Ordering or forcing a job using the ctmorder utility

This procedure describes how to order or force one or more jobs from a SMART Folder in the Control‑M/Server database using the ctmorder utility.

To order or force a job using the ctmorder utility:

1. Do one of the following:
   • UNIX: Log on to a Control-M/Server account
   • Windows: Open a command prompt window where Control-M/Server is installed.

   NOTE: You can also run this utility in Control-M Agent by navigating to where Control-M/Agent is installed.

2. Type one of the following commands:
   • ctmorder -FOLDER <Folder|SMART Folder|Folder Path> -NAME <job name|sub folder name> -ODATE <scheduling date>

     [-FORCE <y|n>]

     [-HOLD <y|n>]

     [-UNIQUE <y|n>]

     [-SEQNO <job sequence number>]

     [-INTO_FOLDER_ORDERID <{SMART folder order id}|LAST|ALONE|NEWF]>

     [-NODUPLICATION]

     [-DEBUG <debug level 0-5> ]

     [-QUIET ]

     [-VARIABLE <varname> <expression> ]

     [-ODATE_OPTION <VALUE_DATE|RUN_DATE>]

   NOTE: Any parameter that includes a wildcard must be enclosed in double quotation.

   • ctmorder -input_file <fullPathToFileName>

For the Control-M parameter name, see Parameter name cross references. For more details on the ctmorder parameters, see ctmorder parameters and ctmorder examples.