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Structure of the IOA Global Variable Database

The IOA Global Variable database has a hierarchical structure consisting of several levels. This structure mirrors the hierarchical structure of the Control-M components of which a Control-M job is a part.

The levels in the IOA Global Variable database structure, starting from the lowest, are as follows:

Table 254 IOA Global Variable Database Structure Levels

Level

Description

Variable

Global variable in the IOA Global Variable database.

Job

Name of the job (JCL member) that appears in the MEMNAME field of the job scheduling definition.

Group

Group to which the job belongs. The name of the group appears in the GROUP field of the job scheduling definition.

Application

Application to which the group and job and belong. The name of the application appears in the APPL field of the job scheduling definition.

Product

M (Control-M).

The importance of this structure is discussed in the topic "Global Variable Assignment and Syntax" below.

The levels in the Pool Variable database structure, starting from the lowest, are as follows:

Table 255 Pool Variable Database Structure Levels

Level

Description

Variable

Pool variable in the IOA Global Variable database.

Pool

Name of the pool in the IOA Global Variable database.

Product

M (Control-M).

The importance of this structure is discussed in the topic Pool Variables".

Parent Topic

Global Variables