Creating a Folder
This procedure describes how to create a folder in a Workspace A working area in the Planning domain where you define and edit new jobs and SMART folders.. Attributes defined in a SMART folder are inherited by the sub-folder and jobs within a folder.
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From the Center Pane Toolbar, click Add Job and from the drop-down list, drag and drop a Folder into the Workspace.
The Create New Folder pane appears.
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From the Folder Type drop-down list, select a SMART folder or a Regular folder, and click Create.
To view folder attributes, see Folder General Attributes.
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From the Edit tab, select to define folder attributes, as follows:
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General: Defines information about the folder, as described in Folder General Attributes.
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Scheduling: Defines scheduling attributes for the folder, as described in SMART Folder Scheduling Attributes.
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Prerequisites: Defines the prerequisites
The part of the job definition that controls the flow of your jobs, such as an event that controls flow sequence or a resource that controls load balancing. for the folder to execute, as described in Prerequisites.
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Actions: Defines the actions that Control-M performs after the folder has executed, as described in Actions.
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Do one of the following:
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Add a sub-folder to your folder, as described in Creating a Sub-folder.
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Add a job to your folder, as described in Creating a Job.
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Folder General Attributes
The following table describes the General attributes for a folder.
Attribute |
Description |
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Folder Type |
Determines one of the following folder types:
Default: SMART Folder |
Folder Name |
Defines the name of the folder. Rules:
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Description |
Defines a free-text description of the folder. Rules:
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Control-M/Server |
Defines the name of the Control-M/Server that processes the folder. |
Run Method |
Determines the method for running the folder, as follows:
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Run as |
Defines the username that is authorized to execute the jobs in the folder. Rules:
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Application |
Defines a descriptive name for related job groups. The jobs in these groups do not have to run at the same time. Rules:
Finance |
Sub-application |
Defines a logical name for the Sub-application. Rules:
Payroll |
Site Standard |
Defines the Site Standard |
Variables |
Determines variable types, names, and values, as described in Variables. Rules:
Control-M recognizes fields that you define with %% as variables |
Created By |
Defines the user who creates the folder. Rules:
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Priority |
Determines the order that Control-M processes jobs. A higher priority forces Control-M to reserve resources from the Resource Pool |
Documentation |
Defines the location of the folder documentation. |
Type |
Determines whether the folder documentation is stored in a file or URL, as follows:
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