Defining Java jobs

Describes how to create Java jobs which extend the capability of HCL Workload Automation.

About this task

To define a job that runs a Java job by using the Dynamic Workload Console, perform the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. From the Design menu, click Workload Designer page.
  2. Specify an engine name, either distributed or z/OS. The Workload Designer opens.
  3. Select Create new, click Job definition and then select Java in the Database and Integrations section.
  4. In the properties panel, specify the attributes for the job definition you are creating. You can find detailed information about all the attributes in the contextual help.
  5. Click Save to save the job definition in the database.

What to do next

When you define a job of this type, you supply the following:
  • A jar prepared by you, containing the classes and methods you want to implement when the job is run
  • A set of parameters which provide runtime information to the job

The following sections tell you how to prepare the .jar. They also describe how you can use the Get Class Information button, which is displayed on the interface, to obtain information about the classes in the selected jar.