Introduction

First Steps

The First Script

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Preliminary Checklist

Particular requirements must be met for individual scripting lines and script elements.

	Rights

Scripts are processed when the corresponding objects are processed. Therefore, a user requires an "X" right for the objects that should be started.

	JCL

JCL is the abbreviation for Job Control Language. It consists of instructions and commands that are processed on particular computers (such as a dir command on a Windows computer).

In addition to OS commands, specific AE JCL elements are available for particular platforms and applications (such as SAP). They are explained in the following chapters:

• AE JCL for Applications
• AE JCL for JMX
• AE JCL for SQL

To use JCL, you require a Job object and an agent for the particular operating system (such as Windows), the platform (such as SAP) or the application (such as SQL). The agent must be active and logged on to the AE system. The relevant client must be able to access the agent (see: Agent - Authorization tab ).
To execute the JCL commands, you also need a Login object that includes valid login information for the OS, the platform and the application. You can select it in the Job object.

JCL commands can only be used in the Process tab of jobs.

The script element :DATA can be used to explicitly declare JCL lines.

	Specific AE Script elements

The following script elements have individual requirements:

• :REGISTER_OUTPUTFILE
  Can only be used in the Process tab of UNIX and Windows jobs.
  
  
• SEND_MAIL
  E-mail connection must be configured.
  
  
• :SEND_SNMP_TRAP
  SNMP must be configured.
  
  
• SYS_ACT_HOST
  Can be used in the Process tabs of jobs or FileSystem and Console events (in this case, it can also be used in !Process).
  
  
• PREP_PROCESS_FILE and PREP_PROCESS_FILENAME
  OS agent.
  
  
• PREP_PROCESS
  Agent as described in the script element.
  
  
• GET_CONSOLE, GET_FILESYSTEM and GET_WIN_EVENT
  Can only be used in Event objects.
  
  
• ILM
  ILMStands for Information Lifecycle Management, which refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. usage.