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Automating Across Time Zones

OpCon bases all date and time automation on the OpCon server's date and time, providing a consistent reference for all graphical interfaces and agent machines.

Concepts Overview

This section explains the core building blocks of OpCon automation — the objects, rules, and behaviors that define how work is scheduled, run, and tracked.

Documentation

Job documentation is user-defined information (e.g., command history, operator instructions for failure).

Embedded Scripts

Embedded Scripts in OpCon lets users centrally manage scripts for distribution to Agents.

Events

Events are OpCon events the SAM processes based on triggers: job status, agent feedback string match, Exit Description evaluation, or Evaluation Expression.

Expression Dependencies

Each OpCon job can depend on the result of an expression defined using the Property Expressions API.

File Transfer Jobs

The SMA File Transfer (SMAFT) system transfers files across multiple platforms via an OpCon job.

Instance Definition

The instance definition for a job is a place to define properties for one or more instances of the job.

Instances Section Overview

OpCon supports running the same schedule multiple times simultaneously using named instances or multi-instance definitions.

Job Automation Components

Job automation components control how OpCon jobs behave, including frequencies, dependencies, events, and threshold updates.

Job Frequency

The Frequency specifies the weeks, days, and calendar information for when a job is to be run.

Job Tracking

Job Tracking lets OpCon monitor external jobs (user-submitted or program-submitted) that were started outside an OpCon schedule or event.

MCP Job Details

MCP job details define the parameters for running a job on a Burroughs MCP agent, including user code, access code, file title, and task attributes.

Named Schedule Instances

Named Schedule Instances reduce the maintenance burden on repeatable workflows by allowing a single definition rule to be designated for unlimited use or job runs.

Null Job Details

The Null job generates OpCon events and/or sets thresholds without running a job.

Null Jobs

The Null job generates OpCon events and/or sets thresholds without running a job.

Property Expressions API

The Property Expressions API gives you advanced control over job dependencies and events by evaluating expressions that read and write OpCon property values at runtime.

SQL Job Details

The information in this section applies to defining a SQL Job.

Tags

Tags are labels you can create to group jobs based on business needs.

Threshold/Resource Dependencies

Threshold and resource dependencies allow a job to wait until a threshold reaches a specified numeric value or a resource pool has enough available units before it is eligible to start. These dependencies are defined at the job level or at a specific frequency level.

Threshold/Resource Updates

Threshold and resource updates cause OpCon to change a threshold value or resource count when a job enters a specific status — such as Finished OK or Failed. These updates are defined at the job level or at a specific frequency level.

Tuxedo ART Job Details

For information about defining a Tuxedo ART Job, refer to Running Tuxedo ART Jobs in the Tuxedo ART Agent online help.

Using Machine Groups

There are several scenarios for automation that benefit from using Machine Groups in OpCon.

z/OS Job Details

The information in this section applies to defining the z/OS Job Type information.