Handling operations that end in error

This chapter explains how to handle failed operations. You use the ended-in-error list, which is part of the MODIFYING THE CURRENT PLAN (MCP) panel, which was introduced in Updating the current plan.

When an operation that is under the control of HCL Workload Automation for Z does not complete successfully, it is reported as having ended in error. The scheduler automatically reports failures of jobs or started tasks, and you can manually report failures of manual operations via HCL Workload Automation for Z panels. The scheduler keeps a list of all operations that have ended in error. You can display this list using either the MODIFYING THE CURRENT PLAN panel, which lets you take some action on the operation, or the QCP panel, where you can only browse the operation.

When you are using the HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR panel (the ended-in-error list), you have access to a wide range of options, which include the following:
  • Restarting the operation
  • Completing or deleting the operation or the occurrence
  • Requesting automatic recovery for the operation
  • Complete or delete an occurrence group
  • Initiating, discarding, or displaying restart and cleanup actions
Note: Because in some cases EQQCLEAN might delete a data set by mistake, it is recommended that you protect critical data sets from deletion by using either the RCLOPTS parameters (DDPROT, DDPRMEM, DSNPROT, DSNPRMEM) or the EQQUXCAT exit.

EQQMEP1L- Handling operations ended in error (left part) shows an example of an ended-in-error list, showing the PAYDAILY job having ended with an abend.

Figure 1. EQQMEP1L- Handling operations ended in error (left part)
EQQMEP1L ------ HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR (left part)  ROW 1 TO 1 OF 1
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE

Scroll right or enter the EXTEND command to get extended row command
information, or enter any of the row commands below:
I,O,J,L,LJ,RC,FSR,FJR,FSC,C,MH,MR,SJR or RER,ARC,WOC,CMP,MOD,DEL,RG,DG,CG

LAYOUT ID          ===> OPCESA__    Change to switch layout id

Cmd Ended    time  Application      ws   no. Jobname  Errc
'' 95/05/01 19.30 PAYDAILY         CPU1  20 PAYDAILY S0C4
******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************

Sometimes you might need to restart an operation even though it has completed successfully. For information about restarting operations that have not failed, see Restarting an occurrence from the beginning.