Creating a job

This procedure describes how to create a job, which defines what, where, and how a job runs.

Before you begin

Do one or more of the following:

• Create a Workspace
• If you loaded folders, Check Out a Workspace.

  NOTE: A blank Workspace or an existing Workspace is already checked out.

To create a job:

1. From the Workspace tab, New area, drag and drop one of the job templates from the New group (Job Palette) into the Workspace or an existing folder.

   NOTE: If the Control-M Server Selection dialog box appears, select the Control-M Server for the job you are defining, and click OK.

   A job is created in a new folder or in an existing folder. The job properties appears in the right pane.

2. If the Synopsis (summary) view appears, select .

   A detailed view of the job properties appear in the right pane. Each parameter is saved when you exit the parameter field.

   NOTE: If you have a Site Standard applied, the relevant parameters' pattern parts are automatically populated. If you want to change the job type, select the job type from the dropdown list.

3. In the General tab, set the fields according to the job type, as described in Job types.
4. Do any of the following:
   • Add a variable
   • Define job scheduling
   • Define job prerequisites
   • Define job actions which are implemented after the job is production.
5. To save the Workspace, click .

   The Workspace remains as a work in progress in Definitions database.

6. Commit the changes to the jobs and folders, check in the Workspace, as described in Checking in a Workspace.