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Overview

Control-M is an automated production control and scheduling system that manages and automates the setup, scheduling and execution of jobs in the z/OS data center.

The Control-M for z/OS Getting Started Guide provides you with an introduction to the functionality of Control-M, and teaches you how to use Control-M, one step at a time, with each step building upon what was learned in the previous step. Of necessity, the explanations of topics in this book are not comprehensive. For comprehensive explanations of topics, you should refer to the relevant guide, such as the Control-M for z/OS User Guide, INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide, and so on.

The first chapter of the Control-M for z/OS User Guide provides an introduction to Control-M. You might find it useful to read that chapter before using this guide; however, you can still easily use this guide without having read that chapter in the User Guide.

This guide begins with a discussion of the main components of Control-M:

Before you are introduced to the main components of Control-M, you should prepare the jobs that you will need in order to perform the exercises in this chapter.

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Introduction to Control-M