I believe the intent is to keep the programmers locked inside the job classes assigned to them.
I've used a JES2 exit 6 to query RACF for authorization to the job classes. Works like a charm. I think I even got the exit code by way of this list. On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:44:23 -0800, Norman Hollander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What do you want WLM do base a Jobclass assignment on? I believe Thruput >Manager >does have the capability to assign a Jobclass based on projected Resource >utilization. >JES2 does have a default Jobclass, if you don't specify one. Are the Jobs >being >summated only by TSO (TSO submit exit perhaps)? Or are you using a Job >Schduler >to submit? It all reall depends on what smarts you are trying to >accomplish. > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Tom Marchant >Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 SYSN AM 8:14 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Workload manager > >On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:49:54 -0600, John C. Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> does the Work Load Manager have the smarts to assign >>a job class to a job? >> > >Nope. > >It can manage initiators for you, but something has to tell it >what class it is in. > >You could categorize your work in WLM by some other criteria >and let everything run in class A, I suppose... > >-- >Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
