Control-M for Micro Focus

Micro Focus enables you to run Job Control Language (JCL) files on mainframe environments on UNIX or Windows.

Control-M for Micro Focus enables you to do the following:

• Execute JCL job streams in Micro Focus JES via the Micro Focus Batch Scheduler Integration JCL (MFBSIJCL) utility, add the SYSOUT to output, and re-execute JCL job streams from (and to) specific steps that you define.

• Manage Micro Focus credentials in a secure connection profile.

• Connect to any Micro Focus endpoint.

• Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Micro Focus, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, resource pools, lock resources, and variables.

• Integrate Micro Focus jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

• Monitor the status, results, and output of Micro Focus jobs.

• Attach an SLA job to the Micro Focus jobs.

• Run 50 Micro Focus jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Control-M for Micro Focus Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the Micro Focus plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component	Version
Control-M/EM	9.0.20.200
Control-M/Agent	9.0.20.200
Control-M Application Integrator	9.0.20.200
Control-M Automation API	9.0.20.250

Control-M for Micro Focus is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client.

To download the installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for Micro Focus

This procedure describes how to deploy the Micro Focus plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a Micro Focus job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Before You Begin

Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.

Begin

1. Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.

2. Download the Micro Focus plug-in from one of the following download pages in the EPD site:

   • Control-M for Micro Focus Linux download page

   • Control-M for Micro Focus Windows download page

3. Do the following to install the Micro Focus plug-in:

   • (9.0.21 or higher) Do the following to run the Control-M Automation API provision service:

     1. Log in as an administrator to the Control-M/EM server host and save the downloaded ZIP file to the following location:

        • Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY

        • Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY

     2. Log in to the account where Control-M/Agent is installed and run the following provision image command:

        • Linux: ctm provision image MFL_plugin.Linux

        • Windows: ctm provision image MFW_plugin.Windows

   • (9.0.20.200 or lower) Run the Control-M Automation API deploy service, as described in deploy jobtype.

4. Create a Micro Focus connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

   • Web: Create a Centralized Connection Profile with Micro Focus Connection Profile Parameters

   • Automation API: ConnectionProfile:Micro Focus

5. Define a Micro Focus job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:

   • Web: Create a Job with Micro Focus Job parameters

   • Automation API: Job:Micro Focus

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version	Details
Micro Focus Linux 1.0.01	Applied changes to Output Handling.
1.0.00	Initial version