As some other examples, DB2 for z/OS has a task scheduler: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPEK_12.0.0/admin/src/tpc/db2z_taskschedulerarchitecture.html
z/OS is UNIX(TM), and of course z/OS UNIX System Services includes cron. Here's an article describing how to use it: http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/administrator/systemsmanagement/cron_rexx/ Also, z/OS 2.2 and higher include the new SCHEDULE JCL statement, which is quite convenient: http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/tipstechniques/systemsmanagement/SCHEDULE-JCL-statement/ Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Should I assume the two are comparable in capabiity, and neither is >enterprise-worthy, hence the need for third-party products? There's definitely an important, growing role for industrial strength job/task scheduling. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
