Data validation

In the Validation step, you can view the Control-M configuration information used for the conversion, and validate the converted data which enables you to confirm that the jobs run on the same date as your original scheduler.

NOTE: Before running the conversion, when you are converting large data, you can cancel loading the conversion results and validation by clicking Cancel on the progress bar, which enables you to continue with conversion without waiting Conversion Tool to finish analyzing the data. For more information, see: Conversion settings.

Before you validate the converted data, you can filter the data by folders, jobs, unmatched jobs and folders, applications or date ranges. You can also include calendar criteria.

The validation report enables you to do the following:

• Store current validation settings (filters and file names) so they can be reused without having to re-generate the conversion project.
• View the validation schedule
• Validate the planned scheduling results in Control-M against the current source scheduling plan.

  You can select a date from a 5-year range (the current year plus two years before and two years after), and compare the expected results of the converted jobs with the results of your jobs from the source scheduler for that specific day. As you validate results, the data changes color to visually indicate your progress. In case of a mismatch from the current scheduling plan, you can view the job or folder related conversion messages to better understand whether the mismatch is a result of a conversion warning. To validate a conversion project, see Validating a conversion project.

At any point, you may save your validation work and close the report, and reopen it later to continue the verification process.