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XINFO

XINFO and CA7


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XINFO and CA-7

Easy-to-read job netplans to analyze and optimize yourjobflow definitions.

Fast search functions. All attributes can be used inqueries, e.g. Which jobs didnt run for a while Which jobs have EXEC=N

Control your naming conventions and standardsautomatically

e.g. check if JCL ID is correct

Allows non-experts easy access to CA-7 definitions

XINFO is an Add-On to CA-7 and offers:


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XINFO and CA-7

Job Definitions Job Scheduling Parameter Job and Dataset Triggering

Job Execution Requirements Job/Step/Program information (CA-7 JCL) Job/DD/DSN information (CA-7 JCL) Virtual Resource usage Workload Documentation, Prose In addition to that XINFOs JCL scanner delivers

information about Scheduled Overrides (#JI, #JO)

The CA7-Interface reads CA-7 VSAM files andanalyzes following data:


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CA-7 Selection

Cross referencefor CA7-Jobs

Cross reference

for CA7-JCL

Resources

Documentation

Netplans


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Search for jobs by using job attributes

Searchall jobs with

Owner=H*and EXEC=N


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Result - Job Information

The jobs

meeting yourselectioncriteria

Doubleclick on a linebrings up a detailed

view including all59(!) attributes


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Search for jobs by using schedule definitions

All parameterscan be used as

selectioncriteria



Search for jobs by using trigger parameters

Search all jobsthat are

triggered bydatasets

named *CA*



Result - Job triggering

The jobs meetingyour selection

criteria


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Search for jobs by using pred requirements

Search all jobs withpred DSN

SYSH.CA7*


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Result - Requirements

The jobs meeting yourselection criteria

Example:Here you can check if the correct

DSN are set to permanent


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CA-7 JCL DSN cross reference


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Usage of virtual resources


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CA-7 job netplan

Specifyselectioncriteria


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CA-7 job netplan

Trigger

Job

DSN-Trigger

USR-Req.

Pred.Req.

not parallelDemandDSN created


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SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 netplans

JOBA runs Monday with 001 and Tuesday with 002

Following triggers are defined: JOBA SCHID=000 => JOBB JOBB SCHID=000 => JOBC JOBA SCHID=002 => JOBD

XINFO CA-7 generates a variant for every job andevery schid. See example below and the matching

netplan (next slide) :

SC C


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SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 netplans

The jobchain forSCHID=001

The jobchain forSCHID=002

Grouped by SCHID

SCHID d j b d i


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SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements

Similar to CA-7:All schids are

linked

SCHID d j b d i


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SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements

As an alternative XINFO

allows to show links onlywithin the same schidthe netplans is easier to

read.

CA 7 j b l Ri h


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CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse

The right mouse menu offersuseful functions, e.g.

Pred/Succ netplan limited by

level

CA 7 P d/S t l


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CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan

Specify desiredlevel

CA 7 P d/S t l


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CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan

The successorsof the job

CA 7 j b t l Ri ht


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CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse

From here you canaccess all relevantdata, e.g. SMF job

runtimes, JCL, output

definitions etc.

CA 7 j b t l B JCL


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CA-7 job netplan - Browse JCL

Browse JCL

C iti l th


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Critical path

The job netplan offers varioussearch functions, e.g. CriticalPath

C iti l th


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Critical path

Based on Clock TimeXINFO calculates thelongest path through thenetwork

XINFO


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