Linking a preceding job to the new job

This procedure describes how to link a preceding job to the new job you have created in the Workflow in the Planning domain in Control-M client.

EXAMPLE: In a Workflow you have 2 jobs: Job A and Job B. If you want to add Job A1, the new job flow is JOB A, JOBA1 and JOBB. Click Job A to link JOBA to JOBA1.

To link a preceding job to the new job:

1. Click the preceding job in the Workflow that you want the new job to link to.

   The Job Properties pane appears.

2. Click Actions.
3. In the On-Do Actions field, click the On Do Action.

   The On-Do Actions window appears.

   NOTE: If there is more than one On Do Action, select the On Do Action which contains the order job command.

4. In the Message field, do the following:
   • Change the jobName parameter to the new job name that you have created.
   • (Optional) Edit the HOST ID/HOST GROUP variables, if you want to change the host or host group where you want to run the job.
   • (Optional) Change the parameters as necessary, as described in Message parameters.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Out Conditions field, click .

   The Condition Details window appears.

7. Complete the following fields:
   • In the Name field: Defines the name of the out condition in the following format: <condition name>%%ORDERID

     NOTE: The Name must be identical to the In Condition name that you want the job to link to. Control-M searches for the job name to link the condition.

   • Change the Order Date and Add/Remove The Condition fields, if necessary, as described in Creating an Out Condition in Using Control-M.