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 execution. 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:

  • ' (Apostrophes)

  • Cannot begin with the numbers 0–9.

• Valid Characters: The letters A–Z, the numbers 0–9, @, #, and $.

Defines a description of the job in free text.

Rules:

• Characters: 1–4000
• Case Sensitive: Yes

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

Defines one or more attributes which determines what the job executes, as follows:

• Member: The job executes a JCL saved in the Member located in the Member Library.
• Embedded JCL: The job executes 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 a . (period).

  • Minimum of 1 character.

• Invalid Characters:

  • Non-English characters.

  • Cannot begin with a . (period) or the numbers 0–9.

• Valid Characters: The letters A–Z, the numbers 0–9, @ (ampersand), # (hashtag), and $ (the dollar sign).

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.

  • Cannot begin with the numbers 0–9.

• Valid Characters: The letters A–Z, the numbers 0–9, @ (ampersand), # (hashtag), and $ (the dollar sign).

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 . (minimum of 1 character, and cannot begin with a digit character).
• Invalid Characters:
  • Non-English characters
  • Cannot begin with a . (period).
  • Cannot begin with the following strings:

    • GENERAL

    • USER=

• Valid Characters: The letters A–Z, the numbers 0–9, @ (ampersand), # (hashtag), and $ (the dollar sign).

Determines the number of minutes 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 execute at the same time.

Rules:

Invalid Characters: ' Apostrophes and blank spaces.

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 Sub Application = Payroll.

Rules:

• Characters: 1–64

• Case Sensitive: Yes

• Invalid Characters: ' Apostrophes and blank spaces.

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

Rules:

• Characters: 1–16

• Case Sensitive: Yes

• Invalid Characters: ' Non-English characters and blank spaces.

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

Rules:

• Characters: 1–5
• Characters can be proceeded by a / (forward slash), which indicates that the identity is NOT in JES3.
• Invalid Characters: Non-English characters.

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

Rules:

• Characters: 1–8

• Invalid Characters: ' Apostrophes, blank spaces, $ (dollar signs), / (forward slashes), * (asterisks), and ? (question marks).

Performs data set cleanup before the original job execution.

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:

• Characters: 1–20

• Invalid Characters: Blank spaces.

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.