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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.
Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
Defining and managing dynamic workstations
When you add dynamic capabilities to your environment, you can schedule your workload dynamically.
Creating pools and dynamic pools
You can create pools and dynamic pools using the Dynamic Workload Console.

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
- 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
  - About this publication
  - Configuring
  - Customizing the HTTP connections
    The communication between the HCL Workload Automation Agents and the HCL Workload Automation for Z controller is direct, through the HTTP or HTTPS protocol.
  - Defining user IDs and passwords with the USRREC statement
    Use the USRREC initialization statement to define the passwords for the users who need to schedule jobs to run on Windows™ workstations. You do not need to do this if you run native job types on non-Windows workstations.
  - Defining variables and passwords for local resolution
  - Defining and managing HCL Workload Automation Agent workstations in the database
    After defining the destinations of your HCL Workload Automation Agents, you need to define the HCL Workload Automation Agents as HCL Workload Automation for Z computer automatic workstations.
  - Defining and managing dynamic workstations
    When you add dynamic capabilities to your environment, you can schedule your workload dynamically.
    - Creating broker workstations
      Create broker workstations using the ISPF panels and the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Defining a backup dynamic domain manager
      How you can define a backup dynamic domain manager.
    - Creating pools and dynamic pools
      You can create pools and dynamic pools using the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Submitting jobs to pools or dynamic pools
    - Submitting jobs by reference
  - Setting the security features
  - Defining and managing jobs
  - Administering IBM i dynamic environment
    On overview on how to administer the HCL Workload Automation IBM i dynamic environment.
  - Monitoring and recovering jobs
  - Running a script when a job completes
  - Viewing the job logs from the host
    An overview on how to view or retrieve the job logs issued in the z-centric environment and how to attach a header with job run information on top of each log.
  - Troubleshooting
    Troubleshooting agent problems
  - Configure to schedule job types with advanced options
  - Managing return codes
  - Collecting job metrics
- Quick Reference
- Diagnosis Guide and Reference
- Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
- Driving HCL Workload Automation for Z

Creating pools and dynamic pools

You can create pools and dynamic pools using the Dynamic Workload Console.

To create pools and dynamic pools using the Dynamic Workload Console , perform the following steps:

Log in to the Dynamic Workload Console.
Click Scheduling Environment > Design > Create Workstations.
Select a z/OS® engine from the list and click Create Workstation.
Specify the workstation attributes using the General, Resources, and Open Time Intervals tabs as appropriate. Depending on the type of workstation you select, some attributes are mandatory.
Click Save.
Create the number and type of workstations you require.
Define the new workstations in the z/OS® environment as dynamic workstations.
In the ROUTOPTS statement, set the DESTINATION parameter to the host name of the dynamic domain manager.

For more information about workstation characteristics and attributes, see the Dynamic Workload Console online help.