Methods of Scheduling Restore Missions

You can invoke the scheduling program under a variety of environments. Below is a list of the possible invocation environments and a description of how they work.

• Online from the Restore Mission Library

  All users will use this method for ad hoc scheduling or testing. You simply specify, using the online options, which restore missions you want to place in the Active Missions file.

• Batch execution of the Scheduling Program

  You can run the scheduling program as a batch job, using procedure CTDRSDAY. The batch job will analyze the Basic Scheduling parameters of the specified restore missions and schedule the relevant missions to the Active Missions file.

• Using CTDNDAY (recommended method)

  During the run of the New Day procedure CTDNDAY, as explained in the Control-D and Control-V chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide, one of its phases is an execution of the scheduling program. During this phase, it will analyze a supplied list of restore missions and determine which ones should be scheduled to the Active Missions file.