Creating a job

There are two different ways of creating a job. Any of these can be used to create any job, but you will find that each has its advantages for certain kinds of jobs.

schedule create/job is the general purpose command for creating a job definition. By specifying the needed qualifiers all the attributes of the job can be set up.

schedule copy/job is useful when there is an existing job similar to the one you want to set up. You can use schedule copy/job to copy the existing job to another name and then make whatever modifications are necessary to the copy.

Adding a job to the SCHEDULE database is a simple matter of adding the basic components. The steps to follow are:

• Create an entry: First create a control entry in the SCHEDULE database. Adjust the control entry to have the desired repeat and rescheduling parameters set. Specify what batch queue to use. Add optional lists: Several different list of additional information can be associated with each job. They are the list of prerequisite jobs, the list of jobs to initiate, the list of noticies to send along with all notifications, and the printout distribution list.

These methods are described in detail in the following sections.