Documentation for Job Scheduling Features and Functions

• Documentation that contains name lists of jobs, as well as a high-level overview of what processes are carried out


• Documentation that contains detailed descriptions of each job step


• Documentation that identifies the command that starts each batch job, and describe details of mandatory and optional parameters


• Documentation that lists the files used or affected by each job step


• Documentation that provides information regarding typical and maximum elapse time for each job step and complete job


• Documentation that describes the impact on the system and on-line users as a function of the job request


• Documentation that lists prerequisite jobs and jobs that must be run after the current one


• Documentation that lists jobs that cannot be run in parallel with the current one


• Documentation that details any special back out processing required if a job fails


• Documentation that lists the priorities of each job


• Documentation that describes the hot backup procedure and its impact on on-line, batch, and data transfer functions


• Documentation that describes the routines for error handling, date and time stamping, file controls, device handling, and printer control


• Documentation that provides information on mandatory or optional status


• Documentation that provides information on the use of temporary storage space