2.1.1 Investigating tasks to automate
You must investigate the work tasks that you want to automate with JP1/AJS3. In addition to repetitive work tasks executed on a fixed daily or monthly schedule, for example, JP1/AJS3 supports the automation of work tasks whose processing changes dynamically depending on the result of the preceding process. Non-regular work tasks which are not executed at a specific date or time can be set to execute automatically in response to a particular event, such as when a file is updated or a specific event is received.
To automate work tasks with JP1/AJS3, users should be familiar with the functionality that JP1/AJS3 has to offer. For information about JP1/AJS3 functions, see the manual JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 Overview.
To help users get started with the work task automation process, this manual gives an introduction to the specific JP1/AJS3 functions they are most likely to use. For an overview of the JP1/AJS3 functions for automating work tasks, see 2.3.2 JP1/AJS3 functions useful for work task automation.