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Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide
Creating and Editing Objects
Designing your Workload
Create and editing workload definitions in the database.
Creating Workload Broker objects
Creating Workload Broker workstations and jobs.

Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide
- Getting Started
  Information about the Dynamic Workload Console installation and configuration.
- Running HCL Workload Automation from a mobile device
  Use your mobile device to easily and quickly interact with your HCL Workload Automation environment.
- Managing users and repositories
  How to configure, change, and share your settings repository and change the DB2 user. How to manage the user settings.
- Configuring High Availability
  How to configure, change, and share your settings repository.
- Customizing your console
  You can customize your console to have just the tasks that you want to access.
- HCL Workload Automation Concepts
  Conceptual information about HCL Workload Automation
- Creating and Editing Objects
  - Designing your scheduling environment
    To begin working with HCL Workload Automation you must design your scheduling environment.
  - Designing your Workload
    Create and editing workload definitions in the database.
    - Creating job stream definitions
      How to define a new job stream definitions using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Creating job definitions
      How to define a new job definition using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Designing folders
      Create your folders to organize your jobs and job streams through lines of business or other custom categories.
    - Adding a job to a job stream
      How to add an existing job to a job stream using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Quick submit of jobs and job streams
      Quickly submit a job or job stream from the Workload Designer. Supported on distributed engines only.
    - Adding and removing dependencies
      How to add or remove dependencies using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Creating cross dependencies
      Creating a cross dependency using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Creating and managing run cycle groups
    - Creating Workload Broker objects
      Creating Workload Broker workstations and jobs.
    - Creating an event rule
      How you can create an event rule.
    - Editing event rules
      Editing event rules in the HCL Workload Automation database.
    - Listing object definitions in the database
  - Reusing a workload in another environment
    During the design of your workload it is possible to utilize workloads that have been used in other environments. For example, when necessary it is possible to import a workload application template in a different environment. Here you can find the instructions to create, export and import a workload application template.
  - Import Cron and Windows™ Task Scheduler
    How to import a Cron or Windows™ Task Scheduler job by using the Dynamic Workload Console.
- Managing Workload Security
  Managing security settings in your environment by using Dynamic Workload Console.
- Changing user password in the plan
  How you change the user password in the plan.
- Monitoring your environment
- Working with Plans
  The main tasks that involve plans.
- Submitting Workload on Request in Production
  How you can insert jobs or job streams into your workflow at any time.
- Keeping track of changes
  How to keep track of changes in your environment
- Reporting
- Scenarios
  Scenarios demonstrating practical application of HCL Workload Automation in a business environment.
- Reference
  Reference information to perform the main tasks and activities from the Dynamic Workload Console.
- Glossary

Creating Workload Broker objects

Creating Workload Broker workstations and jobs.

About this task

You can manage Workload Broker jobs in a HCL Workload Automation environment by creating special workstations and job definitions.

Using the Dynamic Workload Console you can:

Create the Workload Broker workstation in the HCL Workload Automation database.
Create Workload Broker job definitions that map Workload Broker jobs.
Monitor Workload Broker workstations in the plan.
Submit jobs to the Workload Broker workstation.
Monitor Workload Broker jobs and browse the corresponding job logs.

Procedure

To create a Workload Broker workstation, perform the following steps:

Click Design > Workload Definitions > Create Workstations.
Select a distributed engine from the list and click Create Workstations.
In the Workstations Properties panel, specify the following fields. The values you specify here must match the values specified during the installation of the Workload Broker component. You can retrieve them from the BrokerWorkstation.properties configuration file.

Name

It is the value specified in the TWS Agent name field.

Workstation type

Select Workload Broker from the available workstation types.

Node Name

The host name of the computer where the HCL Workload Automation master is installed.

TCP/IP port

The port number you specified when installing the HCL Workload Automation master. It is the value specified in the TWS Agent Port field.

Leave all other fields with their default values.
Click Save to add the workstation to the database.

You can create HCL Workload Automation job definitions that map to Workload Broker jobs, and submit and monitor the job status. To create a new Workload Broker job definition, perform the following steps:

From the navigation toolbar, click Design >Workload Definitions>Manage Workload Definitions
In the Workload Designer, from the Working List pane click Job Definition > Cloud > Workload Broker .
In the Workspace pane, specify the properties for the job using the General, Task, Affinity, and Recovery Options tabs.
Click Save to add the Workload Broker job definition.

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