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CA 7 Workload Automation r11.1 Features and Functions

Bill Sherwin

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Abstract

CA 7 Workload Automation r11.1 includes new advanced

features and capabilities that will enhance and extend

control over your enterprise workload. This session

provides an overview of these new features and provides

guidance on how they can be exploited in your operating

environment.

October 2009 CA 7 Workload Automation r11.1 Copyright © 2009 CA

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Agenda

> Major Enhancements

Cross-Platform Internalisation

CA 7 Jobflow Illustrator

Parallel Submission Processing

Global Variables

> Other Enhancements

CA 7 Log Reports

Pattern Masking

Data Set Tracking

> Updates to the Base Release


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> Eliminate the need of CA7TOUNI z/OS batch job to

submit job to another platform

> Provide better job routing abilities by dynamically altering

target node based on availability

> Provide automatic retry if communication failure

> Provide better protection of the user ID and password

data sent to the target node

> Provide a high-availability option (HAO failover) for cross-

platform job tracking if CA 7 LPAR fails

> CA7TOUNI will continue to be supported



-------------------------- CA-7 XP Job Definition -------------

Function: LIST (Add, DD, Delete, DELPRRN, Format, List, Purge, Update)

Job: EROCTST1

System: EROCSYS JOBNET: Owner: UID: 0

XP Node: EROCTST-Destination Node

XP EXEC: cau9test.exe-Command or Script to execute

XP PARM: (optional, parameter data up to 128 bytes, used as PARM01)

Optional PARMLIB: Member:

EXEC: Y SUTYPE: Y Cond-Code: 0 RO: 0 DRClass:

Hold: N Verify: N Satisfaction Lead Time: 0 ARFSET:

Clock Time: 0000 WLBClass: A WLBPRTY: 000 Trace: N

Don't Schedule Before: 00000 0000 After: 99999 0000 Retain: N

LTERM: MASTER Prompt: Y Rqmt List: Y Rqmts Not Used: Y

XPJOB Definition: Screen Format


XNODE Screen Format

---------------- CA-7 XPS Node Table Entry ---------------

Function: LIST (Add, Delete, Format, List, Update)

Node: TRODE05

Description: NODE USED FOR TESTING OF XPJ JOBS, ALTERNATE NR1

Alternate 1:

Alternate 2:

State: FAIL (Online, Offline, Stop)

PROGRAM: SMX1 MSG-INDX: 24 -- XN.1 -- 09.072 / 14:36:24

MESSAGE: This is a Permanent Node

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XPJOB Userid and Password Control

> PSWDLOC keyword on XPDEF init deck statement:

PSWDLOC= ({DATABASE,NODE, OWNER,USER})

DATABASE uses Owner-Access record created as a result

of XPSWD command

NODE uses Node-Access record created as a result of

XPSWD command

OWNER uses the OWNER field of XPJOB (no password or

domain allowed)

USER uses PARMLIB member SUBUSER, SUBPASS, and

DOMAIN keywords


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XPSWD (XN.2) Command Panel


------------ CA-7 XPJOB User ID/Password Definition ---------

Function: LIST (Add, Delete, Format, List, Update)

Owner: TESTPSWD

or Node:

User ID: testpswd

Password: (Password Present)

Reconfirm PSWD:

Domain Name: (Windows platform)

PROGRAM: SMX2 MSG-INDX: 03 -- XN.2 -- 09.073 / 14:43:55

MESSAGE: List Successful

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XPJOB Related Commands

> LNODE – List entries in XPJOB Node Table> LJOB – Select by type, node and list XPJOB data> LQ – Select by type, node, status and list XPJOB

data> LPRRN – Select by type, node and list XPJOB data > LRLOG – Select by type> REQUEUE – Select by node> CANCEL – Causes „kill‟ request to be sent to target

node


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CA7TOUNI to XPJOB Conversion Process

> Two components: Conversion Utility and CONVERT command Conversion utility in batch Convert command can be used as part of Utility or as

online or batch command

> Batch process: reads CA7TOUNI JCL members and creates the BTI commands, including CONVERT Can process individual jobs or all members Can automatically save backup of original definition for

restoration


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Internal Tracker and HAO

> CA 7 Cross-Platform Tracker (XTRK) currently runs as a

subtask under CA7ICOM or as a separate address space

> With r11.1, XTRK executes as a subtask in the CA7ONL

address space

> Presence of XCKPT DD statement in CA7ONL JCL

activates the internal XTRK

> XPJOB and the HAO option requires internal XTRK

> Commands passed to internal XTRK via /XTASK top-line

command


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Jobflow Illustrator


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Purpose of Jobflow Illustrator

> To give a graphical representation of a flow of CA 7 WA

work, including triggers and requirements

> Multiple selection criteria by system, job name, and

schedule ID

> Ability to add ad hoc jobs and data sets to workflow

> Enhanced performance to manage workflows effectively

with thousands of objects and connections


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Jobflow Illustrator Outputs

> Flowchart

Printed

Written to file in print format

> Comma Separated Value (CSV) File

Can be used with Microsoft Visio®, Excel®

> Checkpoint File

Use as input later

Archive

Use as baseline for simulation

> Sample JCL in SAMPJCL(FSIM*)


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Jobflow Illustrator Online Option

> Add-on to Microsoft Visio® 2003 *

> Uses CCI gateway to interface with CA 7 online

> Availability

Is not on CA 7 WA distribution tape

Downloadable from Support Online only

> Practical limit of 1000 objects in Visio

Object = job or data set

* Office 2007 compatible version is in development


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Sample Online Flowchart


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JI Object Detail


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Parallel Submission (PSP)


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Parallel Submission Process (PSP)

> This enhancement allows CA 7 online to use multiple

concurrent submission tasks to improve throughput

(PSP=YES)

> Allows user selection of 1 to 15 JES Internal Readers

(MAXSUBOUT=5)

> Supports reentrant user submission exits (SASSXX20 and

SASSXX21)

> New /DISPLAY,ST=SUB shows active statistics

> New SASSHR24 Report shows details and summary

information


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Global Variables


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Global Variables

> This enhancement provides highly-flexible, easy to use, variable substitution in JCL and in XPJOB submission text (GVARSUB= YES|NO|xxxx)

> Global Variables work with or without CA Driver

> Variables in JCL are identified by a prefix

default is &:

> 37 Reserved Variables for time, date, host, job-specific variables

> Unlimited User-defined Variables stored in database (VRM)

> /GVAR and LGVAR commands to define and display


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Other Enhancements


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Pattern Masking – Commands / Reports

> Masking is used when you want to display all records

whose names share common characters

> The mask can contain one or more asterisks and/or one

or more question marks, all in any position in the mask

* matches any number of characters, including 0

? matches only a single non-blank character

> Examples:

*ABC* matches any string with ABC in it

SYS?X matches SYS1X, SYS2X, SYS3X, etc…


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New Reports

> Report 09 Cross Platform Job Activity Report

> Report 10 Cross Platform Job Completion Profile

> Report 11 XPJOB Submission Activity Report

> Report 13 Abnormal Job Termination Report

> Report 16 VRM Posting and Job Submission Activity

> Report 24 Job Submission Output Activity Report

> Report 51 CA 7 Request Queue Recovery Aid Lists job information which haven‟t been processed because CA 7

Request Queue became full

Output also includes commands to re-request jobs after Request Queue problem is resolved


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Data Set Tracking – VSAM & USS files

> CA 7 WA will optionally track the event of VSAM cluster

closes when the cluster is opened for update

> The tracking of that event can then be used for data set

triggering and requirement posting in CA 7 WA

> USS File (USSF) tracking provides file watching and tracking capabilities for files created under IBM‟s Unix System Services (USS)

> When a file is created or modified on the USS file system, USSF can send a user-specified command to CA 7 WA (via U7SVC)


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Updates Since Base Release


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Current Maintenance

> Base r11.1 release introduced in September 2007

> SP1 became available in April 2008

> SP2 became available in October 2008

> SP3 became available in August 2009

> Support for r11.0 expired March 30, 2009


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Changes to Note

> QO95467: Introduces new command to delete entries

from the Prior Run Queue (PRRNDEL)

> RO02266: Quadruple maximum size of Prior Run Queue

to 4,082 tracks

Maximum jobs increases to approximately 640,000

> RO02356: Automatically checks for CPM flow problems

Check for stranded flows at startup

Limit amount of storage CPM flows can consume

> RO02852: CA7TOUNI now lists full SUBFILE and PARMxx

values in the submission report.


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Summary

> CA 7 WA r11.1 has many new and exciting features

Cross Platform Internalisation

Jobflow Illustrator

Parallel Submission Processing

Global Variables

Check the Release Notes Guide for full details

> Keep up to date on maintenance

> CA Workload Automation SE r11.3 is coming soon!


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