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Does VISUALjob for Control-M support Control-M for z/OS?
Yes, you can import Control-M for z/OS scheduling tables and calendar definitions directly from the host into the VISUALjob for Control-M definition database. Log files created by Control-M for z/OS with version 6.x can be analyzed and imported into the statistical database with VISUALstatman for Control-M (workload analysis, workload simulation, etc.). |
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Does VISUALjob for Control-M support Control-M for Distributed Systems?
Yes, scheduling definitions and calendar definitions can be exported from Control-M Enterprise Manager in XML format using the Control-M commands “exportdefjob” and “exportdefcal”. These XML files can then be imported into the VISUALjob for Control-M definition database. Logfiles created by the Control-M Server can be analyzed and imported into the statistical database with VISUALstatman for Control-M. Enterprise Manager and Control-M Server releases 6.1.03 are minimum requirements. |
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Is there a limit on jobs that can be managed by VISUALjob for Control-M?
Depending on the complexity of the job definitions, the physical limitation on job definitions in the VISUALjob for Control-M definition database is anywhere between 500,000 and 2 million defined jobs. |
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Is there a limitation on the size of the statistical database?
Yes there is a physical limit on the statistical database created and updated with VISUALstatman for Control-M (SE) of 2 GB. Depending on the size of the production environment this would be enough statistical data about 6 month to two years, or even more in a single database. There is no limitation on the number of statistical databases. |
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How does the print of large flowcharts or Gantt-charts work?
VISUALjob for Control-M does have a sophisticated print facility. Every Windows 2000/XP/Vista compatible printer or plotter is supported. The page setup and printer setup options allow you to adjust the print output to your needs. In case you have a PDF writer installed on your PC, you can even create high quality output in PDF format. |
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Is it possible to export the flowcharts and Gantt-charts into a graphical format?
The flowcharts (WebView) and Gantt-charts of VISUALjob for Control-M can be exported to graphical formats like bitmap, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, Encapsulated Postscript, MS Paint and PNG. Even vector-graph type formats like Windows Meta File (WMF) are supported. |
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What kind of forecast functionality does VISUALjob for Control-M provide?
Based on the fact that VISUALjob for Control-M has full knowledge about the scheduling definitions and the calendar definition, it can calculate for every job when it is planned for execution. VISUALjob for Control-M can also display entire jobflows in the WebView flowcharts marking those jobs that are planned for execution for a particular day and actually graphically crossing out those jobs that are not planned to run for the forecasted day. The real value of such a combined flowchart/forecast view is that inconsistencies for the forecasted day can easily be identified. Problems can be eliminated before they impact the business negatively. |
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Is it possible to graphically view past performance of the Control-M batch flow?
Yes. This is covered by the Gantt-chart (called GanttView) within VISUALjob for Control-M utilizing the statistical database created by VISUALstatman for Control-M. |
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Certain jobs in a business critical batch flow will run longer on future days. Can I predict if this will impact my service levels and what jobs will actually build the critical path?
With VISUALjob for Control-M it is possible to simulate future batch flows. This includes what if scenarios taking different job durations into account. The VISUALjob for Control-M workload simulation also calculates the critical path. The results of the VISUALjob for Control-M workload simulation will be presented in a high quality Gantt chart and in report format. |
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What is the difference between the single user and the network installations?
The VISUALjob for Control-M single user install means that all components of VISUALjob for Control-M are installed on a specific single Windows 2000/XP/Vista PC. The VISUALjob for Control-M network installation installs VISUALjob for Control-M on a Windows 2000/2003 server. The installation of the VISUALjob for Control-M clients accessing the VISUALjob for Control-M server is done via the so called “OneClickClient Installation”. Updates for new releases are done on the central server – clients normally do not need to be updated in case of new releases. |
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How is a VISUALjob for Control-M concurrent user defined?
In a VISUALjob for Control-M network installation, you can license a number of concurrent users. The number of licensed concurrent users means the number of users that can work with VISUALjob for Control-M at the same time. Example: In case you have licensed 10 concurrent users, you can install VISUALjob for Control-M on as many PC—clients as you want, but only 10 users at the time can work with VISUALjob for Control-M. |
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Can I limit user rights within VISUALjob for Control-M?
Yes, there is a VISUALjob for Control-M user administration on the server. |
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How long does it take to install VISUALjob for Control-M?
It actually only takes about three minutes to install VISUALjob for Control-M in single user mode on a Windows 2000/XP/Vista PC. The network install takes about fifteen minutes for the server and about one minute for each client. |
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Is any third party software required as a prerequisite to VISUALjob for Control-M?
VISUALjob for Control-M comes with an embedded database. There is no need to license an additional database or other software. |
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What is VISUALstatman for Control-M?
VISUALstatman for Control-M (Standard Edition) allows to create and populate the VISUALstatman for Control-M statistical database while importing Control-M log files. This statistical database is the basis for the Workload Analysis and the Workload Simulation of VISUALjob for Control-M. |
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Is VISUALstatman for Control-M included in the VISUALjob license?
VISUALstatman for Control-M in the Standard Edition is part of the VISUALjob for Control-M license and will be installed automatically with the VISUALjob for Control-M installation. |
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