H O RIZONT Software for Datacenters

HORIZONT 1 TWS/WebAdmin for z/OS

HORIZONTSoftware for Datacenters

Garmischer Str. 8 D- 80339 MünchenTel ++49(0)89 / 540 162 - 0www.horizont-it.com

The Web Interface for TWS

TWS/WebAdmin

TWS/WebAdmin for z/OS


What is TWS/WebAdmin for z/OS?

• View Application Description and Current Plan in high quality graphical - Job and application flowcharts- Bar charts

• “Publish” the CP query dialog: - Everybody can check the status of his own jobs in production

• Monitor Jobs and their SLAs and send alert emails automatically • Insert “ad hoc jobs” to the CP or LTP (long term plan) • Create, delete or modify („design") applications and operations (jobs)

- Prepare it in TWS/WebAdmin’s own database - If it's time to go in production, move it to TWS- Print your application descriptions by clearly arranged reports - Compare Applications (old and new versions in same or other TWS)

• Simulate changes and verify the critical path• New in 3.2:

- Job History plus TWS and Job run time Statistics- Link to Beta’s WebEnabler to display Joblogs from Beta92

It’s a Web-based interface for TWS for z/OS and provides “the very best view to TWS”. Main functions are:


Table of Contents

• Technical architecture and Home Page (dashboard) • Work on Applications and Operations (Jobs)• Application Report • Simulation • AD Queries (including graphical net plan) • CP Queries (including graphical net plan)• CP History (including graphical bar chart)• Status Monitor• Reporting/Statistic (Job history, duration analysis and TWS activity) • Link to Beta’s WebEnabler, Beta92

The links below guide you directly to a specific chapter


How does it work?

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AD WebAdminSync-Task

WebAdminSync-Process

Synchronized-CP

Synchronized-AD(PostGre SQL)

WebAdminUpdate-Proc.

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TWS/WebAdmin for z/OS - home

Dashboard of connected

TWS systems

Admin part and user options

CP Part, insert add hoc applications, queries, graphics and monitoring

AD part, work on applications, simulation, queries and graphics


Create or Modify Applications

Click on AD “List, Modify, Delete

Specify search criteria like

application id, owner etc.


Modify Application

Column "State" shows the status in TWS/WebAdmin’s DB.

"Actual" means that this version is currently in TWS,"History" are older versions,

"Modified" means that the application was changed, up to now only in TWS/WebAdmin’s DB

Select an application to e.g. modify

Your applications. Based on the internal security system (user/groups), you may see only yours.


Modify Application

Modify Operations or Run Cylces

To create a copy, change the „Application id" and press „OK"

"Predefined Run Cycles" simplifies the Run Cycle definition and “Show Run Days" shows an preview of the

scheduling (like "Gendays")

Based on the internal security system (user/groups), all fields can be initialized with default values or made “read only”

or hidden


Modify Operation

Modify repeat or insert operations, or select “Operation Detail“, “Dependencies“ or “Special

Resources" etc.

Use Netplan to view it graphically


Modify Dependencies

Predecessors and Successors can be defined. In case of external successors,

the predecessor applications will be updated automatically


Modify Dependencies

"?" brings up selection list


Modify Dependencies

Easy to read job netplans (flowcharts) to verify the dependencies graphically.

Yellow colored boxes show changed applications, blue boxes show current (“actual") versions


Modify Run Cycle

You can work like in TWS using Periods, Rules, Free

Day Rules etc.


Modify Run Cycle

You may also use “pre defined run cycles“ which are prepared by

your administrator

You don’t need to know anything about input arrivals, periods, free

day rules etc.


Verify Run Cycle

“Show Run Days" gives you a clear preview


Modify Application

Click on “OK" to save the changes to

TWS/WebAdmin’s DB


TWS update

If you are done and it’s time to bring it in production, you can start the

“TWS update". You need RACF update authority in TWS z/OS.

The update may also be done by an administrator.


Modify Application

The new versions get state “Actual", the old versions “History"

Check one or more applications and click Report to get a printable

documentation


Application Report

Select the parts which the report should contain

(Netplan will come soon)


Application Report

The result is one temporary file which contains all selected parts of

all selected applications…


Application Report

Operation details overview…


Application Report

Predecessors, Successors, Special Resources, …


Application Report

Run Cycles and Run Days…

Use Ctrl+P to print the Report


Simulation

Specify search criteria and click

Simulation


Simulation

You can modify e. g. dependencies or durations just for

simulation

There are useful mass update rules like e.g. add 10 percent to estimated duration to all CPU operations


Simulation

If you press “Simulate”, the critical path will be

calculated and the critical operations are marked

You can sort by (calculated/expected)

start time and see when your jobs will run


SimulationIn the netplan view you can see the red marked jobs on the critical path

For more details about the simulation feature and forecasting, please see

TWSWebAdmin zOS - Simulation.ppt


Query Applications/Operations in AD

Query AD offers powerful queries to search e.g. for “Critical Path Target"

jobs etc. Cross one or more TWS systems!

“Query AD Database” offers powerful queries to search e.g. for

“Critical Path Target" jobs etc. Cross one or more TWS systems!


Query Applications/Operations in AD

Besides viewing all operation details, you can get a flowchart to see and

verify e.g. the whole predecessor chain of that jobs

Found critical path target operations


AD Netplan Options

Predecessor level 999 shows all levels…

without any impact to TWS!


AD NetplanThe netplan with the selected operations

and it‘s predecessors


Search for Dependencies (AD)

You can e.g. search where your job is defined as

predecessor


Search for Dependencies (AD)

The predecessor JobThe successor operations


Search for Special Resource (AD)

You can e.g. search where a special resource is used


Search for Special Resource (AD)

The result shows the operations and the special resource usage

etc.


Query Current Plan

The dashboard gives an overview how many jobs are in status W, R, S, C or E. If you click on it, you will see e.g. the list of

jobs in error, ready, started etc.

All queries are based on a synchronized database by SQL and without any impact to TWS


Selection Criteria Applications

“?" pops up “Date Picker" and selection lists


Application List

Applications, Input Arrival, Status etc.

Click on a link to get detailed information


Display Application

Information about the application (all fields)

List of all operations

Direct links to additional information, e. g. list all

applications belonging to that owner


Operation List

List of all operations, status, planned start, actual start etc.

Click here to get detailed information about the job


Operation Details

Full operation view on a single page, including

dependencies and special resources

(scroll down)


Operation Details

List of predecessor, successor and resources

Click on the link "special resource"…


Operations using Resources

The result is a list with all operations which are using

that resource


Application’s Joblist

You can get all dependencies of an operation with unlimited levels as a

table (“All dependencies") or flowchart (“Netplan")


CP Netplan

Prompt for netplan options,e.g. show all successors

(unlimited level)


CP Netplan

all successors of the job (which are waiting to fix the error),

grouped by application, colored by "status"


CP Netplan, Critical Path

There are several search functions, e.g. critical path


CP Netplan, Critical Path

Result, list of critical jobs, planned start time etc.

Total duration of the critical path

Jobs on critical path


CP Netplan, Critical Path Simulation

Simulation allows to modify, delete or insert jobs and dependencies.

Perfect to answer to "What happens if" questions!


CP Netplan, Critical Path Simulation

New Critical Path

New total duration


CP Netplan

You can get flowcharts based on all result lists


CP Netplan, Application Level

Every symbol represents an application (and can be expanded)


CP Netplan, Operation/Job Level

The operation flowchart with internal and external dependencies, grouped

by application.


CP Netplan with Time AxisPlanned or actual start time


Selection Criteria Operations

To search for operations in the CP, many fields and times are available, e.g. search for

“what is planned for tomorrow between 05:00 and 06:00“?


Operations List

Each result can be saved to a file (TXT

or CSV)

The operations, status, planned time etc.


Selection Criteria Operations

Another useful selection criteria is “Extended Status" (find all „NOP" operations, or “Waiting for resources“ etc.)


Common TWS Errorlist

See all error jobs of all TWSz-Systems


Search for Special Resource (CP)

You can e.g. search where a special resource is used


Search for Special Resource (CP)

The result shows the operations and the special resource usage etc.

There is also planned start/end and actual start/end which an be used to

sort in runtime sequence


CP History

If a new CP has been created, each “old” CP is stored to the

history database

Select desired old CPs and"Set and go to …"

Creation date of the CP


CP History

Now you can search e.g. when a job was scheduled and when it

did run.Select the needed CP versions

and e.g. one critical job.


CP History

Here you can see the planned start, actual start/end and it’s

duration of the last runs.


CP History

Check all applications and action "Netplan" or "Barchart"

Or you select a set of applications in an old CP to see how it runs some days ago

(to verify e.g. if SLA was met)


Barchart

"Collapsed" by application

Adaptable time axis (month, day, hour, minute)


Barchart

"Expanded" view shows operations Optional time line

(trailed by mouse)

Double click for details


Status Monitor

The Monitor optional generates HTML

output to e.g. a public shared path

The Monitor optional generate alert emails, e.g. in case of error or

late jobs

The administrator defines one or more “Status Monitor Trees” and the Jobs to be monitored (see next slides)


Status MonitorDefine Groups in hierarchical order,

Applications and Operations to be monitored and give them self explaining names like

payroll, accounting etc.

Enter generic or detailed (milestones) search criteria and optional parameters,

e.g. when it should be completed


Status Monitor

Once the monitor is started, it reads TWS/WebAdmin’s synchronized CP database and calculates the status of each object and shows it in status colors (waiting=grey,

ready=yellow, started=green, error=red, completed=blue)


Status Monitor

Depending on the refresh rate (e.g. one minute), it shows the

new status

The monitor optional send an email if something ended in error or is late


Status Monitor

Late time can be based on TWS times (input arrival, planned start, deadline etc.) and in addition calculated on the non completed predecessors of a end

job

The monitor shows the remaining duration of the critical predecessor path (here 51 min 04 sec) and the

remaining buffer from the current time to the required end time (here +9 min,

therefore it’s still ok)


Status MonitorThe generated HTML can be

placed on a shared folder. The top down links follow the

monitor tree hierarchy. Specify useful descriptions, so that everybody can easily

find his own jobs

Next slide


Status Monitor

The monitor optionally generates a list with detailed TWS information of the monitored operations, which shows

also actual and planned start/end times etc.


Reporting/Statistic

With version 3.2, there is a new menu entry “Reporting/Statistic”, which offers

three new features:1. Job History enables you to see when

your jobs did run and how long etc.2. TWS Activity shows you how many

jobs did run in a given time period3. Duration Analysis gives you the run

time trend of your jobs


Reporting/Statistic, TWS Activity

The TWS Activity chart shows you how many jobs did run in

e.g. a month, day or hour.You can create it for all or

specific applications, owner, workstations etc.


Reporting/Statistic, TWS Activity

In the monthly scale, you see how many job

did run on each day (ca. 90.000 here)

The optional pie chart shows the percentage of good and bad ones

If you click on a bar, you will see how many job did run each hour

on that day


Reporting/Statistic, Job History

In the job history table, each job run and it’s start/end time, durations etc. will be stored (there is an system option how many days will be kept)

It’s easy to select your jobs and maybe time range


Reporting/Statistic, Job History

The result shows you start/end time, duration, status etc.


Reporting/Statistic, Duration Analysis

The duration analysis is also based on the job history table and calculates run time trends

Select your jobs and maybe a time range



Your selected Jobs

Total Duration, Average, # of

runs and Trend

Last Month Duration,

Average, # of runs and Trend

Last Week Duration,

Average, # of runs and Trend

Growing trends are marked red,

shrinking greenClick on that

symbol to see it graphically (next slide)





Prediction in days, when it will pass it’s deadline (based on the total trend)

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Interface to Beta92

In the List of Jobs in the CP Dialog, choose the Job and click

on button Beta92

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Interface to Beta92

A new Tab or Window opens and Beta WebEnabler displays the

Joblog from Beta92

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TWS/WebAdmin z/OS Future

• Statistic Reports und Charts:- Job End Time and Deadline prediction

• Forecast based on CP trial report• Loop analysis assistant:

- Read Application Names from Loop-File to create Loop-Netplan • Improved "CP Modify" Dialog for rerun/restart operations, plus JCL-Edit (JS)• Enhancements on Netplan (Flowchart):

- Open several Netplan Windows at same time- Cluster by other fields (e.g. Owner)- Automatic refresh/reload- Show "pred not found"

• Show AD Dependency List for n Levels• Selectable LDAP Authentification (RACF and Windows AD) • Mobile device support

What next?


Any questions about TWS/[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]?subject=SmartJCL


The Web Interface for TWS

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Garmischer Str. 8 D- 80339 MünchenTel ++49(0)89 / 540 162 - 0www.horizont-it.com

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