Autosys tutorial: Chapter 24: z/OS Jobs

Chapter 24: z/OS Jobs

z/OS Jobs

You can use z/OS jobs to run mainframe workload.

Note: To run these jobs, your system requires CA WA Agent for z/OS.

CA WA Agent for z/OS submits and tracks the z/OS jobs. You can define the following

three types of z/OS jobs:

z/OS Regular

Schedules z/OS jobs.

z/OS Manual

Creates dependencies on z/OS jobs that are submitted outside of the scheduling

manager.

z/OS Data Set Trigger

Creates dependencies on data set activities. You can customize trigger conditions to

define the conditions in which the z/OS Data Set Trigger job completes. You can

specify trigger conditions for the following data set activities:

■ When a data set is created or updated

■ When a specific job, group of jobs, or user ID creates a data set

■ When an explicit data set notification is received (used when the data set

activity does not generate an SMF record)

■ When an FTP file is sent or received successfully

Note: Each data set must have its own individual z/OS Data Set Trigger job. To

create dependencies on multiple data sets, you must create multiple z/OS Data Set

Trigger jobs.

Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

You can define a z/OS Data Set Trigger job to create dependencies on data set activities.

Note: To run these jobs, your system requires CA WA Agent for z/OS.

Follow these steps:

1. Insert a job and specify the following attributes in the definition:

job_type: ZOSDST

Specifies that the job type is z/OS Data Set Trigger.

machine

Specifies the name of the machine on which the job runs.

zos_dataset

Specifies the Job Control Language (JCL) library name. The JCL library or JCLLIB

contains the JCL for the z/OS job. The JCLLIB is a z/OS data set name.

2. (Optional) Specify optional z/OS Data Set Trigger attributes:

■ zos_dsn_renamed

■ zos_dsn_updated

■ zos_explicit_dsn

■ zos_ftp_direction

■ zos_ftp_host

■ zos_ftp_userid

■ zos_trigger_by

■ zos_trigger_on

■ zos_trigger_type

3. (Optional) Specify common attributes that apply to all job types.

The z/OS Data Set Trigger job is defined.

Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

Notes:

■ Attributes that have a default value automatically apply to the job definitions;

therefore, they are optional. For example, jobs with no specified job type are

defined as command jobs by default. Other optional attributes specify information

that is not required but affects how or when a job runs, such as attributes that

specify scheduling conditions.

■ Some optional attributes are common to all job types but others apply to certain

jobs types only. Optional attributes that apply to all job types are known as

common optional attributes. For more information about common optional

attributes and the values that you can specify for them (including their default

values when applicable), see the Reference Guide.

■ For information about required attributes and job type specific optional attributes,

see the procedure topics that provide instructions for defining jobs.

■ This guide provides instructions for defining jobs interactively. You also create job

definitions in script files and then import them using the jil command or use CA

WCC to define them. For more information about the JIL command and JIL syntax,

see the Reference Guide. For more information about using CA WCC to define the

job, see the CA Workload Control Center Workload Scheduling Guide.

Example: Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

This example triggers when the data set PROD.CICS.FILE1602 is closed (created or

updated).

insert_job: PROD.NIGHTLY

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

zos_dataset: PROD.CICS.FILE1602

owner: zosuser

More information:

Insert a Job Definition (see page 88)

Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

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Attributes with Default Values

Attributes that have a default value automatically apply to the job definition. Therefore,

you do not have to specify those attributes in the definition. Your agent administrator

can define some default values on the agent in the agentparm.txt file.

If you specify the attribute in a job definition, it overrides the default.

The following z/OS Data Set Trigger job attributes have default values:

zos_explicit_dsn

Specifies whether the job monitors for an explicit data set.

Default: FALSE (The job does not monitor for an explicit data set.)

zos_dsn_renamed

Specifies whether the job monitors when a data set is renamed.

Default: N (The job does not monitor when the data set is renamed.)

zos_dsn_updated

Specifies whether the job monitors for updates to a data set.

Default: N (The job does not monitor for updates to the data set.)

Note: For more information about JIL job types and other job definition attributes, the

values that you can specify for those attributes, and JIL syntax, see the Reference Guide.

Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

Monitor Data Set Activity by a User or Job

You can define a z/OS Data Set Trigger job to monitor when a specific job, group of jobs,

or user ID creates a data set. When the specified condition is met, the job completes.

Follow these steps:

1. Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger job (see page 476).

2. Add the following attributes to the job definition:

zos_trigger_type

Specifies whether the job monitors data set activity by a job or a user ID.

zos_trigger_by

Specifies the name of the job or user who performs the data set activity that

triggers the job.

3. Run the job.

The job monitors for data set activity by the specified user or job.

Note: For more information about JIL job types and other job definition attributes, the

values that you can specify for those attributes, and JIL syntax, see the Reference Guide.

Example: Restrict the Trigger to Specific Data Sets Created by a Particular User

Suppose that you want the z/OS Data Set Trigger job PROD.PAY_DATA to release its

successors when the user CYB1 creates generation data set USER1.PAYROLL

(USER1.PAYROLL.G-). The agent ZOS1 monitors the data set under user CYBDL01.

insert_job: PROD.PAY_DATA

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: USER1.PAYROLL.G-

zos_trigger_type: zos_user_id

zos_trigger_by: CYB1 Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

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Example: Restrict the Trigger to Specific Data Sets Created by a Particular Job

Suppose that you want a z/OS Data Set Trigger job named PROD.PAY_DATA to release

its successors when job ABC creates generation data set USER1.PAYROLL

(USER1.PAYROLL.G-).The agent ZOS1 monitors the data set under user CYBDL01.

insert_job: PROD.PAY_DATA

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: USER1.PAYROLL.G-

zos_trigger_type: zos_job_name

zos_trigger_by: ABC

Monitor an FTP Transfer on z/OS

You can define a z/OS Data Set Trigger job to monitor when an FTP file is sent or

received successfully. When the specified condition is met, the job completes.

Follow these steps:

1. Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger job (see page 476).

2. Add the zos_explicit_dsn attribute to the job definition using the following syntax:

zos_explicit_dsn: FALSE

3. Add the following attributes:

zos_ftp_direction

Specifies whether the job monitors for an FTP transfer to a remote computer or

from a remote computer.

zos_ftp_host

Specifies the name of the remote computer involved in the FTP transfer. The

data is transferred to or from the local mainframe computer.

zos_ftp_userid

Specifies the FTP user ID used to connect to a remote computer.

4. Run the job.

The job monitors for the specified FTP transfer.

Note: For more information about JIL job types and other job definition attributes, the

values that you can specify for those attributes, and JIL syntax, see the Reference Guide.

Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

Example: Monitor for a Data Set Sent to a Remote FTP partner

Suppose that you want the z/OS Data Set Trigger job CYBER.XFER to release its

successors when data set CYBER.XFER.001 is successfully sent from the local mainframe

partner to a remote FTP partner. The agent ZOS1 monitors the FTP transfer under user

CYBDL01.

insert_job: CYBER.XFER

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: CYBER.XFER.001

zos_ftp_direction: SEND

Example: Restrict Triggering to a Specific Host

Suppose that you want the z/OS Data Set Trigger job CYBER.XFER to release its

successors when a remote FTP partner with IP address 172.16.0.0 successfully transfers

a file creating the data set CYBER.XFER.001. The agent ZOS1 monitors the FTP transfer

under user CYBDL01.

insert_job: CYBER.XFER

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: CYBER.XFER.001

zos_ftp_direction: RECEIVE

zos_ftp_host: 172.16.0.0

zos_ftp_userid: CYB1 Define a z/OS Data Set Trigger Job

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Example: Restrict Triggering to a Specific Login ID

Suppose that you want the z/OS Data Set Trigger job CYBER.XFER to release its

successors when a remote FTP partner successfully transfers a file creating the data set

CYBER.XFER.001, assuming that the remote FTP partner logged on to the FTP server with

the CYBER005 user ID. The agent ZOS1 monitors the FTP transfer under user CYBDL01.

insert_job: CYBER.XFER

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: CYBER.XFER.001

zos_ftp_direction: RECEIVE

zos_ftp_host: 172.16.0.0

zos_ftp_userid: CYBER005

Example: Restrict the Trigger to an FTP Transfer from a Specific User ID

This example releases the job's successors when a remote FTP partner successfully

transfers a file creating the data set CYBER.XFER.001, assuming that the user ID prefix of

the local FTP partner is CYB (CYB-). The agent ZOS1 monitors the FTP transfer under user

CYBDL01.

insert_job: CYBER.XFER

job_type: ZOSDST

machine: ZOS1

owner: CYBDL01

zos_dataset: CYBER.XFER.001

zos_trigger_type: zos_user_id

zos_trigger_by: CYB-

zos_ftp_direction: RECEIVE

zos_ftp_userid: CYB- Define a z/OS Manual Job

Define a z/OS Manual Job

You can define a z/OS Manual job to create dependencies on z/OS jobs that are

submitted outside the scheduling manager, such as a job that is submitted manually by

a user.

Note: To run these jobs, your system requires CA WA Agent for z/OS.

Follow these steps:

1. Insert a job and specify the following attributes in the definition:

job_type: ZOSM

Specifies that the job type is z/OS Manual.

machine

Specifies the name of the machine on which the job runs.

zos_jobname

Specifies the name of the z/OS job that is submitted outside of CA Workload

Automation AE.

2. (Optional) Specify optional z/OS Manual attributes:

■ auth_string

■ job_terminator

■ search_bw

3. (Optional) Specify common attributes that apply to all job types.

The z/OS Manual job is defined.

Notes:

■ The job_terminator attribute is set to N by default. If you do not specify this

attribute in your job definition, the job does not terminate if its containing box

completes with a FAILURE or TERMINATED status. You can override this default

setting by specifying the job_terminator attribute in your job definition.

■ This guide provides instructions for defining jobs interactively. You also create job

definitions in script files and then import them using the jil command or use CA

WCC to define them. For more information about the JIL command and JIL syntax,

see the Reference Guide. For more information about using CA WCC to define the

job, see the CA Workload Control Center Workload Scheduling Guide.

Define a z/OS Regular Job

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Example: Post a z/OS Manual Job as Complete Based on the User ID

This example posts a z/OS Manual job as complete when the manually-submitted job

ABC runs under user CYBER. The ZOS1 agent monitors job ABC.

insert_job: ABC_job

job_type: ZOSM

machine: ZOS1

zos_jobname: ABC

owner: zosuser

auth_string: CYBER

More information:

Insert a Job Definition (see page 88)

Define a z/OS Regular Job

You can define a z/OS Regular job to schedule a z/OS job.

Note: To run these jobs, your system requires CA WA Agent for z/OS.

Follow these steps:

1. Insert a job and specify the following attributes in the definition:

job_type: ZOS

Specifies that the job type is z/OS Regular.

machine

Specifies the name of the machine on which the job runs.

jcl_library

Specifies the Job Control Language (JCL) library name. The JCL library or JCLLIB

contains the JCL for the z/OS job.

2. Specify the following attribute if jcl_library is a partitioned data set (PDS):

jcl_member

Specifies the JCL member that contains the JCL for your job. If the jcl_library

attribute specifies a fully qualified data set name, the jcl_member attribute

specifies the zOS job name.

Define a z/OS Regular Job

3. (Optional) Specify optional z/OS Regular attributes:

■ condition_code

■ copy_jcl

■ envvars

■ job_terminator

4. (Optional) Specify common attributes that apply to all job types.

The z/OS Regular job is defined.