Summary of what you need to do

If you are new to HCL Workload Automation for Z, implement it in stages. Specify just one of your applications, and wait for this to run smoothly before implementing the others. Leave the optional functions, such as restart and cleanup and JCL variable substitution, until later.

These are the implementation tasks:
  • Design the automation.
  • Create the workstations.
  • Create the calendar.
  • Create special resources.
  • Create JCL variable tables and prepare JCL.
  • Create groups, application and job descriptions.
  • Create a long-term plan.
  • Create a current plan.
These are the daily tasks:
  • Control HCL Workload Automation for Z.
  • Extend the current plan.
This is the weekly or monthly task:
  • Extend the long-term plan.
This is the yearly task:
  • Maintain the calendar and period definitions.

The following chapters in this book tell you in detail how to describe your data processing activities and how to build a schedule.