Application

Provides a logical name for sorting groups of jobs. This parameter is used to supply a common descriptive name to a set of related job groups. The jobs do not necessarily have to run at the same time.

Additional information	Description
Usage	Mandatory
z/OS	optional
Default	None
Length	None
Case Sensitive	Yes
Invalid Characters	Single quotation marks
Variable Name	For information about the variable name, see Application variable name.
Variable Name
Alternate Names	Control-M/EM Utilities : APPLICATION Control-M Report: APPLICATION Control-M/Server Utilities: -application Control-M for z/OS:APPL Control-M/EM API: application

The Application parameter facilitates more convenient and orderly management of sub-applications of production jobs. The value assigned to the Application parameter can be used to determine the placement of jobs in the Control‑M flow. It can also be used as a criterion for building a ViewPoint.

EXAMPLE: To identify all jobs created by the accounting department:

Application: ACCT

Parent Topic

General parameters