Tandem Job
Tandem jobs enable you to define jobs, retrieve job attributes, and control jobs running on the HPE NonStop (AKA Guardian) operating system.
To create a Tandem job, see Creating a Job.
The following table describes the Tandem job type attributes.
Attribute |
Description |
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Name |
Defines the name of the process. It must begin with a $ (dollar sign) and be followed by an alphabetic character. Each remaining character must be alphanumeric. Rule: 2–6 characters, including the $ (dollar sign). Variable Name: %%HOME_TERM |
What to Run |
Determines whether the job executes as one of the following:
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TACL Script |
Defines the name of the TACL file. |
Program |
Defines the name of the program to execute. |
Volume Subvolume |
Defines the Volume and sub volume where the TACL script or Program resides. |
Overriding Volume |
Defines the Volume and sub volume where the overriding TACL script or Program resides |
Home Terminal |
Defines a valid device name. |
CPU |
Defines the CPU number (0–15) in which the process executes on. Variable Name: %%CPU |
Priority |
Defines the priority in which the process executes under. Variable Name: %%PRI |
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Enables you to assign job environmental attributes, such as name and other attributes (for example access mode and exclusion mode). |
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Enables you to set environmental variables for your applications. |
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Enables you to set the name and value of your program to use these parameters when creating a job. |
Input File |
Defines the full name of the input file. |
Output File |
Defines the full filename of the output file (which is overwritten if it exists already). |
Skip Validity Checks for this Job |
Determines whether validity checks are performed against any of the Tandem related job attributes. |
Bypass Job (Skip Execution) |
Determines whether the job submits to the Tandem operating system. Instead, the job ends OK and for the job a dummy OUTPUT is created. |
This process Should Be Created in a No Wait Manner |
Determines whether the job creates in a nowait manner. This means the parent process does not wait for acknowledgment that the process was created. |
Produce CTMRJOB Diagnostics |
Determines whether the CTMRJOB diagnostics are turned on for this specific job, overriding the value specified by the GUARDIAN configuration parameter CTMRJOB_DIAG. |
Creation Option |
Defines information about the environment of the new process. Control-M rules 0-127. See PROCESS_CREATE_API in the HP NonStop Guardian Procedure Calls. Field Name: CREATE_OPTION. |
Set Mode Option |
Defines the SETMODE command to be issued for the created process. See SETMODE API in the HP NonStop Guardian Procedure Calls. Field Name: SETMODE <function><Param1><Param2> |
Job ID |
Defines an integer (Job ID) that specifies the job to be created. See Run Command in the HP NonStop TACL Commands and Functions. Set to GEN to instruct Control-M to generate a unique job ID. When a non-empty value is specified, the "Detect spawned jobs" window is enabled. For more information, see . |
Swap File for Data |
Enables you to use the parameter for informational purposes only. See Run Command in the HP NonStop TACL Commands and Functions. Field Name: SWAP |
Swap for Extended Data |
Enables you to allocate swap space for the default extended segment of the process. See Run Command in the HP NonStop TACL Commands and Functions. Field Name: EXT_SWAP |
Memory Pages |
Defines the initial number of memory pages in which the process is created. |
Debug Attribute |
Enables you to set the debugging attributes for the new process. Control-M rules: 0–15. See PROCESS_CREATE_API in the HP NonStop Guardian Procedure Calls. |