CA::AutoSys

CA::AutoSys is a handy Perl interface for managing CA's AutoSys job control. If you're looking to streamline your job management, this tool can really help!

Getting Started with CA::AutoSys

To kick things off, you'll want to use the software like this:

use CA::AutoSys;

Now you can create a new handle:

my $hdl = CA::AutoSys->new([OPT]);

This piece of code sets up your new AutoSys object. Pretty simple, right?

Finding Jobs

If you need to find some jobs, just call:

my $jobs = $hdl->find_jobs($jobname);

This will get you a list of jobs based on the name you provide. Then you can loop through them like so:

while (my $job = $jobs->next_job()) {

        # do something with each job

    }

Checking Job Status

You might want to check on the status of a job too. You can do that with:

my $status = $job->get_status();

If there are any child jobs linked to it, you can find those as well:

my $children = $job->find_children();

    while (my $child = $children->next_child()) {

        # do something with each child job

    }

Creating a New Object

The new() method lets you create a new instance of CA::AutoSys.

You’ll need some options when doing that. Here’s what you should know:

• dson: This lets you specify the DSN for connecting to AutoSys' database server. If left blank, it defaults to Sybase.


• server: Use this if you're connecting directly to the database server.


• user: Enter your database username; usually, the default works fine.


• password: Same as above for the password.

An example would look like this:

my $hdl = CA::AutoSys->new(server => "AUTOSYS_DEV");

Your Next Steps!

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