Updating the current plan
This chapter describes the MODIFYING CURRENT PLAN (MCP) panel, which is the most important tool for operators controlling the daily processing of HCL Workload Automation for Z.
The scheduler schedules work according to the current plan, which is created from information in HCL Workload Automation for Z databases. However, unplanned situations that require one-time changes to schedules constantly arise.
Situations that might require changes in plans are the following:
- Hardware failures
- Urgent hardware maintenance
- Last-minute changes to business schedules
- Business system reruns
- Unplanned jobs that must run immediately
- A change in work priorities
- Jobs that fail
- Data that arrives late
- Operations that run longer than planned
If you are new to HCL Workload Automation for Z, read this chapter as a guide to the MODIFYING CURRENT PLAN panel. If you are already familiar with HCL Workload Automation for Z, use Using the MODIFYING CURRENT PLAN panel to find the information you need quickly.
Two options in the MODIFYING CURRENT PLAN panel are large enough
to need separate chapters:
- Handling operations that end in error describes the error list, which you use to handle failed operations.
- Monitoring special resources describes the Special Resource Monitor, which you use to change the status of resources and the allocation of resources.
You can manage most situations using the MODIFYING CURRENT PLAN panel, but you can also perform some actions from the READY LIST, which is described in Monitoring the workload.
Note: You can edit jobs with the modify current plan panel (for example,
using option 6), but you must perform job setup operations from the
READY LIST.
| If you need to … | Use fast path | See page |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnose delays | 4.1 or 6.3 | Diagnosing delays or Querying operation information |
| View the job log | 5.2 or 5.4 | Rerunning an occurrence in the current plan from a specific operation or Restarting ended-in-error operations managing cleanup action |
| Run work on request | 5.1 | Running work on request |
| Restart an application occurrence from the beginning | 5.2 | Restarting an occurrence from the beginning |
| Rerun an occurrence from a specific operation | 5.2 | Rerunning an occurrence in the current plan from a specific operation |
| Delete an application occurrence | 5.2 | Deleting an application occurrence |
| Change external dependencies to an occurrence | 5.2 | Changing external dependencies to an occurrence |
| Change dependencies to an operation | 5.3 or 5.2 | Changing dependencies to an operation or Changing and adding dependencies |
| Change the details of an operation | 5.3 or 5.2 | Changing the details of an operation or Modifying operations |
| Set the status of an operation | 4.1 or 5.2 | Setting the status of an operation or Changing the details of an operation |
| Reset an operation to its previous state | 4.1 | Resetting an operation to its previous state |
| Interrupt an operation | 4.1 | Interrupting an operation |
| Report an operation as ended-in-error | 4.1 | Reporting an operation as ended-in-error |
| Prepare jobs at a setup workstation | 4.1 | Preparing jobs at a setup workstation |
| Delay an operation, and release it | 4.1 or 5.3 | Delaying an operation, and releasing it or Modifying operations |
| Add and delete operations | 5.2 or 5.3 | Adding and deleting operations or Modifying operations |
| Remove and restore operations with NOP and UNNOP | 4.1 or 5.3 | Removing an operation from the current plan and restoring it or Modifying operations |
| Handle operations that have ended in error | 5.4 | Handling operations that end in error |
| Complete an ended-in-error operation | 5.4 | Completing an ended-in-error operation |
| Modify a job that has failed | 5.4 | Modifying a job that has failed |
| Restart an ended-in-error operation | 5.4 | Restarting ended-in-error operations managing cleanup action |
| Get rerun or recovery instructions (view operator instructions) | 5.4 or 4.1 | Getting rerun or recovery instructions or Viewing operator instructions |
| Specify automatic restart for operations that fail | 5.4 | Specifying automatic restart for operations that fail |
| Recover when automatic restart of an operation fails | 5.4 | Specifying automatic restart for operations that fail |
| Control and monitor cleanup and restart | 5.4 | Using cleanup options |
| Inform HCL Workload Automation for Z of unplanned changes in resources | 5.5 | Informing the scheduler of unplanned changes in resources |
| Change workstation availability | 5.5 | Changing workstation availability |
| Redirect work to an alternate workstation | 5.5 | Redirecting work to alternate workstations |
| Keep plans up-to-date | 3.1 or 3.2 | Keeping plans up-to-date |
| Maintain special resources | 5.7 | Monitoring special resources |
| Complete an application occurrence | 5.2 | Completing an application occurrence |
| Handle operations with the OSEQ error code | 5.2 | Handling operations with the OSEQ error code |
| Select an ended-in-error list layout | 5.4 | Selecting an ended-in-error list layout |
| Create your own ended-in-error list layout | 5.9 | Creating your own ended-in-error list layout |
| Run an operation immediately with EXECUTE | 4.1 or 5.3 | Running an operation immediately with EXECUTE or Modifying operations |