Defining a new Cron conversion project

This topic describes how to define a new Cron conversion project. You can analyze the complexity of the conversion project by viewing the assessment report.

For more information about Cron conversion project see Cron conversion data extraction. To create a new conversion project, see Creating a new Conversion Tool project.

Before you begin

Ensure the following:

• If using BMC Discovery, extract your data as described in Cron data extraction using BMC Discovery.
• If using Control-M/Agents to extract your data, set up your Cron environment, as described in Setting up the Cron conversion environment using Control-M/Agents.
• Configure Control-M fields, as described in Configuring Control-M fields for Cron jobs
• Create a new project, as described in Creating a new Conversion Tool project.

To define a new Cron conversion project:

1. From the Cron - Load Data window, in the Import Scheduling Data area, select one of the following options:
   • Import data from BMC Discovery
   • Import data using Control-M/Agents: Do the following:
     1. (Mandatory) In the Control-M Server platform field, select your platform from the drop down list.
     2. (Mandatory) In the Script location field, select whether the script files are in the default location, or in a custom location. If they are in a custom location, enter the location in the Custom location field.
   • Import data manually: Imports files by entering the location of the files.
2. Click Next.
3. (Import data automatically only) The Confirmation Jobs Submission dialog box appears and click Yes to execute 3 jobs to prepare for automatic data collection.

   NOTE: These jobs are added to Active Jobs in Control-M client and are applied to your overall task count for the day.

4. Continue with one of the following procedures:
   • Import data from BMC Discovery, by typing the BMC Discovery parameters.
   • Import data using Control-M/Agents, as described in Importing Cron data using Control-M/Agents.
   • Import data manually, as described in Importing Cron data manually.