Basic Concepts

TWS Automation is an extension of SA z/OS that capitalizes on the strengths of NetView, SA z/OS, and TWS by providing the ability to greatly expand job execution, scheduling, monitoring, and alert notification capabilities.

Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Automation consists of two basic functions:

1. Requests from TWS to SA z/OS and associated status updates
2. Requests from SA z/OS to TWS and associated status updates