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  3. IBM® Z Workload Scheduler

    Welcome to the IBM® Z Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.

  4. Managing the Workload

    You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.

  5. Planning and scheduling

    Learn how to organize your workload while it runs, and the dependencies among its parts.

  6. Using the scheduler panels
  7. Modeling your environment

  • Product requirements

    This section contains links to the IBM® Workload Scheduler Download Documents, System Requirements, and Release Notes.

  • Fix Pack readmes

    For the latest information about a Fix Pack, see the appropriate Readme File.

  • Product Library in PDF format

    This section contains links to the PDF versions of all the publications provided in IBM Documentation for IBM Workload Automation.

  • Considerations for GDPR readiness
  • Overview
  • Mobile Applications Userʼs Guide
  • Dynamic Workload Console User's Guide
  • AI Data Advisor (AIDA) User's Guide
  • Scheduling Job Integrations with IBM Workload Automation
  • IBM® Workload Scheduler

    Welcome to the IBM® Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use IBM Workload Scheduler. The documentation has been updated for IBM Workload Scheduler Version 10.1 Fix Pack 6.

  • IBM® Z Workload Scheduler

    Welcome to the IBM® Z Workload Scheduler documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.

    • Memo to Users
    • Program Directory
    • Dynamic Workload Console Readmes

      For the latest information about a Dynamic Workload Console fix pack, see the appropriate Readme File.

    • Planning and Installation
    • Customization and Tuning
    • Managing the Workload

      You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.

      • About this publication
      • Planning and scheduling

        Learn how to organize your workload while it runs, and the dependencies among its parts.

        • What is the scheduler?
        • A user scenario
        • Using the scheduler panels
          • The scheduler ISPF panels
          • Modeling your environment
          • The graphical user interface
          • Utilities
        • Creating Workstations
        • Creating special resources
        • Creating calendars and periods
        • Defining and managing run cycle groups

          You can optionally define a run cycle group for your application instead of - or in addition to - a number of single run cycles.

        • Creating applications and groups
        • Defining applications in batch
        • Overview of the long-term and current plans
        • Producing and modifying the long-term plan
        • Producing the current plan
        • Multiple matching criteria for the resolution of dependencies
        • Using service and optional functions
        • Selecting Work for Automatic Submission
        • Overview of job tracking on z/OS®
        • Planning for recovery and restart
        • Configuring a backup controller for disaster recovery
        • Setting error codes
        • Restart and cleanup
        • Automatic recovery of jobs and started tasks
        • Conditioning the processing of operations
        • Defining and managing cross dependencies
        • Running event-driven workload automation
        • Job tailoring
        • Job scheduling and WLM
        • Controlling the system where a z/OS job is to be executed
        • Loop detection and analysis
      • Controlling and monitoring

        Learn how to manage the workload when it becomes part of a plan and is run with real dates and times.

      • TSO commands
      • Batch programs
      • Report examples
      • Supported z/OS Commands
      • Status, error, and reason codes
      • Fields displayed in ready and error lists
      • Defining event rules and invoking EQQLSENT macro
      • IBM® Z Workload Scheduler ISPF variables allowed in the EQQAJCLE panel
    • Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
    • Scheduling End-to-end with Fault Tolerance Capabilities
    • Quick Reference
    • Diagnosis Guide and Reference
    • Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
    • Driving IBM Z Workload Scheduler
  • Messages and Codes
  • Glossary
  • Installing IBM® Workload Scheduler
  • How to monitor your IBM® Workload Scheduler using the Dynamic Workload Console
  • How to create your scheduling environment using the Dynamic Workload Console
  • Notices
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Modeling your environment

To access your environment data that is stored in the scheduler databases, use the MAINTAINING DATABASES panel.

This publication groups the topics related to each type of data as follows:
  • Creating workstations
  • Creating calendars and periods
  • Creating applications and groups
  • Specifying operator instructions
  • Creating special resources
  • Adding occurrences by event-triggered tracking
  • Creating job descriptions
  • User-defined variables and variable tables
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