Defining jobs by using the Dynamic Workload Console
You can define HCL Workload Automation jobs to run IBM Cognos reports by using the Dynamic Workload Console.
About this task
Procedure
- In the console navigation tree, expand and click Manage Workload Definitions.
- Select an engine and click Go. The Workload Designer opens.
- In the Working List panel, select:
- On z/OS egnine:
- On a distributed engine:
- 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 help available with the panel. In
particular:
- In the General panel:
- Environment:
- Enter the name of the HCL Workload Automation job that runs the IBM Cognos report.
- Environment:
- Enter the name of the partitioned data set where you want to create the JCL.
- In the Cognos panel:
- In the Credentials section:
- Enter the namespace and the credentials related to the IBM Cognos report.
If you do not want to specify them here, you can define them in the CognosJobExecutor.properties file.
In this case HCL Workload Automation reads
them from the .properties file when you retrieve
any information by using a list or when you submit the job.
You do not need to specify this value if you set the true value for the Allow anonymous access? property in the
window. - In the Server connection section:
- Enter the host name or TCP/IP address and the port of the IBM Cognos server you want to connect to. If you do not want to specify them here, you can define them in the CognosJobExecutor.properties file.
- In the Report section:
- Enter the path to the report you want to run, the fully qualified
path where you want to save the report, the format in which you want
to generate the report and parameters if required for the report.
The path must exist and you must have the permission to write in it otherwise you receive an error message.
When you specify parameters that can have multiple values, use -Value: as separator. For example, you can write as follows:
Parameters of type date, time, and time stamp, must be specified using a specific syntax. See Specifying the parameter format for date, time, and time stamp.Rome-Value:Paris
Values for parameters that require parameterized filters must be specified using the procedure described in Specifying parameterized filters.
- In the Delivery options panel:
- Use this panel to define the options to specify the delivery options for the IBM Cognos report. If you did not insert a value in the Output file field you must enter at least an email address.
- Click Save to save the job definition in the database.