The following table describes the general parameters for a Tandem job:
| Parameter | Description | 
|---|---|
| Defines the type of job that determines which fields are exposed in a job definition. The value of the job type is usually based on the platform for the job run. Jobs defined as Dummy provide instructions for Control-M such as post-processing actions. Value: Tandem | |
| Defines the name of the job processing definition and appears in the job definition and tracking displays, and enables you to identify the job, and order the job. | |
| Provides a description of the job in free text. A well written description can help you determine why the job was defined and how it fits into your business workflow. | |
| Enables you to run jobs of job types other than Dummy, as dummy jobs. | |
| Identifies the user name with the authorization to execute the job. This parameter is used by the Control-M security mechanism. | |
| Name | Defines the name of the process. It must begin with $ followed by an alphabetic character. Each remaining character must be alphanumeric. Maximum 6 characters (including the $ sign). | 
| Defines one or more parameters which determines what the job runs. | |
| What to run | Determines whether the job runs 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 | Specifies a valid device name. | 
| CPU | Specifies the CPU number (0-15) in which the process runs on. | 
| Priority | Specifies the priority in which the process runs under. | 
| Enables you to assign job environmental attributes, such as name and other attributes (for example access mode and exclusion mode). | |
| Enables you to set environmental variables for your applications. | |
| Enables you to set the name and value of your program to use these parameters when creating a job. | |
| Input File | Specifies the full name of the input file. | 
| Output file | Specifies 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 completes 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. Valid values 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. | 
| Determines whether to detect child jobs spawned by this job. NOTE: This option is available only when Job ID is specified. | |
| 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 | Specifies 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. Valid values: 0-15. See PROCESS_CREATE_API in the HP NonStop Guardian Procedure Calls. | 
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