Control-M for Micro Focus

Micro Focus enables you to run Job Control Language (JCL) files on mainframe environments on UNIX or Windows.

Control-M for Micro Focus enables you to do the following:

• Execute JCL job streams in Micro Focus JES via the Micro Focus Batch Scheduler Integration JCL (MFBSIJCL) utility, add the SYSOUT to output, and re-execute JCL job streams from (and to) specific steps that you define.

• Manage Micro Focus credentials in a secure connection profile.

• Connect to any Micro Focus endpoint.

• Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Micro Focus, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.

• Integrate Micro Focus jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.

• Monitor the status, results, and output of Micro Focus jobs.

• Attach an SLA job to the Micro Focus jobs.

• Run 50 Micro Focus jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Setting up Control-M for Micro FocusLink copied to clipboard

This procedure describes how to deploy the Micro Focus plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a Micro Focus job in Control-M SaaS and Automation API.

Before You Begin

• Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Setting Up the API.

• Verify that Agent version 9.0.21.080 or later is installed.

1. On the Agent host, run one of the following commands to set the Java environment variable:

   • Linux:

     • Bourne shell/bash: export BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME=<java_11_directory>

     • csh/tcsh: setenv BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME <java_11_directory>

   • Windows: set BMC_INST_JAVA_HOME="<java_11_directory>"

2. Run one of the following API commands:

   • To install, type one of the following provision image commands:

     • Linux: ctm provision image MFL_plugin.Linux

     • Windows: ctm provision image MFW_plugin.Windows

   • To upgrade, type the following command:

     ctm provision agent::update

3. Create a Micro Focus connection profile in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

   • Control-M SaaS: Create a Centralized Connection Profile with Micro Focus Connection Profile Parameters

   • Automation API: ConnectionProfile:Micro Focus

4. Define a Micro Focus job in Control-M SaaS or Automation API, as follows:

   • Control-M SaaS: Create a Job with Micro Focus Job parameters

   • Automation API: Job:Micro Focus

Change LogLink copied to clipboard

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version	Details
Micro Focus Linux 1.0.01	Applied changes to Output Handling.
1.0.00	Initial version