Control-M/Forecast is an Add-on that you can use to validate your batch production modeling. Control‑M/Forecast loads and simulates the processing of your batch flows, allowing you to validate job dependencies and scheduling criteria for any future dates.
Every time a job executes, Control-M collects statistics that it uses to calculate the average run time for that job. This average run time becomes the expected run time for the job in Control-M/Forecast.
If BMC Batch Impact Manager is installed, Control-M/Forecast shows all business services and their expected end time.
If you have Control-M/Forecast you can do the following:
Display when and how often jobs are scheduled by clicking View Schedule. For more information about scheduling jobs, see Job scheduling.
Create dependencies between jobs and allocate resources, as described in Job prerequisites.
Simulate your job flows for a day in the future, as described in Simulate your job flow.
Analyze run time statistics to predict the end time of a defined job using one of the following methods:
Perform a Load Operation in batch mode, which enables you to receive Job information, and if you have Control-M Batch Impact Manager Add-on installed, you can receive service information.