HORIZONT 1 XINFO ® The IT - Information System HORIZONT Software for Datacenters Garmischer Str. 8 D München Tel ++49(0)89 / XINFO XINFO and CA7

HORIZONT 2 XINFO ® XINFO and CA-7 Easy-to-read job netplans to analyze and optimize your jobflow definitions. Fast search functions. All attributes can be used in queries, e.g. – Which jobs didn’t run for a while – Which jobs have EXEC=N Control your naming conventions and standards automatically – 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:

HORIZONT 3 XINFO ® 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 XINFO’s JCL scanner delivers information about Scheduled Overrides (#JI, #JO) The CA7-Interface reads CA-7 VSAM files and analyzes following data:

HORIZONT 4 XINFO ® CA-7 Selection Cross reference for CA7-Jobs Cross reference for CA7-JCL Resources Documentation Netplans

HORIZONT 5 XINFO ® Search for jobs by using job attributes Search all jobs with Owner=H* and EXEC=N

HORIZONT 6 XINFO ® Result - Job Information The jobs meeting your selection criteria Doubleclick on a line brings up a detailed view including all 59(!) attributes

HORIZONT 7 XINFO ® Search for jobs by using schedule definitions All parameters can be used as selection criteria

HORIZONT 8 XINFO ® Search for jobs by using trigger parameters Search all jobs that are triggered by datasets named *CA*

HORIZONT 9 XINFO ® Result - Job triggering The jobs meeting your selection criteria

HORIZONT 10 XINFO ® Search for jobs by using pred requirements Search all jobs with pred DSN SYSH.CA7*

HORIZONT 11 XINFO ® Result - Requirements The jobs meeting your selection criteria Example: Here you can check if the correct DSN are set to “permanent”

HORIZONT 12 XINFO ® CA-7 JCL DSN cross reference

HORIZONT 13 XINFO ® Usage of virtual resources

HORIZONT 14 XINFO ® CA-7 job netplan Specify selection criteria

HORIZONT 15 XINFO ® CA-7 job netplan Trigger Job DSN- Trigger USR-Req. Pred.Req. not parallel Demand DSN created

HORIZONT 16 XINFO ® 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 and every schid. See example below and the matching netplan (next slide) :

HORIZONT 17 XINFO ® SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 netplans The jobchain for SCHID=001 The jobchain for SCHID=002 Grouped by SCHID

HORIZONT 18 XINFO ® SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements Similar to CA-7: All schids are linked

HORIZONT 19 XINFO ® SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements As an alternative XINFO allows to show links only within the same schid – the netplans is easier to read.

HORIZONT 20 XINFO ® CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse The right mouse menu offers useful functions, e.g. “Pred/Succ netplan“ limited by level

HORIZONT 21 XINFO ® CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan Specify desired level

HORIZONT 22 XINFO ® CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan The successors of the job

HORIZONT 23 XINFO ® CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse From here you can access all relevant data, e.g. SMF job runtimes, JCL, output definitions etc.

HORIZONT 24 XINFO ® CA-7 job netplan - Browse JCL Browse JCL

HORIZONT 25 XINFO ® Critical path The job netplan offers various search functions, e.g. ”Critical Path“

HORIZONT 26 XINFO ® Critical path Based on “Clock Time“ XINFO calculates the longest path through the network

HORIZONT 27 XINFO ® Many thanks for your attention! HORIZONT Software for Datacenters Garmischer Str. 8 D München Tel ++49(0)89 / The IT - Information System XINFO