IOA Core files are accessed by more than one product. A change made in one of these files by one product can then be read by another INCONTROL product. For more information on files shared by INCONTROL products, see the description of the IOA Core.

A prerequisite condition set by Control‑O is detected by Control‑M during its next scan of the IOA Conditions file. As a result of the detected condition, Control‑M can then run a job whose execution is dependent on this condition (that is, the condition is specified in the job’s IN parameter).