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CA 7 Jobflow Illustrator and Jobflow Monitor

Barry Duncan

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Abstract

Ever wonder what would happen if you added or deleted a job

from the middle of the current job flow? Ever wonder what the

entire job flow looks like? CA 7 Jobflow Illustrator can show

you graphically how your workload is defined. CA 7 Jobflow

Monitor will show you your workload picture in real-time,

extending out 8, 16 even 24 hours into the future. Learn how

this information can be used to give CPM information it needs

to calculate and track Critical Paths across both dependencies

and triggers.


Agenda

> Purpose of Jobflow Illustrator (JFI)

> Jobflow Illustrator Batch

> Jobflow Illustrator Online

> Using Jobflow Illustrator Online

> Purpose of Jobflow Monitor (JFM)

> Jobflow Monitor Architecture and Overview

> Critical Path Monitoring with JFM


Purpose of Jobflow Illustrator

> To give a graphical representation of a flow of CA 7 work,

including triggers and requirements

> Multiple selection criteria by system, job name, and

schedule ID

> Ability to add ad hoc jobs and data sets to workflow

> Enhanced performance to manage workflows effectively

with thousands of objects and connections

> Two Modes: Batch & Online


Jobflow Illustrator Batch Outputs

> Flowchart

Printed

Written to file in print format

> Checkpoint file

Archive

Use as input later

– Can output a subset

Use as baseline for simulation

> Comma Separated Value (CSV) file

Can be used with Microsoft Visio®, Excel®


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Sample Batch Flowchart

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Batch Summary

> Use for thousands, tens of thousands of jobs and data

sets

> Very fast

> Can perform multiple commands in one run

> Classic (“old style”) output

Up to 999 pages horizontally by 999 pages vertically


JFI Microsoft Visio Online Option

> Optional add-in to Microsoft Visio 2003 *

> Uses CCI gateway (CPS/SCHSRVR) to interface with CA 7

and Jobflow Illustrator process

> Availability

Is not on r11.1 CA 7 distribution tape

Downloadable from Support Connect only

See the CA 7 Product Home Page

* Microsoft Visio 2007 compatible version is currently under

development


JFI Online Outputs> Online flowchart using Microsoft Visio

Rendition slows as number of elements increases

Practical limit of about 1000 jobs, fewer is better

> Checkpoint file on mainframe

Archive

Use as input later

– Can output a subset

Use for simulation with Add and Delete Panels

> CSV file on PC

> Flow saved as a Web Page

> Flow published to Word Document


System Requirements - PC

> Pentium 800 MHz or higher processor; much better is

recommended

> 512 MB RAM (2G recommended), 20 MB disk space

> Microsoft Windows® 2000 SP3 or higher or

Windows XP SP2 or higher

> Microsoft Visio 2003 (Standard or Professional) *

> Microsoft Word 2003 *

> Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1

* Microsoft Office 2007 version in testing


System Requirements - Mainframe

> *CA 7 Workload Automation r11.1

> *CA Common Product Services (CPS)

> *CA Common Services for z/OS (CCS)

> TCP/IP (IBM or Unicenter TCPaccess Communications Server)

*Available when ordering CA 7 Workload Automation r11.1


JFI Online Installation

> See the CA 7 Jobflow Illustrator Microsoft Visio Option Guide

Chapter 2

– Mainframe TCP/IP gateway server started task configuration

(CPS/SCHSRVR)

– CAIENF procedure customisation

– SCHSRVR profile data set definition and started task chores

Chapter 3

– JI Online download/installation instructions

– CCI configuration

– Visio settings verification

– Optional JIutil utility verifies proper installation


JFI Online Option Project Panel


JFI Online Option Extract Panel


JFI Sample Online Flowchart


JFI Object Detail


JFI Online Option Add Panel


JFI Online Option Display Panel


JFI Online Option Custom Properties Box


Save as a Web Page


Full Version of Visio Required?

> Yes, for:

Creating flows

Modifying flows

Saving flows and files

> No, for:

Reading saved .vsd files (free Visio Viewer required –

obtain from Microsoft)

Reading flows saved as web pages (web browser required)


Jobflow Monitor (JFM)


Purpose of Jobflow Monitor

>Follow-on to CA 7 Jobflow Illustrator

Real-time vs. future snapshot

Uses same JFI filters for defining job streams

>CA 7 CPM flows can now be monitored with

job and data set dependencies taken into

account

>Multiple CA 7 instances can be monitored in

same address space


JFM Features

>Runs in a separate address space

Reduces load on the CA7ONL address space

>All jobs are monitored

Real-time and forecasted

>Event driven

Events in CA7ONL cause monitor picture to be

updated (job entry, queue move, etc…)


JFM Requirements

>Requires IBM LE Runtime

>64-bit storage exploited

>z/OS 1.7 minimum supported release

Because of XML system services

> TCP/IP

>Delivered with CA Workload Automation SE

r11.3 (CA 7)



JobFlow

MonitorCA 7

Instance(s)

CA 7Databases

Queues

Incoming

CA 7 Events

Outgoing

JFM

Events

CPM

(And Other

Interested

Parties)

Queries

JFM Overview

X-memory

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JFM Terminology

> Active Workload – in the queues now

> Forecasted Workload – will be in the queues

> History – completed/cancelled/forced

> Span – how large is the window in hours

> Refresh Rate – how often does it extend

> Moving Window – add to future, drop past

> Job Stream – jobs that match a set of criteria



Moving Window

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JFM Initialisation

>Separate address space

Can monitor multiple instances of CA 7 in a

single Jobflow Monitor address space

>Primed with jobs currently in the CA 7 online

queues

>Schedule Scan simulation

>CA 7 data base read to determine triggers

and dependencies for these jobs


JFM Ongoing Operation

> CA7ONL issues job events (new CA ENF event

CA7LOG)

> Based on events, Jobflow Monitor updates predicted

times and forecasted relationships

> Jobflow Monitor issues CPM events for any jobs

included in a critical path

> Periodically simulates Schedule Scan to extend the

window


Critical Path Monitoring


Critical Path Monitoring Before r11.3

> Critical Paths defined by attaching a special VRM

Corequisite resource to the flow starting job

> VRM resource name defines

Flow name

Ending job and schedule ID

Target end time (SLA)

> There had to be a direct trigger path from the starting

job to the ending job

> CA7ONL generated CPM ENF events

> CPM Server started task tracked flows by these events


Critical Path Monitoring with r11.3

> CPM can work the same as pre-r11.3 (default)

> Critical Paths still defined by attaching a special VRM

Corequisite resource to the flow starting job

Ending schedule ID can be 0 and inherit from start job

Ending SLA can be time offset from Flow Load (+hhmm)

> New definition options can be used with or without JFM

> CPM= keyword on OPTIONS statement has new option

CPM=JFM will cause CA 7 online to treat flows differently

CPM=JFM requires JFM=YES to also be coded


Critical Path Monitoring with JFM

> If CPM=JFM CA7ONL will only create the Flow LOAD event

when a new CPM Flow is initiated

> CA 7 code in the CPM Server will detect this is a JFM flow

> CPM will call JFM through the TCP/IP interface and

register the flow as a special type of jobstream

> JFM determines the paths between the start and end jobs

and returns that information back to CPM

> Since JFM tracks dependency connections as well as

triggers it can return ALL the possible paths from A to Z


Critical Path Monitoring with JFM

> JFM will generate the CPM ENF events to notify CPM when

jobs in the flow start / end / abend

> CPM Flows can still be monitored through the ISPF CPM

panels

> CPM Server task will generate warnings and alerts as

before

> JFM will track data set triggers and dependencies, but

CPM will only view them as job to job connections

JOBA creates DSN1 which triggers JOBB

CPM only understands jobs so it tracks JOBA triggering

JOBB


Summary

> Jobflow Illustrator introduced in r11.1

Generates graphical workloads from the data base

Runs in batch or online modes

Uses Microsoft Visio in online mode

> Jobflow Monitor introduced in r11.3

Tracks current and near-future workload in real time

Works with CA CPM to calculate and track critical paths

through dependency and trigger connections

Future release of WCC will visualise the workflow


Questions?


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