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Creating Jobs - Details

Depending on the particular platform that is used, Host tabs offer various ways of specifying settings. More detailed information about how individual settings affect jobs and special features that are available in the different job types are listed below.

BS2000

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

All options of this Host tab are optional and can be used as required.

GCOS8

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

All options of this Host tab are optional and can be used as required.

JMX

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

The connection to the MBean Server can be selected in this Host tab. The following options are available:

An MBean Server is searched for on the same computer.
The MBean Server is locally available in a SAP J2EE Server.
The connection is established to the MBean Server of the specified URL.

AE offers various functions for accessing the individual MBeans. Use the graphical UserInterface of the Form tab to create scripts. These processing statements are then automatically stored in the Process tab.

MPE

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

Indicate a job name in the Host tab. All other parameters can optionally be used.

NSK

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

Select one of the following types when creating an NSK job: Job for Guardian, NetBatch or OSS. The options provided in the Host tab are the same for all types and can be used as required.

Oracle Applications

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

Completing the fields Key and App. Short Name is mandatory. AE provides several functions for the processing of statements which are stored in the Process tab.

z/OS

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

In z/OS jobs you can select where the JCL should be stored:

JCL is written to the Pre-Process or Process tab.
JCL is stored in an z/OS file.
JCL and job card are stored on z/OS. With this setting being specified, the runtime options of the Host tab are not considered during job execution.

OS/400

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

The type of processing statements can be specified in OS/400 jobs. CMD (OS/400 commands), ILE CL script and REXX script are available. The specifications made in the Host tab are always optional, regardless of the type that has been selected. Additionally you can define whether the job's whole spool content or only the spool content of QPJOBLOG should be written to the report.

People Soft

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

AE provides several functions which can be used for executing processing statements in PeopleSoft. Use the graphical UserInterface of the Form tab to create a script. All processing statements are automatically stored in the Process tab.

SAP

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

The processing statements in SAP jobs are composed of AE functions that can be created using the Form tab. Numerous optional specifications are available. Note that some specifications can affect functions. An overview is available in the KnowledgeBase which informs about possible effects.

Siebel

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

In Siebel jobs, it is mandatory to indicate a Server in the Host tab. The function SI_START_TASK can be used to set Siebel commands.

SQL

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

Specify databaseA database is an organized collection of data including relevant data structures.-connection information in the Host tab and change the settings if necessary. Subsequently, you can enter SQL statements in the Form tab or directly in the Process tab.

UNIX

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

Two job types are available for UNIX: Shell Script and command. With Shell Script being used, AE transfers the JCL of the Process tab to the target system and then executes it. Type command, however, ignores the content of the Process tab. The statements made in the Host tab are processed instead.

Select the particular UNIX Shell in which the job is supposed to run. The Shell selection list of the Host tab can be extended. The administrator can do so using the variable UC_SHELL_UNIX which is available in system client 0000.

VMS

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

All options of this Host tab are optional and can be used as required.

Windows

[BS2000] [GCOS8] [JMX] [MPE] [NSK] [Oracle Application] [z/OS] [OS/400] [PeopleSoft] [SAP] [Siebel] [SQL] [UNIX] [VMS] [Windows]

The following types of Windows jobs are distinguished:

Processing statements are executed in the form of batch files.
A particular given program is started.
Processing statements are transferred to an interpreter as a file.

You can also use Job objects if required. A further particularity of Windows jobs is that job reports can also be created via script.