Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS, Version 11.1, User's Guide

Panel 8 - Sched Options

This panel is not applicable when measuring specific DB2® stored procedures or user-defined functions.

The available fields on panel 8 vary depending on whether "Y" or "N" is entered in the Measure active job (Y/N) field, and whether or not a future schedule has been entered on panel 7.

No Future Schedule and Active YES
When there is no future schedule, and "Y" is entered in the Measure active job (Y/N) field, then no additional fields will appear on panel 8. In this case, specifying "Y" here is an alternative to selecting an active job from a list in panel 4. If you use this method to specify that a job is active, then the jobname entered in panel 1 must be currently active, otherwise the request will fail.

An example of panel 8 for a single occurrence of an active job (i.e., with no future schedule) is shown here:

File  View  Navigate  Help
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R03: Schedule New Measurement                               Row 00001 of 00004
Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

o 1. Job Information    3. Multi Steps     5. Subsystems  7. Schedule
  2. Options            4. Active Jobs     6. Sysplex     8. Sched Options

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Panel 8. Schedule Options

Specify if the job is active and is to be measured immediately (Y) or if
IBM APA for z/OS is to wait for the job to be submitted (N):

Measure active job (Y/N) . . . . Y                                            
No Future Schedule and Active NO
When there is no future schedule, and "N" is entered in the Measure active job (Y/N) field, then the field Times to Repeat and Within interval (minutes, days or weeks) will appear.

An example of panel 8 for a single occurrence of an inactive job (i.e., with no future schedule) is shown here:

File  View  Navigate  Help
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R03: Schedule New Measurement                               Row 00001 of 00011
Command ===> _________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR

o 1. Job Information    3. Multi Steps     5. Subsystems  7. Schedule
  2. Options            4. Active Jobs     6. Sysplex     8. Sched Options
______________________________________________________________________________
Panel 8. Schedule Options

Specify if the job is active and is to be measured immediately (Y) or if
IBM APA for z/OS is to wait for the job to be submitted (N):

Measure active job (Y/N) . . . . N

  Times to repeat measurement . __     If the job runs more than once
                                       within the specified interval.

  Within interval (minutes)  . . ___   Maximum 999 minutes.
  or within interval (days)  . . ___   Maximum 22 days.
  or within interval (weeks) . . ___   Maximum 3 weeks.
Future Schedule and Active YES
When entering a future schedule request, selecting "Y" for active means that the job is expected to be active when the measurement takes place. The fields Number of times to retry and Retry interval (minutes) will appear.

An example of panel 8 for an active job with a future schedule is shown here:

File  View  Navigate  Help
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R03: Schedule New Measurement                               Row 00001 of 00007
Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE
o 1. Job Information    3. Multi Steps     5. Subsystems  o7. Schedule
  2. Options            4. Active Jobs     6. Sysplex     o8. Sched Options
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Panel 8. Schedule Options                    Input more data or ENTER to submit

Specify if the job to be measured will be active when the scheduling occurs
(e.g. a CICS region) or pending (a batch job).

Job will be active (Y/N) . . . . Y

  Number of times to retry . . . __     Indicate retry action if job is not
  Retry interval (minutes) . . . __     active at the time of scheduling.
Future Schedule and Active NO
When entering a future schedule request, selecting "N" for not active means that the request will wait for the job to start. In this case three additional fields will appear: Expire after (minutes), Times to repeat measurement, and Within interval (minutes).

An example of panel 8 for an inactive job with a future schedule is shown here:

  File  View  Navigate  Help
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
R03: Schedule New Measurement                               Row 00001 of 00010
Command ===> _________________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR
o 1. Job Information    3. Multi Steps     5. Subsystems o 7. Schedule
  2. Options            4. Active Jobs     6. Sysplex      8. Sched Options
______________________________________________________________________________
Panel 8. Schedule Options

Specify if the job to be measured will be active when the scheduling occurs
(e.g. a CICS region) or pending (a batch job).

Job will be active (Y/N) . . . . N

  Expire after (minutes) . . .  ____    Number of minutes from schedule time
                                        to wait for job to be submitted.

  Times to repeat measurement . __      If the job runs more than once
  Within interval (minutes) . . ___     within the specified interval.

Panel 8 input fields

Job Active (Y/N)
Specify Y to indicate the job is active and the measurement is to begin immediately. Specify N to indicate that the job is pending (a batch job) and Application Performance Analyzer is to wait for its execution.

If you have specified a recurring schedule for the measurement, then this field indicates the expected status of the job at the time the measurement is scheduled.

Expire after
This applies to a schedule of recurring measurements for a job that is not expected to be active at scheduling time (a batch job). It specifies the length of the interval during which Application Performance Analyzer is to check for the job before expiring the schedule item. Specify the length of the interval in minutes.
Times to Repeat
This applies to measurement of a job that is not active (pending). Specify the number of times the measurement is to be repeated if the job is rerun during the specified interval. Use this to ensure that a good measurement is captured in the event the job is cancelled or abends and is then rerun.
Within Interval
This applies to measurement of a job that is not active (pending). Specify the interval the Application Performance Analyzer started task is to check for reruns of the job. Use this to ensure that a good measurement is captured in the event the job is cancelled or abends and is then rerun.

In the case of a single occurrence of a batch job, use this when the exact time the job will be executed is unknown or varies. Measurements that have a future schedule associated with the job will accommodate an interval of up to 999 minutes only. Measurements for a single occurrence of a job (i.e., no future schedule) will accommodate an interval of either 999 minutes, 22 days or 3 weeks.

Times to Retry
This applies to a schedule of recurring measurements for a job that is expected to be active at the time the measurement is scheduled. Indicate the number of times Application Performance Analyzer is to check again for the job in the event that it was not active. The 'Retry Interval' field specifies the interval between retries.
Retry Interval
This applies to a schedule of recurring measurements for a job that is expected to be active at the time the measurement is scheduled. It specifies an action to be taken if the job is not active at the schedule time. Indicate the interval between each check for the job being active. The 'Number of Times to Retry' field specifies how many times the retry is to occur.



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