Particular requirements must be met for individual scripting lines and scriptA particular Automation Engine object type. elements.
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Rights |
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Scripts are processed when the corresponding objects are processed. Therefore, a userIn the Automation Engine, a user is an instance of a User object, and generally the user is a specific person who works with Automic products. The User object is assigned a user ID and then a set of access rights to various parts of the Automation Engine system and product suite. These access rights come in the form of Automation Engine authorizations and privileges, Decision user roles and EventBase rights and ARA web application object rights. You can manage all these centrally in the ECC user management functions. See also, Unified user management. requires an "X" right for the objects that should be started.
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JCL |
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JCL is the abbreviation for Job Control LanguageShort form of "Job Control Language". It refers to applications that are processing steps executed on computers.. It consists of instructions and commands that are processed on particular computers (such as a dir command on a Windows computer).
In addition to OS commands, specific AE JCL elements are available for particular platforms and applications (such as SAP). They are explained in the following chapters:
To use JCL, you require a Job object and an agentA program that enables the de-centralized execution of processes (such as deployments) on target systems (computers or business solutions) or a service that provides connectivity to a target system (such as for databases or middleware). An agent is also an object type in the Automation Engine. [Formerly called "Executor."] See also: host for the particular operating system (such as Windows), the platform (such as SAP) or the applicationAn application is a software which helps a user to fulfill specific tasks. In the context of ARA see also: Application entity. (such as SQL). The agent must be active and logged on to the AE system. The relevant clientA closed environment within an Automation Engine system where you can create and run objects. A client name consists of a 4-digit number that must be indicated when a user logs on to the Automation Engine system. Users and their rights are also defined in clients.
A particular Automation Engine object type. must be able to access the agent (see: Agent - Authorization tab ).
To execute the JCL commands, you also need a Login objectAutomation Engine controlled activities and processes are structured in the form of objects. See also: Task that includes valid loginAn Automation Engine object type that stores account credentials used by agents on target systems. information for the OS, the platform and the application. You can select it in the Job object.
JCL commands can only be used in the Process tab of jobs.
The script element :DATA can be used to explicitly declare JCL lines.
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Specific AE Script elements |
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The following script elements have individual requirements:
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