ESP Training Docs With GUI Info

ESP(Enterprise Systems Platform)

Basic User Course

Objective

Overview of ESP Basic ESP Terminology How to use ESP using workstation How to schedule jobs How to monitor jobs

Overview

Schedule jobs Manage job dependencies Report on workload Forecast workload

BASIC TERMINOLOGY IN ESP

Application (Similar to CA7 SCHIDS) Events (Active CA7 SCHIDS) Procedures

APPLICATIONS

Application contains a series of statements that identifies: Application The location of JCL libraries Jobs and job relationship Other work load objects (WOBs)

APPLICATIONS

Application also contains statements

which describes:

When other job will run Other job dependencies such as time

and resource

Jobs & WOBs

Applications contains one or more WOBs/Jobs which you select from palette in work load editor ( the below view is like Fstruc in CA7)

EVENT

Event is a basic unit of work Information in an Event describes:

The type of work to be done When to do the work

The function of Event: Submit JCL/Shell scripts Send message to user, console etc Issue an operating system command

EVENT

An event is triggered by: Scheduled date or time Manual trigger Dataset trigger Job monitor or alert trigger

Procedure

Procedure is set of stored instructions that ESP work load manager invokes

You can code an ESP Procedure: In a stored Procedure that you store in a

member of a PDS or PDSE, or in a sequential data set.

In an instream Procedure that you include in an Event, starting with the PROC command and ending with the ENDPROC command.

Procedure

INVOKE command is used to invoke an ESP procedure

E.g.:

EVENT ID(PROD.PAYDAILY)SCHEDULE 4PM WEEKDAYSINVOKE 'CYBER.ESP.PROC(PAYDAILY)'ENDDEF

GETTING STARTED

Product Components

Mainframe server

CONNECTION

You have to be connected to a server to access the existing applications or modify/add new applications.

While connecting for first time you have to add connection.

Once added it will be saved and you can connect to it when you want

CONNECTION

In workstation console click connection manager

CONNECTION

In address box type the IP address or server name

In port box enter the port number In user name and password enter

your TSO user ID and password

ESP Workstation Components

Calendar Manager Event Manager Report Manager Workload Director Workload Editor

CALENDAR MANAGER

From Calendar selection, you can: List and view calendars Create new calendar Add or update holidays and special

days Delete calendar

CREATE CALENDAR

To create calendar open the Calendar Manager from ESP workstation

On Calendar manager click create Under define general info:

Type name in name field In owner field type owner if needed

Under select calendar type select absolute.

CREATE CALENDAR

CREATE CALENDAR

CREATE CALENDAR

WORKLOAD EDITOR

From Workload editor you can: Point and click or drop and drag to

create graphical work flow of your work load

Select WOB and edit it for details such as scheduling etc

Drag job dependencies into place

WORKLOAD EDITOR

In options select workload definition defaults and give the application name, application tag and the default library name

WORKLOAD EDITOR

WORKLOAD EDITOR

The editing control panel are displayed in the top and the WOBs are displayed in bottom

WORKLOAD EDITOR

Drag a WOB from the job palette into workspace.

WORKLOAD EDITOR

Right click and give the job name, details, library and run frequency etc

WORKLOAD EDITOR

Time dependencies

WORKLOAD EDITOR

Notification

WORKLOAD EDITOR

Run frequencies

WORKLOAD EDITOR

WORKLOAD EDITOR

To enable the Dependencies button to create dependencies

WORKLOAD EDITOR

EVENT MANAGER

From event selection you can: Update events Simulate and trigger an event Test and view the updates Suspend, release, hold and resume

events

EVENT MANAGER

CREATE NEW EVENT

Open the Event Manager from ESP workstation

On the tool bar click New then new screen appears

CREATE NEW EVENT

Event properties Additional options Run ESP procedures Submit Zos jobs directly Send message Issue command Copy JCL Comments

CREATE NEW EVENT

CREATE NEW EVENT

Once event is created it is displayed and all the tool bar icons are

available

SIMULATE THE EVENT

Once a new event is created you should test it by simulating it

An event can be simulated by using the simulate button in the upper palette

Or you can right click on the event and click simulate

SIMULATE THE EVENT

SIMULATE THE EVENT

If there are any errors in the event it will be displayed after simulating

SIMULATE THE EVENT

To go back to the edit screen click close Graph.

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Provides graphical view of the workload

Enables you to create custom view of workload

View workload that has recently completed, currently running or is scheduled to run

Monitor and control active applications sub-apps and jobs

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

From Workload Director selection, you can: Monitor and control flows at application

or job level View these flows in custom or graphical

view

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

To view workload you must select subscribe option

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Creating a filter: Filter can be used to create a

custom view for your convenience In filter criteria box, type the criteria

for the filter You can create as many filter you

want and it will be saved by the workload director

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Application level commands: In the graphical view, right click to

get application level commands

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Right click job icon to reveal various job commands.

REPORT MANAGER

From report selection you can: Create custom reports Save these to files and run them at

anytime Save and view the output from these at

later stage

REPORT MANAGER

Example

Detailed example

Create an Application

Define the defaults

Create an Application

Drag and drop the jobs you want to add

Define job properties

Define job properties

TWS jobs

TWS jobs

Add dependencies

UPLOAD THE APP

Once application is created you need to upload it

UPLOAD THE APP

CREATING AN EVENT

CREATING AN EVENT

CREATING AN EVENT

Once event is created it should be uploaded

You will get the following message when uploading for first time

SIMULATE THE EVENT

Once event is uploaded you need to simulate it to check for any errors

SIMULATE THE EVENT

Click ok

SIMULATE THE EVENT

If there are any errors in simulation it will give you a pop up message

Click yes to view the message

SIMULATE THE EVENT

Once the simulation is done it will show you the jobs and the error if there on the right side.

SIMULATE THE EVENT

To go back to the edit screen click close Graph.

TEST THE SCHEDULE CRITERIA

To test the job criteria right click the event and select test schedule criteria

This will help us determine when the jobs will run during the actual run

TEST THE SCHEDULE CRITERIA

Schedule criteria you can choose for what day you want to run depending upon your needs

TEST THE SCHEDULE CRITERIA

Number of cycle is the instances of cycle you want to test

In the below example I want to test for any day and 10 instances

TEST THE SCHEDULE CRITERIA

It will give you result as shown below:

TRIGGER AN EVENT

Right click the event and click Trigger

TRIGGER AN EVENT

Click OK

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Open the workload Director Right click and give subscribe no

filter

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

You can see all the events that have been submitted in that server

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

To check why the job is on hold, right click and details

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

To release the job from Appl hold right click the application and click release

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

To release job hold right click the job and select release

Give reason for release and click ok

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

If the job abends it shows in red

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Right click the job and select details to see why the job abended

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

To get full details click more

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Right click and you will get all the options to the job

You can edit the JCL which will save the JCLor edit copy JCL which willedit the copy of JCL in ESP

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Once the error is corrected you can right click and resubmit the job

The ESP takes care of resetting the symbolic values in production

In test region you will have to make changes accordingly

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Once the job is complete it will change to blue

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

WORKLOAD DIRECTOR

Keep in mind The instances of an application will be

stored in the director under the same folder with different generation

The application will start only if previous generations are completed successfully

QUESTIONS

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THANK YOU

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