Job Flow

The Job Flow shows the sequence of steps within the selected job. You can use this function to understand the dependencies between job steps before you make a change. For more information on how to create a Job Flow graph, see Creating a Batch Job Flow Diagram with ADDI.

To display the Job Flow graph, in Application Discovery Browser perspective, from the Projects list in the central part of the Explore Projects view, select the project that contains the job for which you want to generate a Job Flow graph. For details on perspectives and their components, see IBM® AD Analyze Client Reference.

In the Mainframe Graphs section, to the right of the Explore Projects view, double-click Job Flow to display the Job Flow graph wizard.

The Available Jobs area displays the resources available for graph generation. Use the Name field to filter the contents of the list. Select a job from the list then click Finish.

AD Graphs tab displays the generated graph. To navigate the graph, use the buttons in the graph toolbar. For details, see Graphical Analysis Toolbar. To show details on the meaning of the elements of the graph, click Legend . For details on the graph legend, see Showing the Graph Legend.

AD Graph Overview window presents an overview of the entire graph, which can be useful when you work with large graphs. For details, see AD Graph Overview Window.

AD Graph Inventory pane presents a list of all the elements in the graph. For details see, AD Graph Inventory View.

The Properties window displays the properties of the element that is selected from the graph. For details, see Properties View.

Use Export Graph and Print (from the Eclipse toolbar) to export the graph to a portable format or print it. For details, see the sections Exporting the Graph and Printing the Graph.

Job Flow graph element pop-up menu

Right-click on an element from the Job Flow Graph to display the pop-up menu.

The options available in the pop-up menu depend on the type of element that is selected from the graph. Options available for all element types include Show properties, and Filter.

The Filter options in the pop-up menu allow the user to toggle on/off different elements of the graph.

For details on the options available for all element types, see Graph element pop-up menu.