Using the access methods of IBM Workload Scheduler

Access methods are used to extend the job scheduling capability of IBM Workload Scheduler to other systems and applications. They run on:
  • Extended agents
  • Dynamic agents and IBM Z Workload Scheduler agents
For more details, see Supported agents.
An access method needs to interact with the external system either through its command line or the Dynamic Workload Console. IBM Workload Scheduler includes the following access methods:
  • PeopleSoft (psagent)
  • SAP R/3 (r3batch)
Figure 1 shows the typical configuration for the extended agent and the dynamic agent.
Figure 1. Supported agents configuration

Typical configuration for the extended agent and the dynamic agent