Setting General rules

This procedure describes how to set general rules when modifying settings and rules. You can filter your scheduling data, and reduce the amount of data that is converted.

You can also specify how to convert specific job types. For more information about modifying settings and rules, see Modifying conversion settings.

To set General rules:

1. From the General tab, in the Filter area, select one of the following Type options:
   • Include: Enables you to convert all jobs that satisfy the specified filter criteria
   • Exclude: Enables you to exclude jobs that satisfy the specified filter criteria
2. In the Filter area, specify the logical relationship between fields in the field list by selecting one of the following Relationship options:
   • Or: Enables you to select one of the fields
   • And: Enables you to select both fields

   NOTE: As a result of filter criteria, jobs may only have an “In Condition” without a matching “Out Condition”, or only an “Out Condition” without a matching “In Condition” due to a non-converted successor or predecessor job.

3. In the table you can add fields and enter values to specify converted scheduler fields.

   In the table, you can do the following actions:

   • Click to add fields.
   • In the Field column, select a value from the list in the cell.
   • In the Value column, type values for the converted scheduler fields in the corresponding cell.
   • Click to remove fields.
4. In the Job Type Conversion area, select one of the following options:
   • Convert all jobs to Control-M command line jobs
   • Convert specific jobs to Control-M scripted jobs: Specifies the type of script by entering commands, file extensions, and other elements in the Command line contains column.

   NOTE: To add rows, click . To delete rows, click .

5. If you do not want to output data, for example, for simulations, select Set all jobs to Control-M dummy jobs
6. (Tidal only) To convert invalid length command line jobs to Control-M embedded script jobs, select Convert invalid length command line jobs to embedded script jobs.

   Control-M embedded script jobs have a longer length validation, which resolves command line length validation issues by replacing command line jobs with embedded script jobs.

   NOTE: The variables inside the command line are transferred to environment variables according to the host. Default: UNIX.

7. Repeat this step, each time changing the selection, until you have completed the evaluation.
8. To continue setting rules select one or more of the following:
   • Select the Fields Editor tab. For more information, see Setting Control-M field values.
   • Select the Additional rules tab according to your scheduling environment. For more information, see Modifying conversion settings.
9. To save this set of conversion rules and to convert to Control-M, click Next.

   A message appears confirming that conversion is in progress.

   The set of conversion rules appears in the Conversion rules list. You can use these rules in future conversions. For more information, see Conversion results.