Letting the scheduler assign the next status

Letting HCL Workload Automation for Z assign the next status is the easier way: enter the row command N beside the operation whose status is to be changed. The scheduler then changes the status to the next logical status for that type of workstation:
  • For automatic reporting workstations, the order is: A, R, S, C.
  • For manual start and completion workstations, the order is: A, R, S, C.
  • For completion only workstations, the order is: A, R, C.
  • For non-reporting workstations, the order is: A, C.

Sometimes you see operations on a ready list in *(asterisk) status. This means the operation is ready, but one or more predecessors are defined on a non-reporting workstation.

Note the difference between A and R status. Only operations with no predecessors have an A status. Operations that have all predecessors completed progress to R status directly from W status.