 1-16 characters
• Case Sensitive
• Invalid Characters: Non-English characters, blanks

Defines the identity of the system in which the Job must be initiated and executed (in JES2).

Rules:

• 1- 5 alpha-numeric characters
• The alpha-numeric characters can be proceeded by a "/". "/" as a first character indicates NOT in JES3.
• Invalid characters: Non-English characters

Defines the node in the JES network where the Job executes.

Rules:

• 1- 8 characters
• Invalid Characters: Single quotation marks,"$", "/", "*", "?", " "

Performs data set cleanup before the original Job run.

Defines the name of the Control-D Report Decollating Mission Category. If specified, the report decollating mission is scheduled whenever the Job is scheduled under Control-M.

Rules:

• 1- 20 characters
• Invalid characters: blanks

All variables are identified by the %% prefix. If %% is included in the value for a Job processing attribute, Control‑M assumes that it is referring to a variable or function.

Rules:

• Name: 1- 66 characters
• Value: 1- 66 characters

Defines a description related to the Job, and is saved in a defined location. The location where the document is saved depends on whether the type is File or URL. For a file, the description is located in a file located in a file path. For a URL, the Documentation is located in a URL address.

z/OS: Documentation is saved in a Doc Member located in a Doc Library.

Defines the name of the library where the Documentation (description) is saved.

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 44
• Invalid characters: Non-English characters

Defines the name of the member where the job Documentation (description) is saved.

Rules:

• Characters: 1- 8
• Invalid characters: Non-English characters:

Determines the order of job processing.