Notices

Summary of amendments

Preface

1. Overview of Work Task Design

1.1 Flow of work task design

1.2 Automating work tasks

1.3 Flow of work task automation

1.4 Key decisions when planning work task automation

2. Job Definition and Job Execution Order Considerations

2.1 Job definition considerations

2.1.1 Investigating tasks to automate

2.1.2 Designing executable files

2.1.3 Job type considerations

2.1.4 Job definition considerations

2.2 Jobnet definition considerations

2.2.1 Job execution order considerations

2.2.2 Corrective action when job execution fails

2.2.3 Jobnet definition considerations

2.2.4 Using jobnet connectors to control the order of root jobnet execution

2.3 Tips on work task automation

2.3.1 Processing with a distributed load

2.3.2 JP1/AJS3 functions useful for work task automation

2.4 Jobnet definition examples

2.4.1 Executing a process in a specified file (example of defining a jobnet consisting of standard jobs)

2.4.2 Executing a process when one of multiple conditions is satisfied (example of defining a jobnet that uses an OR job)

2.4.3 Dynamically changing a process depending on the result of a preceding job (example of defining a jobnet that uses a judgment job)

2.4.4 Executing an event-driven process (example of defining a jobnet that uses an event job)

2.4.5 Sending a JP1 event at completion of the preceding job or when an event occurs (example of defining a jobnet that uses a Send JP1 event job)

2.4.6 Executing a specific process when a job ends abnormally (example of defining a jobnet that uses a recovery job or recovery jobnet)

2.4.7 Controlling the execution order of a root jobnet (example of defining a jobnet that uses a jobnet connector)

3. Operation Calendar and Execution Schedule Considerations

3.1 Flow of calendar and schedule planning

3.2 Considerations when defining a calendar for JP1/AJS3 operation

3.3 Considerations when defining a jobnet execution schedule

3.4 Start condition considerations

3.5 Setting schedules

3.5.1 Establishing schedules for applications that extend over two days

3.5.2 Setting multiple execution start times

3.5.3 Defining a different schedule for some jobs in a jobnet

3.5.4 Executing the same jobnet several times a day (defining cycle jobs)

3.5.5 Shifting the scheduled execution date forward or back based on a calculated schedule (Schedule by days from start)

3.5.6 Defining a schedule that has different behavior at different times of the month

3.5.7 Defining a different calendar for each application

4. Execution Registration Method Considerations

4.1 Jobnet execution registration methods

4.1.1 Planned execution registration

4.1.2 Fixed execution registration

4.1.3 Immediate execution registration

5. Monitoring Method Considerations

5.1 Monitoring methods in JP1/AJS3 - View

5.2 Considerations when centrally monitoring work tasks in JP1/AJS3 Console

6. Access Permission Considerations

6.1 Steps for considering work task access permissions

6.2 Ranges for setting access permissions

6.3 Setting registered users

6.4 Setting access permissions

6.5 Mapping users

6.6 User management when monitoring work tasks centrally

7. Cautionary Notes on Designing Work Tasks

7.1 Notes on the number of jobnets registered for execution

7.2 Relationship between number of logs to keep and performance

7.3 Notes on using PC jobs

7.4 Notes on using Unix jobs

7.5 Notes on using a recovery job or recovery jobnet

7.6 Notes on using event jobs

7.6.1 Notes on the Receive JP1 Event job

7.6.2 Notes on the Monitoring Files job

7.6.3 Notes on the Receive Mail job

7.6.4 Notes on the Monitoring Log Files job

7.6.5 Notes on the Monitoring Event Log job

7.6.6 Notes on the Interval Control job

7.6.7 Notes on defining passing information

7.6.8 Notes on restarting the JP1/AJS3 service while event jobs are running

7.6.9 Monitoring events or messages issued by JP1/AJS3

7.7 Notes on using action jobs

7.7.1 Notes on the Send JP1 Event job

7.7.2 Notes on the Send Mail job

7.7.3 Notes on the OpenView Status Report job

7.7.4 Notes on the Local Power Control job and Remote Power Control job

7.8 Notes on defining jobs

7.8.1 Notes on the standard output file and standard error output file

7.8.2 Notes on the execution priority of jobs

7.8.3 Checking the return code of a job

8. Definition Pre-Check

8.1 Checking definitions before live JP1/AJS3 operation

Appendixes

A. Return Values from Event Jobs and Action Jobs

B. Version Revisions

B.1 Revisions in 09-00

B.2 Revisions in 08-00

B.3 Revisions in 07-50

B.4 Revisions in 07-00

C. Changes in 3020-3-S04-04(E)

D. Glossary

Index

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