All you wanted to know about control-M

BMC has launched a software named control-M for facilitating the task of scheduling jobs that is being done by sm35 transaction. It provides advanced production-scheduling capabilities across the enterprise from a single point of control. In addition, CONTROL-M for Distributed Systems offers added value by focusing on managing and integrating dissimilar applications into one business flow, assuring service levels are met.CONTROL-M is workload automation/batch scheduling produced by the firm , it was originally written for mainframes but also available for distributed computing platforms
Some of the key features of using control-M

• Maximizes hardware and software investments by effectively integrating new environments



• Simplifies job scheduling by providing business-integrated scheduling over a multitude of platforms and applications



• Saves administrator time through complete automation, immediate problem detection and a scalable open architecture



• Reduces manual errors and costs by streamlining the production flow



• Centralizes the management of dynamic heterogeneous production environments through a central GUI

I have been working in control-M and sap for a long time now and I can help you solve any doubts and questions regarding both. Just post your problems and I will surely give my advice regarding that.



The previous job property screen )
Recently, I have upgraded my Control-M version to Enterprise manager 6.3.01
At first sight the primary difference between them is that this version looks more clean (The GUI and controls etc).

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There is difference in performance also,

(6.3.01 version)


1) The new enterprise manager loads faster and the time for fetching jobs is less as compared to the older version. (Its a breeze loading tables, holding jobs, updating tables back into databases on this one)




2) The control-M desktop although is a bit slower as compared to the previous versions. You need to wait for a fraction of second (I am a bit impatient person :P ) .




3) If you drag and drop dependancies, the previous version will show you in following format




JOB_A-JOB_B




while the newer version will have an ENDED added like this


JOB_A-ENDED
(Although its not a big difference as you can always change the name but if you drag and drop jobs like i do then, at some point it might get confusing for you to track back the dependancies)
4)
The job template in control-M desktop was initially selected BEFORE making the job (it was known as a SKELETON) Now when you click new job you have to select it also it's name is changed to Template. So dont' get confused it;'s just the same thing.