Job Creation

To create a Create Allocation job for Data Generation:

  1. From the Work with Jobs window, click New.
  2. In the List of Jobs section, select Create Allocation Jobs for Data Generation.
  3. In the General section, select the appropriate Machine Id and Company name.
  4. Click Apply to submit the job. The Secondary Options window appears:
    Secondary Options - Data Generation
  5. In the Secondary Options window, select the required Code value, and specify values for the following fields:
    From Step / To Step
    Range of values for a subset of steps for the selected code.
    Max no. of files in JCL
    Maximum number of files you want process in a single JCL. If your code exceeds this limit, a new JCL is created for the other files. The default value of the parameter is 2000.
    Max cylinder no. for primary quantity
    Maximum number of cylinders that can be assigned to a primary quantity. The value of 0 indicates to use the default value of 4300 cylinders.
    Maximum cylinder No. for secondary quantity
    Maximum number of cylinders that can be assigned to a secondary quantity. The value of 0 indicates to use the default value of 4300 cylinders.
    Maximum size for disk data sets
    Maximum number of cylinders (not for the data set) to be allocated on an alternative unit. If the primary quantity exceeds this dimension, the data set will be allocated on an alternative unit.
    Alternative name for unit
    Name of the alternative unit where you want to allocate the data set that exceeded the Maximum size for disk data sets value.
    Primary quantity percentage
    Percentage of cylinder you want to assign at the primary quantity in regard to the total dimension of output data set. The default value is 10%.
    Secondary quantity percentage
    Percentage of cylinder you want to assign at the secondary quantity in regard to the total dimension of primary quantity. The default value is 15%.
    JCL output data set
    Library where the generated JCLs will be stored.
    JCL output member for deletion
    First part of the name of the generated JCLs (the second part will be a 3-digit progressive number starting from 001).
    JCL output member for allocation
    First part of the name of the generated JCLs (the second part will be a 3-digit progressive number starting from 001).
    Submit Job
    Indicator of whether to submit the newly created JCLs.
Parent topic: Create Allocation Jobs