Greater workloads and complex interdependencies among jobs make both monitoring schedules and predicting batch performance difficult. Overwhelming, complex environments require proven solutions to forecast workloads, to verify performance, and to understand scheduling and Job Control Language (JCL). ASG-Workload Optimization Suite, comprised of ASG-Workload Planner, ASG-Workload Analyzer, and ASG-Workload Mapper, addresses these concerns and allows production control, operations management, and other data center staff to better manage critical, batch-processing environments.

ASG-Workload Mapper is a knowledge-gathering tool that provides a comprehensive view of IT software assets and interrelationships across the enterprise. It focuses on scheduling and JCL environments, and provides a detailed interaction analysis between data and application flow. Interfaces are available to automate the capture of details from scheduler(s) and JCL from within its mainframe repository into integrated views of their relationships. These views are also interactive and allow the information to be seen in a variety of ways (e.g., list, graphic, cross-reference, etc.). Because users are able to quickly generate queries, the needed information is just a click away. ASG-Workload Mapper’s cross-referencing functions are extensive. Users can follow the flow of data between different applications or quickly identify the impact of a change.

• Graphical forecast of batch workloads enabling easy-to-identify processing bottlenecks and workload-critical paths
• Graphical representation of actual processing results to provide accurate workload performance statistics
• Detailed asset information derived from source scheduling systems
• Direct JCL analysis to provide processing asset interrelationships and cross referencing information
• In-depth impact analysis capabilities for source Job Control Language (JCL) and scheduling systems
• Organized information that is automatically updated when changes are made
• Information is presented in several formats including lists and graphic models
• Extensive cross reference capabilities customizable by user

Resources

• ASG-Workload Optimization Suite brochure (PDF)

• ASG-Zeke for enterprise event scheduling
• ASG-JCLPREP for JCL management