Creating plans
About this task
When you have specified your system environment (workstation, calendars, and periods) and your applications, you are ready to create the plans.
Follow these steps to create the plans:
- Select option 2 (LTP) from the main menu. The MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM PLAN menu is displayed.
- Select option 2 (BATCH). The SELECTING THE LONG-TERM PLAN BATCH JOB menu is displayed.
- Select option 7 (CREATE). The CREATING THE LONG-TERM PLAN panel,
shown in Creating the long-term
plan, is displayed.
Figure 1. Creating the long-term plan EQQLCREP ---------------- CREATING THE LONG TERM PLAN ------------------- Command ===> Enter/Change data below: Long term plan: START ===> 03/02/03 Date in format YY/MM/DD END ===> 03/02/28 Date in format YY/MM/DD
- Start the long-term plan a few days later than the current date, so that you have time to check it before it goes into effect.
- Choose an end date about one month from the start date, and press Enter. The GENERATING JCL FOR A BATCH JOB panel is displayed.
- Type the batch job parameters, and press Enter.
- When the batch job finishes, check it for errors. If the long-term
plan is created, you can scan the scheduled occurrences most easily
online, using option 1 (ONLINE) from the LTP menu. Listing
occurrences in the long-term plan shows the LONG-TERM PLAN OCCURRENCES
panel.
Figure 2. Listing occurrences in the long-term plan EQQLSTOL ---------------- LONG TERM PLAN OCCURRENCES ------ ROW 1 TO 5 OF 189 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE Enter the CREATE command above to create a new occurrence or enter the GRAPH command above to view occurrences graphically, or, enter any of the commands below: B - Browse, D - Delete, J - Job setup, M - Modify, RG - Remove from Group Row Application id Owner id Input arrival Deadline P C Pre Suc cmd date time date time '' PAYBACKP SAMPLE 03/02/02 12.00 03/02/03 06.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYDAILY SAMPLE 03/02/02 12.00 03/02/02 16.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYBACKP SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 06.00 5 N 0 1 '' PAYDAILY SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 03/02/03 16.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYW SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 03/02/03 16.00 5 N 1 0
- If things are not what you expect, you can change occurrences using this panel, but it is easier, while you have no current plan, to correct the database and re-create the long-term plan. You cannot re-create the long-term plan once you have a current plan; you have to delete the current plan first with the REFRESH function.
- If the long-term plan is correct, put the jobs that you need into the EQQJBLIB data set. The member name must be the same as the operation name.
- Create the current plan. Select option 3 (DAILY PLANNING) from the main menu. The PRODUCING DAILY PLANS menu is displayed.
- Select option 2 (EXTEND). The EXTENDING CURRENT PLAN PERIOD panel,
shown in Creating the current
plan, is displayed.
Figure 3. Creating the current plan EQQDPEXP --------------- EXTENDING CURRENT PLAN PERIOD ------------------ Command ===> Enter/change data below and press ENTER Current plan end date : START DATE ===> 03/02/03 YY/MM/DD If no current plan exists TIME ===> 19.02 HH.MM END DATE ===> ________ YY/MM/DD Specific END date TIME ===> _____ HH.MM Specific END time EXTENSION LENGTH ===> 02400 HHHMM Extend plan by TYPE ===> A A - includes all days W - includes only work days in the extension length above Report selection : Y if report wanted, otherwise N WS SUMMARY ===> Y Summary for all work stations OPERATING PLAN ===> Y Daily operation plan WS PLANS ===> Y Plans for all work stations INPUT ARRIVAL ===> Y List of input arrival operations NON REPORTING ===> Y Plans for non reporting work station CURRENT PERIOD ===> Y Print current period results PLANNED RESOURCE ===> Y Planned resource utilization ACTUAL RESOURCE ===> Y Actual resource utilization
- Type the values shown, and press Enter.
- Enter the batch parameters as before to submit the job, and check the output for error messages.