Creating plans
When you have specified your system environment (workstation, calendars, and periods) and your applications, you are ready to create the plans.
Follow these steps to create the plans:
- Select option 2 (LTP) from the main menu. The MAINTAINING THE LONG-TERM PLAN menu is displayed.
- Select option 2 (BATCH). The SELECTING THE LONG-TERM PLAN BATCH JOB menu is displayed.
- Select option 7 (CREATE). The CREATING THE LONG-TERM PLAN panel,
shown in Figure 1, is displayed.
Figure 1. Creating the long-term plan EQQLCREP ---------------- CREATING THE LONG TERM PLAN ------------------- Command ===> Enter/Change data below: Long term plan: START ===> 03/02/03 Date in format YY/MM/DD END ===> 03/02/28 Date in format YY/MM/DD
- Start the long-term plan a few days later than the current date, so that you have time to check it before it goes into effect.
- Choose an end date about one month from the start date, and press Enter. The GENERATING JCL FOR A BATCH JOB panel is displayed.
- Type the batch job parameters, and press Enter.
- When the batch job finishes, check it for errors. If the long-term
plan is created, you can scan the scheduled occurrences most easily
online, using option 1 (ONLINE) from the LTP menu. Figure 2 shows the LONG-TERM PLAN OCCURRENCES
panel.
Figure 2. Listing occurrences in the long-term plan EQQLSTOL ---------------- LONG TERM PLAN OCCURRENCES ------ ROW 1 TO 5 OF 189 Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE Enter the CREATE command above to create a new occurrence or enter the GRAPH command above to view occurrences graphically, or, enter any of the commands below: B - Browse, D - Delete, J - Job setup, M - Modify, RG - Remove from Group Row Application id Owner id Input arrival Deadline P C Pre Suc cmd date time date time '' PAYBACKP SAMPLE 03/02/02 12.00 03/02/03 06.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYDAILY SAMPLE 03/02/02 12.00 03/02/02 16.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYBACKP SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 06.00 5 N 0 1 '' PAYDAILY SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 03/02/03 16.00 5 N 0 0 '' PAYW SAMPLE 03/02/03 12.00 03/02/03 16.00 5 N 1 0
- If things are not what you expect, you can change occurrences using this panel, but it is easier, while you have no current plan, to correct the database and re-create the long-term plan. You cannot re-create the long-term plan once you have a current plan; you have to delete the current plan first with the REFRESH function.
- If the long-term plan is correct, put the jobs that you need into the EQQJBLIB data set. The member name must be the same as the operation name.
- Create the current plan. Select option 3 (DAILY PLANNING) from the main menu. The PRODUCING DAILY PLANS menu is displayed.
- Select option 2 (EXTEND). The EXTENDING CURRENT PLAN PERIOD panel,
shown in Figure 3, is displayed.
Figure 3. Creating the current plan EQQDPEXP --------------- EXTENDING CURRENT PLAN PERIOD ------------------ Command ===> Enter/change data below and press ENTER Current plan end date : START DATE ===> 03/02/03 YY/MM/DD If no current plan exists TIME ===> 19.02 HH.MM END DATE ===> ________ YY/MM/DD Specific END date TIME ===> _____ HH.MM Specific END time EXTENSION LENGTH ===> 02400 HHHMM Extend plan by TYPE ===> A A - includes all days W - includes only work days in the extension length above Report selection : Y if report wanted, otherwise N WS SUMMARY ===> Y Summary for all work stations OPERATING PLAN ===> Y Daily operation plan WS PLANS ===> Y Plans for all work stations INPUT ARRIVAL ===> Y List of input arrival operations NON REPORTING ===> Y Plans for non reporting work station CURRENT PERIOD ===> Y Print current period results PLANNED RESOURCE ===> Y Planned resource utilization ACTUAL RESOURCE ===> Y Actual resource utilization - Type the values shown, and press Enter.
- Enter the batch parameters as before to submit the job, and check the output for error messages.