CSAR Job Scheduler

Interactive Job Scheduling for z/OS, OS/390, VSE and VM

CSAR is the complete solution to all your job scheduling needs. This job scheduler provides the computer operations staff with the tools for improving system productivity by organizing and automating your production workload. The CSAR job scheduler provides immediate control of all job scheduling activity from data preparation to output delivery.

Features and Benefits of the CSAR Job Scheduler

• ISPF (z/OS and OS/390), CICS (VSE) and CMS (VM) online update of job schedule definitions
• Batch updates include mass change/delete
• Multiple calendars which define holidays and business days
• Comprehensive frequency codes, including job scheduling by accounting period
• Job scheduling, plus scheduling of events, monitor commands, messages and system commands
• Multiple CPU and work center scheduling
• Resource scheduling

• Automatic job submission based on date, time, completion of predecessor jobs and availability of resources
• Maximum condition code checking
• Job status inquiry, submit job, post events or make changes to the schedule
• Monitor Log
• Full Security
• Restrict commands by user
• Monitor command procedures
• Automated processing on job abend

Job Scheduling Reporting

• Printed schedules of jobs to be run
• Forecasting
• Statistics on jobs run late, abends and reruns
• Job accounting reports
• Job scheduling file list with comprehensive cross reference
• Flowcharts
• One Year schedules by job

CSAR Job Scheduler Security

Online Help and Tutorials for the CSAR job scheduler

• Online help for CSAR messages including a “point & shoot” capability for the monitor and log-file screen
• Context sensitive, multi-level help screens

Hardware and Software Requirements for the CSAR Job Scheduler

• CSAR installs in a few hours with no hooks or System modifications
• CSAR runs on all levels of z/OS, OS/390, VSE/ESA and VM/CMS