Creating a workstation

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Follow these steps to create a workstation:

Access the workstation panel by entering option 1.1 from the main menu. The Maintaining Work Station Descriptions menu is displayed.

Select option 2 (LIST). The LIST OF WORKSTATION DESCRIPTIONS panel, shown in EQQWMLSL - List of workstation descriptions, is displayed.

Figure 1. EQQWMLSL - List of workstation descriptions

EQQWMLSL ------------- LIST OF WORK STATION DESCRIPTIONS ----  ROW 1 TO 6
Command ===>                                                  SCROLL ===>

Enter the CREATE command above to create a workstation description or enter
any of the following row commands:
B - Browse, D - Delete, M - Modify, C - Copy.

Row  Work station                            T  R  Last update
cmd  name  description                             user      date
'    CPU1  Main JES processor                C  A  XRAYNER   97/01/30
'    PAY1  payroll office                    G  A  XRAYNER   97/01/30
'    PRT1  Printer pool                      G  A  XRAYNER   97/01/30
'    SETP  Used to prepare JCL               G  N  XRAYNER   97/01/30
'    STC1  Processor for started tasks       C  N  XRAYNER   97/01/30
'    WTO1  Messages for NetView              G  N  XRAYNER   97/01/30
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Enter the CREATE command. The CREATING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT A WORKSTATION panel, shown in EQQWCGEP - Creating general information about a workstation, is displayed.

Figure 2. EQQWCGEP - Creating general information about a workstation

EQQWCGEP ----- CREATING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT A WORK STATION --------
Command ===>
Enter the command R for resources or A for availability or O for end-to-end
options or D for Destinations above, or enter data below:

WORK STATION NAME   ===> CPU1
DESCRIPTION         ===> Main JES processor______________
WORK STATION TYPE   ===> C         G  General, C  Computer, P  Printer
                                   R  Remote Engine
REPORTING ATTR      ===> A         A  Automatic, S  Manual start and completion
                                   C  Completion only, N  Non reporting
PRINTOUT ROUTING    ===> SYSPRINT  The ddname of daily plan printout data set
SERVER USAGE        ===> B         Parallel server usage, B, N, P, or C
DESTINATION         ===> ________  Name of destination
Options: allowed Y or N 
 SPLITTABLE         ===> N         JOB SETUP             ===> N 
 STARTED TASK, STC  ===> N         WTO                   ===> N 
 AUTOMATION         ===> N          
 WAIT               ===> N         Z-CENTRIC AGENT       ===> N 
 VIRTUAL            ===> N         DYNAMIC               ===> N 

REMOTE ENGINE TYPE  ===>           Z z/OS or D Distributed
Defaults:
 TRANSPORT TIME     ===> 00.00     Time from previous work station  HH.MM
 DURATION           ===> 00.05.00   Duration for a normal operation  HH.MM.SS

Complete the fields as described in Specifying workstation attributes and options. Note that:
- O and R commands are not available when the workstation is a remote engine workstation.
Enter the A command to specify:

Workstation availability and open time intervals

For details, see Specifying workstation availability.

The number of parallel servers in each time interval

For details, see Specifying workstation parallel servers.

The number of fixed resources in each time interval

For details, see Specifying workstation fixed resources.

The alternate workstation in each time interval

For details about how to redirect work, see Redirecting work to alternate workstations.
If you are using workstation fixed resources, described in Specifying workstation fixed resources, enter the R command to specify them.

If you are creating a virtual workstation, set the VIRTUAL option to Y, then enter the D command to specify a list of destinations associated to this workstation:

Figure 3. EQQWMDES - Modifying virtual workstation destination

EQQWMDES -------- MODIFYING VIRTUAL WORKSTATION DESTINATIONS - Row 1 to 1 of 1 
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
                                                                               
Change data in the rows, and/or enter any of the following row commands:       
I(nn) - Insert, R(nn),RR(nn) - Repeat,  D(nn),DD - Delete, or,                 
A - Availability                                                               
                                                                               
Row  Dest.     Parallel Server  Resource 1 Resource 1 Resource 2 Resource 2    
cmd  Name      Usage            Usage      Name       Usage      Name          
'''' VDEST2__  N                N          R1         N          R2            
'''' ********  N                N          R1         N          R2            
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To indicate the system where the controller and a local tracker run, specify ******** in the destination name field.

Enter the A row command to specify the destination availability and open time intervals:

Figure 4. EQQWMAVV - Availability of a workstation

EQQWMAVV -------------- AVAILABILITY OF A WORK STATION ------- Row 1 to 8 of 8 
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
                                                                               
Work station            : VWS1                                                 
Destination             : VDEST2                                               
                                                                               
Enter the ALL command above to get all open time intervals or                  
change data in the rows, and/or enter any of the following row commands:       
I(nn) - Insert, R(nn),RR(nn) - Repeat,  D(nn),DD - Delete                      
C - Close a day/date, S - Define open intervals for a day/date                 
                                                                               
Row     Day of week or   Status            Description of day                  
cmd     YY/MM/DD                                                               
''''    STANDARD______   DEFINED           ________________________            
''''    MONDAY________   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    TUESDAY_______   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    WEDNESDAY_____   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    THURSDAY______   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    FRIDAY________   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    SATURDAY______   STANDARD          ________________________            
''''    SUNDAY________   STANDARD          ________________________            
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The same concepts apply as in the Specifying workstation availability, but instead of a workstation, here, it is a destination that is defined as available or not available.

To change the STANDARD open interval, and to create other open intervals, and the associated number of resources, enter the ALL command. The ALL OPEN TIME INTERVALS panel is displayed:

Figure 5. EQQWMTAL - All open time interval

 EQQWMTAL ------------------ ALL OPEN TIME INTERVALS ---------- Row 1 to 1 of 1 
 Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  
                                                                               
 Work station             : VWS1                                                
 Destination              : VDEST2                                              
                                                                               
 Change data in the rows, and/or enter any of the following row commands:       
 I(nn) - Insert, R(nn),RR(nn) - Repeat,  D(nn),DD - Delete                      
                                                                               
 Row    Day of week or    Open time interval    Parallel   Resources            
 cmd    YY/MM/DD           HH.MM   -   HH.MM    servers     R1   R2             
 ''''   STANDARD______     00.00       24.00     65535      99   99             
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The same concepts apply as in Specifying workstation open intervals, but instead of a workstation, here, it is a destination that is defined as available or not available.

Note: You can specify a value up to 65535 in the Parallel servers field.

If you are creating a dynamic workstation, set the DYNAMIC option to Y, then enter the O command to specify the end-to-end options to be associated with the workstation. For details, see Specifying dynamic workstations.