Who should read this publication

This publication is intended for system programmers who are responsible for software on a z/OS system and plan on installing Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS.

To use this publication effectively, you must be familiar with the following topics:

• Job control language (JCL)
• IBM® System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E)
• z/OS
• JES concepts and facilities
• Writing small code fragments in the Assembler H language
• Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)
• Interactive System Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility (ISPF/PDF)
• Time-Sharing Option (TSO)
• Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) (desirable but not essential)

The Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Application Programming Interface (API) uses advanced program-to-program communication (APPC) services. Defining and configuring the conversation partners requires some knowledge of APPC services.