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HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
Planning and Installation
Installing HCL Workload Automation for Z
Installing
This chapter describes the tasks you perform to install HCL Workload Automation for Z.
Step 9. Allocating data sets
Allocating the files and directories
Setting up the Workload Automation Programming Language environment
To create the correct environment to use Workload Automation Programming Language, you must run the EQQWPLCO sample job.

HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
- Program Directory
- Dynamic Workload Console Readmes
  For the latest information about a Dynamic Workload Console fix pack, see the appropriate Readme File.
- Planning and Installation
  - About this publication
  - Planning
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation for Z
    - Installing
      This chapter describes the tasks you perform to install HCL Workload Automation for Z.
      - Step 1. Loading tracker software
      - Step 2. Loading controller software
      - Step 3. Loading national language support software
      - Step 4. Using the EQQJOBS installation aid
      - Step 5. Adding SMF and JES exits for event tracking
      - Step 6. Updating SYS1.PARMLIB
      - Step 7. Setting up the RACF® environment
      - Step 8. Securing communications
      - Step 9. Allocating data sets
        Allocating the VSAM data sets
        Allocating Restart and Cleanup VSAM data sets
        Allocating non-VSAM data sets
        Allocating Data Store data sets
        Allocating data sets for the Dynamic Workload Console reporting feature
        Allocating the files and directories
        Setting up to use the DB2 on z/OS for reports on Dynamic Workload Console
        Customize the env.profile file, unloaded in the work directory by EQQPCS08, to use a DB2 on z/OS to run reports from the Dynamic Workload Console without having to install another DB2 on the distributed side.
        Setting up the Workload Automation Programming Language environment
        To create the correct environment to use Workload Automation Programming Language, you must run the EQQWPLCO sample job.
      - Step 10. Creating JCL procedures for address spaces
      - Step 11. Defining the initialization statements
      - Step 12. Setting up the ISPF environment
      - Step 13. Using XCF for communication
      - Step 14. Activating the network communication function
      - Step 15. Using TCP/IP for communication
      - Step 16. Activating support for the API
      - Step 17. Activating support for the product dialog and programming interface using the server
      - Step 19. Activating support for end-to-end scheduling with z-centric capabilities
      - Step 20. Activating support for Dynamic Workload Console
      - Step 21. Activating support for the Java™ utilities
    - Verifying your installation
      What to consider when verifying your installation.
    - Migrating
      This chapter provides information to help you plan your migration from HCL Workload Automation for Z version 9.5 with APAR HC00002 installed, to version 10.1 Fix Pack 6.
  - Installing Dynamic Workload Console and Z connector
  - Deploying with containers
    Getting started with containers
  - Deploying AI Data Advisor
    You can deploy AI Data Advisor (AIDA) by using Docker or Kubernetes.
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent (z-centric)
    How to install, migrate, and uninstall the HCL Workload Automation Agent (also known as z-centric agent).
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
    Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
  - Integrating Workload Automation with Zowe™
    Zowe™ is an open source project that enables you to interact with z/OS through modern interfaces. You can issue Workload Automation commands through the Zowe command-line interface (CLI), and access Workload Automation REST APIs through the Zowe API Mediation Layer (ML).
  - Sample library (SEQQSAMP)
    The SEQQSAMP library contains samples to help you install and customize HCL Workload Automation for Z.
  - Configuration examples
  - Invoking the EQQEXIT macro
  - Invoking the EQQLSENT macro
- Customization and Tuning
- Managing the Workload
  You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.
- Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
- Quick Reference
- Diagnosis Guide and Reference
- Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
- Driving HCL Workload Automation for Z

Setting up the Workload Automation Programming Language environment

To create the correct environment to use Workload Automation Programming Language, you must run the EQQWPLCO sample job.