Entry Panel

The entry panel is displayed upon entering the Scheduling Definition facility (Option 2 in the IOA Primary Option menu).

Figure 13 Control-M Scheduling Definition Facility - Entry Panel

----------- CONTROL-M SCHEDULING DEFINITION FACILITY - ENTRY PANEL ---------(2)

 COMMAND ===>                                                                 

 SPECIFY LIBRARY, TABLE, JOB                                                  

    LIBRARY ===> CTM.PROD.SCHEDULE                                            

    TABLE   ===>                     (Blank for table selection list)         

    JOB     ===>                     (Blank for job selection list)           

    SMART TABLE (new tables only) ===>   (Y - for new SMART Table)            

 SHOW JOB DOCUMENTATION   ===> N     (Y/N)                                    

 AUTO-SAVE DOCUMENTATION  ===> N     (Y/N)                                    

USE THE COMMAND SHPF TO SEE PFK ASSIGNMENT                             23.00.04

To open the desired display, fill in Entry Panel fields LIBRARY, TABLE, and JOB as described below. To create a table do one of the following:

• Press Enter to create a table that will handle jobs individually
• Press Y to create a table which will apply scheduling definitions to the set of jobs in the table as a unit (SMART Table).

If you are not creating a new table, the SMART Table field is ignored and all tables are displayed.

Type Y (Yes) or N (No) in the SHOW JOB DOCUMENTATION field to determine whether job documentation lines appear when the Job Scheduling Definition screen is displayed. Type Y (Yes) or N (No) in the AUTO-SAVE DOCUMENTATION field to determine whether changes made to documentation are automatically saved when updating the job scheduling definition.

• To display the list of tables in a library, do the following:

  1. Type the library name.

  2. Either leave the table name blank, or type part of a table name together with mask characters (* and ?).

  3. Press Enter.

• To display the list of jobs of a specific table, do the following:

  1. Type the library name.

  2. Type the table name.

  3. Press Enter.

  If the table does not exist, the screen for defining a new job in the table is displayed.

• To display the details of a specific job (Job Scheduling Definition screen), do the following:

  1. Type the library name.

  2. Type the table name.

  3. Type the job name.

  4. Press Enter.

  If the table does not exist, or the job for the specified table does not exist, the screen for defining a new job in the table is displayed.

  Note: If you enter the screen for defining a new job and want to leave the screen without defining a job, use the CANCEL command.

• To display the Search Window (described below), do the following:

  1. Type the library name.

  2. Type the job name.

  3. Either leave the table name blank, or type part of a table name together with mask characters (* and ?).

  4. Press Enter.

• To create a new table, do the following:

  1. Type a new table name.

  2. Type the table type.

  3. Press Enter.

  The Job Scheduling Definition screen, for defining the first job in the new table, is displayed.