Notes on Terminology

MVS

References in this book to MVS refer either to the MVS/ESA product or to the MVS element of z/OS.

OPC

References in this book to OPC refer to IBM Z Workload Scheduler (ZWS), which is formally called IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS (IWS), and Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS (TWS).

Resources, Applications, and Subsystems

These three terms are used in the SA z/OS library to designate automated entities. The correct term to be used depends on the context. See Understanding Terms in IBM Z® System Automation Operator's Commands for the definition of these terms.