Guidelines for User-Written Operations

TWS Automation allows two types of user-supplied extensions for implementation of functions beyond those provided by TWS Automation.

These facilities provide support for the following types of user-supplied modules:

• A non-SA z/OS command or function that performs an action for a subsystem known to SA z/OS.
• An independent user-supplied function that is scheduled for the user. This type of function uses TWS Automation as a communications vehicle between TWS and the user-supplied module. A relationship is not required with any SA z/OS-defined subsystems.

The following sections describe an overview of each of these types of user-supplied modules and provide examples of each module’s possible use.