Setting additional CA Unicenter WLM (TNG) rules

This procedure describes how to set additional Unicenter WLM (TNG) rules.

After you have imported your data, you can modify conversion rules by setting general rules and Field Editor rules. For more information about modifying settings and rules, see Modifying conversion settings.

To set additional CA Unicenter WLM (TNG) rules:

1. From the Additional WLM Rules tab, in the General area, enter the General parameters for CA Unicenter WLM (TNG).

   The following table describes the General parameters in the Additional WLM Rules tab.

   For more information, see Setting additional CA Unicenter WLM (TNG) rules

   Parameter	Description
   Date format	Defines the WLM date format for your conversion project.
   Application/Sub-Application separator	Defines a separator character that converts WLM grouping to Control-M hierarchy format. EXAMPLE: PROD#SET1 where the separator is #, the Control-M Application entity is set to PROD and the Sub-application is set to SET1
   Resources	Defines the following target Control-M resource types: Auto Control Resource Quantitative Resource If you select Auto it automatically selects a target Control-M resource type.
   PRIOR handling	Enables you to set the following conditions: Prev: Sets the condition to a previous scheduling date. Dummy job: Creates the condition the following day.
   Condition date for Everyday job	Sets the following options for the generated Control-M in or out condition dates for everyday jobs. NOTE: Only available when PRIOR handling is set to Prev. Any: Enables the subsequent job to be set with an in condition date, so the condition is deleted when the job ends. Prev - Enables the subsequent job to be set with an in condition date, so that the condition is not deleted when the job ends. NOTE: For both options, the predecessor job sets the out condition to Order Date.
   Keep active for	Defines the maximum number of days a job can wait for execution after order date. Valid value: Integer between 1 and 99. This parameter influences Control-M jobs only if the WLM job definition BACKLOG value is set to YES.
   First day of the week	Defines the first day of the week of your work environment.

2. In the Condition convention area, enter the Condition Name Convention parameters for CA Unicenter WLM.

   The following table describes the TNG Condition Name Convention parameters in the Additional WLM rules tab.

   Parameter	Description
   Delimiter	Defines the character used to separate the prefix, suffix, and conditions.
   Prefix	Defines the prefix used to separate the conditions.
   Suffix	Defines the suffix used to separate the conditions.
   Format	Defines the default format used for creating job dependencies. NOTE: The Default format has 2 different conventions: JOBA-TO-JOBB JOBA-ENDED-<Status>
   Condition name format	Displays the resulting format based on the changes that you made to the other options in the Condition Name Convention area.
   Cleanup Conditions	Enables you to delete the condition after the next job has finished running. By selecting the Cleanup conditions check box, jobs which trigger more than one job may cause some successor jobs not to be triggered.

3. In the Calendar area, enter the required information.
   • (Mandatory) All days calendar name
   • Holidays calendar name
   • Number of years: Defines the number of years to create converted calendars in Control-M. A valid value is a positive integer between 1 and 10.
4. In the Trigger jobs conversion area, type the Trigger jobs conversion parameters for CA Unicenter WLM (TNG).

   This table describes the Trigger jobs conversion parameters in the Additional WLM rules tab.

   Parameter	Description
   Enable	Activates the conversion of WLM trigger jobs. The Control-M File Watcher utility is used for the conversion of trigger jobs.
   Interval	Defines the interval time in seconds between each file check. Valid value: An integer between 1 and 99.
   Time stop	Defines the stop time in the format, "hh:mm" to end file watching.
   Station ID and Owner table	Defines name of the station and person who has permissions to execute File Watcher jobs for each station. You can add a Station ID and Owner to the table by clicking . You can delete a Station ID and Owner from the table, by clicking the row that you want to delete, and then click . You can use wildcards for both the Station ID and Owner fields: * for any word, and ? for any character. EXAMPLE: station*- all stations that start with "station"
   Create File Watcher job per trigger	Enables you to create a file watcher job per trigger. If you want to create a file watcher job per station leave the check box unchecked.

5. In the Parameter Configuration area, select Enable to type the Control-M values to replace WLM values.

   NOTE: Key: Defines the WLM original value. Value: Defines the replacement value.

6. If you want to add an entry, click .
7. To delete an entry, click the row that you want to delete, and then click .
8. In the SAP area, select the Enable SAP conversion check box to convert SAP jobs using the Control-M SAP forms.
9. Click Next to start the conversion.

   A message appears confirming that conversion is in progress. The results appear in the Conversion Results window, as described in Conversion results.

   NOTE: The conversion rules are automatically saved after you run the conversion. The set of conversion rules appears in the Conversion rules list in the Run Conversion window. You can use these rules in future conversions.