XINFO – Scheduler z/OS – TWS

XINFO and TWS for z/OS The TWS-Interface gives you informations about TWS Databases, Current plan, Long term plan and Job history Applications, Workstations, Calendars, Periods Dependencies and Special resources Variables, OI, ETT Current plan, Long term plan Job history

Click on this symbol to jump to the overview slide Preamble This presentation gives a comprehensive overview of XINFO´s Scheduler z/OS for TWS. This button can be used to jump to specific slides in this presentation. Which Applications … Click on this symbol to jump to the overview slide

TWS z/OS – Would you like to know … Which Applications are using Period MONTH? Are there any time jobs without TIME DEPENDENT=Y? Are there any Predecessors NOTFND? Which Successors has an Operation? Jobnetplan with Pred- and Succs of an Operation? Which Operations are using Special resource XYZ? Are there any Periods which can be deleted? Which Calendars have a freeday Friday 15. August? Are there any ETTs, where the Application does not exist? Which OIs (Operator Instructions) can be deleted? More …

TWS z/OS – Would you like to know … Are there any manual modifications in the LTP? Which Operations are planned between 01:00 and 02:00? Which Operations did abend last July? Generate Batchloader statements

Select TWS from the startpanel XINFO – Startpanel Select TWS from the startpanel

Here we have the displays TWS z/OS - Displays Here we have the displays for TWS

TWS z/OS – Search for Periods To search for Run cycles... … select Run Cycles

TWS z/OS – Search for Periods Which Applications are using Period MONTH?

TWS z/OS – Resulting Periods Period type, Free day rule etc. Period Application ID

TWS z/OS – Search for Timer Operations To search for Operations ... ... select Operation Data

TWS z/OS – Search for Time Operations Scroll down for more selection criteria Which Operations have Time Dependent = Y, but do have a Start Time? Which Operations have Time Dependent = Y, but do have a Start Time?

TWS z/OS – Resulting Operations Workstation ID Operation number Application ID

TWS z/OS – Search for Predecessors To search for Predecessors ... ... select Dependencies

TWS z/OS – Search for NOTFND Which Predecessors do not exist anymore?? Note: -NOTFND- is inserted by XINFO as the Predecessor‘s Jobname.

TWS z/OS – Resulting Predecessors Jobs with predecessors… … which do not exist any more

TWS z/OS – Search for Successors To search for Successors ... ... again: select Dependencies

TWS z/OS – Search for Successors Which are the successors from Jobs XXRJLA*?

TWS z/OS – Resulting Successors Predecessors … … and Successors

TWS z/OS – Jobnetplan with Pred or Succ To search for Predecessors and Succesors of a start operation … ... select TWS Job Netplan

TWS z/OS – Jobnetplan with Pred or Succ Specify start point… …and the desired Pred(ecessor) and Succ(essor) level

TWS z/OS – Jobnetplan with Pred or Succ The result is a Job Netplan with all predecessors and successors of job XXRJUP

TWS z/OS – Search for Special Resources To search for Special Resources ... ... select Spec. Res./Operation

TWS z/OS – Search for Special Resources Which Special Resources are used ?

TWS z/OS – Resulting Special Resources Job Application ID

TWS z/OS – Search for Period Definitions To search for Periods Definitions... ... select Periods

TWS z/OS – Search for Period Definitions Search for all Periods with an End Date Interval lower than 2014

TWS z/OS – Resulting Period Definitions All Periods which are not valid since 2014

TWS z/OS – Resulting Period Definitions Are there any Applications using these Periods? Use the "All" command to get the result…

TWS z/OS – Resulting Applications Here are all Applications using these Periods

TWS z/OS – Search for Calendar Dates To search for Calendars ... ... select Calendar

TWS z/OS – Search for Calendar Dates Search for all Calendars where 15.08. is a freeday

TWS z/OS – Search for ETTs To search for ETT ... ... select EDWA Criteria

TWS z/OS – Search for ETTs Search for all ETTs, where the application does not exist anymore The value N for non-existing applications is inserted by XINFO

TWS z/OS – Resulting ETTs The resulting ETTs

TWS z/OS – Search for OIs To search for OI ... ...select Operator Instructions

TWS z/OS – Search for OIs Search for all OI-Definitions which are not valid anymore since 31.12.2015

TWS z/OS – Resulting OIs The resulting OIS

TWS z/OS – Search for OIs Search for all OIs, where the Operation does not exist anymore The value N for non existing Operations is inserted by XINFO.

TWS z/OS – Resulting OIs The resulting OIS

TWS z/OS – Search for LTP data To search for data from the LTP ... ... select Long Term Plan

TWS z/OS – Search for LTP data Search for all Applications, which are modified manually

TWS z/OS – Resulting LTP data There are no Applications, which are modified manually

TWS z/OS – Search for Planned Start Times To search for Current Plan operations ... ... select Current Plan

TWS z/OS – Search for Planned Start Times Which Operations are planned to run between 19:00 and 20:00? Left click on “Planned Start Day” to get more selection fields...

TWS z/OS – Search for Planned Start Times The result

TWS z/OS – Search for Error Jobs To search for Job Run Times ... ... select Job Run Times

TWS z/OS – Search for Error Jobs Left click on “Job Start Time” to get more selection fields and enter search criteria… ...and status E...

TWS z/OS – Search for Error Jobs GE >=: from 1.3.2015... Connect fields logically (AND/OR) LE <=: to 31.3.2015

TWS z/OS – Resulting Error Jobs The result can be grouped by Jobname…

TWS z/OS – Resulting Error Jobs

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements You need XINFO's ISPF dialog to generate Batchloader statements... Select 1 for Application Data ... e.g. select option 1-7 This shows the ISPF dialog for XINFO – TWS z/OS

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements Search for all applications with Application ID XINFO* ...

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements Specify BG...

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements ...specify parameters...

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements ...submit job... ...the result is written to USERID.XINFO.BATCHL

TWS z/OS – Generate batchloader statements The result!

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