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Assigning a name to the job
Assigning a name to the job
In the General tab, in the Job Name field, you must assign a name to each job
processing definition. This name (along with the file name parameter) appears in
various job definition and job tracking displays, enabling you to identify the job. You
also use this name when ordering or forcing jobs.
NOTE
When creating a table, the Table field in the General Tab of the table editing form defines the
name of the table the same as the Job Name field defines the name of the job in the job
editing form. The following should be considered:
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Table names cannot contain the character “/” in its name.
Names for tables and Sub-tables may be up to 64 characters, with the exception of
Control-M for z/OS tables which may be up to 8 characters.
Identifying the task type and related information
You must identify the type of task this job processing definition performs. Different
task types require different accompanying information, so depending on the task
type select, certain fields displayed in the tab might change to accommodate the
information required. (Task types and their accompanying fields might also vary
somewhat according to platform.) This section describes how to fill in task type and
related information for UNIX and Windows platforms. For more details, or for
information relating to other platforms, see the Control-M Parameter Guide.
To identify the type of task the job performs, and related information
1 In the General tab, select the task type appropriate to the job, in the Task Type field:
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If the job processing definition provides Control-M with information for
submitting a job for execution as a background process, and instructions for
performing postprocessing following job execution, select Job. This applies to
most production batch jobs submitted under Control-M.
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If the job processing definition provides Control-M with instructions for
running an executable (.exe) file, select Detached.
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If the job processing definition provides Control-M with an operating system
command to be executed as a job (that is, so that Control-M will track and
analyze the results and perform postprocessing), select Command. You can also
use Command-type jobs to run certain Control-M/Server utilities.
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