Mission Definition Parameters

The various criteria and instructions governing each mission performed under Control-M/Analyzer are called Balancing Mission parameters. This chapter describes these parameters and their specific uses.

Balancing Mission parameters are defined only one time for each mission. Control-M/Analyzer uses this basic framework of instructions for numerous executions of the same balancing mission. Of course, these instructions can be modified at any time by various Control-M/Analyzer facilities.

Balancing Mission parameters are defined by the Online Scheduling facility using preformatted screens.

Figure 300 Balancing Mission Definition Screen

---- CONTROL-M/ANALYZER CATEGORY DAILY BAL MISSION INVENTORY -------(BM.S)

 COMMAND ===>                                                    SCROLL===> CRSR

 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  CATEGORY DAILY                                MISSION INVENTORY            

  JOB      INV       STEP          ,            SCOPE   JOB                  

  RULENAME INV01     RULELIB CTB.PROD.RULES                                  

  OWNER    M43       GROUP   INVENTORY                                       

  DESC     END-OF-DAY INVENTORY CHECK                                        

  DOCMEM   INV       DOCLIB  PROD.CTB.DOC

  ===========================================================================

  DAYS                                                          DCAL         

                                                                     AND/OR O

  WDAYS   ALL                                                   WCAL         

  MONTHS  1- Y 2- Y 3- Y 4- Y 5- Y 6- Y 7- Y 8- Y 9- Y 10- Y 11- Y 12- Y     

  DATES                                                                      

  CONFCAL          SHIFT   RETRO N   MAXWAIT 00                              

  MINIMUM          PDS                                                       

  ===========================================================================

  IN                                                                         

  TIME      FROM      TO      NOT LATER THAN      PRIORITY                   

  ===========================================================================

  SET VARS

 ======= >>>>>>>>>> END OF BALANCING PARAMETERS FOR THIS CATEGORY <<<<<<< ======

 USE THE DOC COMMAND TO SHOW/HIDE BALANCING DOCUMENTATION               10.10.10

Before proceeding with this chapter, read

• Invoking the Control-M/Analyzer Runtime Environment
• Mission Definition Screen
• Basic Parameters

All parameter definitions are stored as members in standard user libraries. Each member is composed of instructions for one or more balancing mission categories (for example, DAILY, MONTHLY). Maintenance of these libraries and management of balancing mission instructions are performed using the Online Scheduling facility.

This chapter contains a comprehensive description of all balancing mission parameters.

Balancing Mission parameters that can be specified for each category are of four basic types:

• General Mission parameters specify basic mission information such as the mission name and the mission category.
• Basic Scheduling parameters specify dates to schedule a mission.
• Runtime Scheduling parameters specify runtime conditions required to activate a mission.
• Rule Execution parameters specify runtime settings for initialization of System variables (that control rule processing) and for creation and initialization of Local variables required by the rule.

Different scheduling parameters can be specified for each category of a mission. For more information, see CATEGORY: Mission Definition Parameter.

This chapter first summarizes the parameters in each of the four groups listed above, and then describes each parameter, in alphabetical order. Each parameter description includes the parameter name in capital letters, a brief explanation of the purpose of the parameter, a description of the required format, an extract or sample of the Control-M/Analyzer screen to illustrate where and how the parameter fields are entered, and practical examples to further illustrate implementing the parameter.