IBM Workload Scheduler 943 Operations and Scheduling (TX319G) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

IBM Workload Scheduler Introduction

  • About Workload Automation
  • IBM workload automation offerings
  • IBM Workload Scheduler terminology
  • Workload Scheduler user interfaces
  • Getting started with Application Lab
  • Getting started with the Dynamic Workload Console
  • Connecting the console to Workload Scheduler
  • Getting started with the command-line interfaces

Using the Application Lab interface

  • Using the processes status overview page
  • Managing processes
  • Using other Application Lab functions

Monitoring Workload Scheduler production

  • Monitoring Workload Scheduler production by using queries
  • Using the Workload Dashboard
  • Monitoring system status and health
  • Monitoring plan objects
  • Using the What-if Analysis interface
  • Monitoring the plan graphically

Managing Workload Scheduler production

  • Managing the scheduling environment
  • Managing scheduling objects in the plan

Creating scheduling objects

  • Using the Workload Designer
  • Creating scheduling objects
  • Creating variables and variable tables
  • Creating prompts and resources
  • Creating calendars
  • Defining jobs

Scheduling, forecasting and migrating workloads

  • Creating job streams
  • Applying jobs to job streams
  • Setting time and date restrictions
  • Using advanced scheduling options
  • Creating job stream definitions by using composer
  • Creating and using event rules
  • Forecasting and previewing future dates
  • Exporting and importing scheduling definitions
  • Using Workload Application Templates

Reporting with Workload Scheduler

  • Using reporting features
  • Using Common Reporting with Workload Scheduler
  • Using the batch reporting utility
  • Using the preformatted text-based report utilities