IBM Workload Automation, Version 9.3Creating job definitions
About this task
From the Workload Designer panel of the Dynamic Workload Console, you can define multiple types of jobs, running on both distributed and z/OS® environments. Most of them can also be created using composer (on distributed systems) and ISPF (on z/OS systems) interfaces. Some predefined job types are organized into categories including native jobs, and job types with advanced options, which are specific job types that you use to perform operations on external applications. In addition to the existing ones, you can define your own job types and add them to this list. To create a new job definition from the Dynamic Workload Console, perform the following procedure:
Procedure
- From the navigation toolbar, click Administration > Workload Design > Manage Workload Definitions
- Specify an engine name, either distributed or z/OS. The Workload Designer opens. Job types and characteristics vary depending on whether you select a distributed or a z/OS engine.
- In the Working List pane, select . For a z/OS engine, select New.
- Select the category and type of job you want to create.
- In the properties panel, specify the attributes for the job definition you are creating. For all the details about available fields and options, see the online help by clicking the "?" on the top-right corner.
- Click Save to save the job definition in the database.
Results
When you define a job, IBM Workload Scheduler records
the job type in the database without performing further checks. However,
when the job is submitted, IBM Workload Scheduler checks
the operating system on the target workstation and defines the job
type accordingly.
Optionally, if you are connected to a distributed engine, you can quickly submit the job definition into the current plan to be run. You might want to do this for testing purposes before implementing the job in large-scale production. See Quick submit of jobs and job streams.
The following job types, both native and
with advanced options, are available: | Category | Job Type | Description |
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| Native | Windows | Jobs that run on Windows operating systems. |
| UNIX | Jobs that run on UNIX platforms. Jobs that run on limited fault-tolerant agents for IBM i. | |
| Other | Jobs that run on extended agents. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information about customized task types for supported vendor acquired applications. | |
z/OS |
Jobs that run the specified command in the JCL tab on a JCL system. |
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| Remote Command | Jobs that run on remote computers where no IBM Workload Scheduler agent
installation is present. Note: On z/OS systems, you create it by using the Dynamic Workload Console.
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| IBM® i | Jobs that run a command on IBM i systems. | |
| Executable | Jobs that run scripts or commands with advanced options, such as redirecting standard input and standard output to a file. | |
| ERP | SAP Job on XA Workstations | Jobs that run on an SAP extended agent. This
includes the three types of SAP R/3 job definitions:
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| SAP Job on Dynamic Workstations | Jobs that run on dynamic agent workstations,
pools, dynamic pools, and z-centric agents. The following types of
SAP job definition are available:
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| Access Method | Jobs that extend IBM Workload Scheduler scheduling
functions to other systems and applications using access methods.
The access methods communicate with the external system to launch
the job and return the status of the job. The following access methods
are available:
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| SAP PI Channel | Jobs that run SAP Process Integration (PI) Channel jobs to control communication channels between the Process Integrator and a backend SAP R/3 system. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) | Jobs that enable automation, monitor, and control of workflows containing SAP BusinessObjects BI reports (Crystal and Webi reports). See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Oracle E-Business Suite | Jobs that enable automation, monitor, and control of workflows containing Oracle E-Business Suite jobs. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Cloud | Workload Broker | Jobs that manage the lifecycle of a dynamic workload broker job. Refer to IBM Workload Scheduler Scheduling Workload Dynamically for information about how to use dynamic workload broker. |
| Provisioning | Jobs that span physical computers, virtual machines,
and private and public cloud environments creating an on-demand environment.
This job type integrates with IBM SmartCloud® Provisioning. Note: On z/OS systems,
it can be created only using the Dynamic Workload Console.
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| Salesforce | Jobs that enable automation, monitor, and control of Salesforce activities and data. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| File Transfer and Coordination | Shadow Distributed |
Jobs that run locally and map other jobs running in remote IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS distributed environments. |
Shadow z/OS |
Jobs that run locally and map other jobs running in remote IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS environment. |
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| File Transfer | Jobs that run programs to transfer files to and from a server reachable using FTP, SSH, or other protocols. | |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct | Jobs that run IBM Sterling Connect:Direct programs to transfer one or more files from one primary node to a secondary node. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Hadoop Distributed File System | Jobs that define, schedule, monitor, and manage file transfer programs between your workstation and the Hadoop Distributed File System server. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| OSLC | OSLC Automation | Jobs that invoke any OSLC provider that is implementing the OSLC Automation Specification. Automation resources define automation plans, automation requests and automation results of the software development, test and deployment lifecycle. |
| OSLC Provisioning | Jobs that invoke any OSLC provider - such as IBM Workload Scheduler and IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator - that implements the OSLC Provisioning Specification. Provisioning resources define provisioning plans, provisioning requests and provisioning results of the software development, test and deployment lifecycle. | |
| Database and Integrations | Database | Jobs that run queries, SQL statements, and jobs on a number of databases, including custom databases. You can also create and run stored procedures onDB2®, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server, Netezza® , Hive, BigSQL databases. |
| MS SQL | Jobs that run a Microsoft SQL Server job. | |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | Jobs that enable communications among applications
that run in different distributed environment at different times.
Communications are based on the following message exchange patterns:
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| Web Services | Jobs that run a Web service. | |
| RESTful Web Services |
Jobs that send requests via HTTP methods (PUT,
POST, GET, HEAD) to Web resources. |
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| Java™ | Jobs that run a Java class. | |
| J2EE | Jobs that allow Java applications in the same network to send and receive messages from and to a JMS destination. | |
| JSR 352 Java Batch |
Jobs that run Java Batch
applications that implement the JSR 352 standard programming specification. |
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| MQTT |
Jobs that run publish and subscribe actions
on topics managed by an MQTT message
broker. |
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| Business Analytics | Cognos® Reports | Jobs that run IBM Cognos reports, interactive reports, query, and report views. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. |
| InfoSphere® DataStage® | Jobs that run IBM InfoSphere DataStage jobs. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Informatica PowerCenter | Jobs that schedule Informatica PowerCenter workflows and track their outcome from theDynamic Workload Console and from the IBM Workload Scheduler command line. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Hadoop Map Reduce | Jobs that define, schedule, monitor, and manage the execution of Hadoop Map Reduce .jar files. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| Apache Oozie |
Jobs that define, schedule, monitor, and manage
the execution of Apache Oozie workflows
and of the following Hadoop jobs:
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| IBM BigInsights | Jobs that define, schedule, monitor, and manage IBM BigInsights Workbook data sheets or Applications. See IBM Workload Automation: Scheduling Applications with IBM Workload Automation for information. | |
| The access methods and application plug-ins needed to run the jobs listed above are packaged with IBM Workload Scheduler. Entitlement to use some of them requires that you purchase a separate chargeable component in addition to IBM Workload Scheduler. For a list of the chargeable components that must be purchased separately, see Table 3. | ||
For more information about creating the plug-ins to support the definition and running of dynamic job types, see IBM Workload Automation Developer's Guide: Extending IBM Tivoli Workload Automation