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The Web Interface for TWS

TWS/WebAdmin

Product Presentation

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What is TWS/WebAdmin?

• Database and Plan Management

• Netplans and Barcharts based on database or plans (historical, actual, or forecast plans)

• Reporting - Cross references, Lists, Charts

• Documentation - Job and Workstation notes

• Monitoring and Alerts

TWS/WebAdmin is a web-based interface to TWS/WebAdmin is a web-based interface to maintain production under “TWS for Distributed”. maintain production under “TWS for Distributed”. Basic functions are: Basic functions are:

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Technical Overview

TWS Agent

TWS Agent

Logon with TWS User

TWS Master(s)

DB2, ORACLE

Apache Webserver

TWS/WebAdmin

For TWS 8.2 (and lower):TWS/WebAdmin has an imbedded RDBMS to be used for cross-references and reports

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The Web InterfaceMenu TWS Objects

Commands

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Database Management

• StreamsStreams

• JobsJobs

• WorkstationsWorkstations

• ResourcesResources

• PromptsPrompts

• FilesFiles

• CalendarsCalendars

• Variables

• …

TWS/WebAdmin allows you to easily add, copy, TWS/WebAdmin allows you to easily add, copy, modify or delete all TWS database objects: modify or delete all TWS database objects:

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Example: Modify Job

1. Select “Jobs” in the menu

2. Select the Job you want to modify

3. Click on “Modify”

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Example: Modify Job

4. Click on “Update” to save your changes

5. You can save the stream as a “draft” for later usage

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Example: Modify Job (Confirmation)

6. Click here to “update”

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Backups

The old stream definition is saved to a “backup file”. Use “Backup Administration” to

• Review previous versions• Restore previous versions• Compare versions

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Backup – Compare Versions

Original version left, new version right

red lines show differences

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Plan Management

• Query TWS objects in the current plan: Workstations, Streams, Jobs…

• Take actions easily: Cancel, Release, Rerun, Priority, Limit, Fence, etc.

• Submit Streams, Jobs and Tasks (adhoc)

• View previous and future production days

• …

Plan management with TWS/WebAdmin allows you toPlan management with TWS/WebAdmin allows you to

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Plan Workstation List

Click Workstation to view

Jobstreams…

…or use Action Buttons

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Plan Jobstream List

By the way: Click here to “hide” the

menu and “expand” the list

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Plan Jobstream List

Click here to see the jobs…

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Plan Job List

Click here to view Output

Tail action displays job output in a constantly

updating window - useful for “watching” a currently executing job

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New - Scheduled Time Filtering

Scheduled time filtering is important for monitoring jobstreams. Since TWS 8.3 names of jobstream instances may not be unique.

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New - Scheduled Time Filtering

Specify a time range using Low Time and High Time values. No high time means low time + 24 hours

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Submitting Jobs and Jobstreams

• Submit Jobstream

• Submit Job

• Submit Task

• Dependencies and alias can be specified

TWS/WebAdmin’s plan management includes various TWS/WebAdmin’s plan management includes various

submit actions:submit actions:

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Submitting Jobs and Jobstreams

Specify submit options

Select workstation

and job(stream)

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Submitting Jobs and Jobstreams

Predecessors can easily be specified…

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Viewing Past and Future Production

• Set Alternate Plan allows the review of a previous production day

• Generate New Plan allows the creation of a forecast or trial plan for any period in the future

TWS/WebAdmin permits reviews of alternative TWS/WebAdmin permits reviews of alternative

production days:production days:

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Set Alternate Plan (Run History)

Select previous

production day

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Generate New Plan

Specify desired

period to be “forecasted”

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Alternate Production Day Job List

Green title bar indicates alternate

plan

Symphony Date

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Event Driven Workload Automation

• Add / modify event rules:– Comfortable web forms and dialogues

– Text edit for advanced users

– Deploying event rules

• Active Event Rules Monitoring– Activate/deactivate event rules

– MONMAN status monitoring

• Invoked Actions Monitoring– With direct links to the plan

TWS/WebAdmin 3.1 allows to manage and monitor TWS/WebAdmin 3.1 allows to manage and monitor

event driven scheduling easilyevent driven scheduling easily

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Event Rules Design

Click on the event rule name to display details

Various action buttons – Display, Modify, Add, Copy, Display, Rename, Text Edit, Delete etc.

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Event Rule Design – Common Options

Click “Next” to continue with the definition of the event conditions

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Event Rule Design - Conditions

Click “Next” to continue to the definition of the event action

Create the set of conditions dynamically

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Event Rule Design - Actions

Dynamically create the set of actions to be taken

Click “Save” to submit modifications

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Event Rule Design – Text Edit

Text Edit function:For many modifications it is still faster and easier to do in the source code

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Event Rules Monitor

Event rule name

Event triggering condition, e.g. “Any Job that gos into ERROR” Event reaction. e.g.

jobstream submission

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Actions Monitor

Action of this event was executed

Action to be taken: Submit jobstream

Direct link to the plan jobstream list to see the status of the executed jobstream

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Any Questions about the basic functions of TWS/WebAdmin?

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Netplans and Barcharts

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Netplans

• Stream and job netplans

• Successor and predecessor netplans

• “From – To” netplans

• Various search functions including critical path

• Print and export functions

TWS/WebAdmin has integrated ‘easy-to-read’ TWS/WebAdmin has integrated ‘easy-to-read’ netplans, including: netplans, including:

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Netplans

1. Select objects

2. Click here to generate netplan

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Netplans

3. Specify Options

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Netplans

4. The netplan !

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Netplans – Collapse Streams

Collapse or expand streams to get a better view

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Netplans – Show Details

View all details by a simple mouse click...

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Netplans – Search

Search function

Specify search criteria

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Netplans – Search Result

The resulting nodes are marked in the net...

...and listed for further activities, e.g. „subnet marked nodes“

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Netplans - Subnet

...here is the subnet with the selected jobs

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Netplans – Critical Path

TWS/WebAdmin allows searches for the critical path that may delay your production (end time), or that will use most of the resources (duration)

...and allows you to specify the time frame to be analyzed

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Netplans – Critical Path Forecast

...collapsed cluster, click on + to expand again

The result is displayed in the netplan

Graphically…

…and in a list…

..showing the total duration of the Critical Path

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Netplans – Critical Path Simulation

...collapsed cluster, click on + to expand again

Simulation:Graphically modify jobs, dependencies, etc. to find out if the critical path would change if a job runs longer, or if another job is inserted etc.

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Netplans – Status Colors

...click here to expand the stream to get more information

Stream netplans show the status of streams by using status colors

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Netplans – Status Colors

The expanded stream shows the error job

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Administration Program

A separate administration program lets you adapt the style of jobs, streams and dependencies to your needs

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Barcharts

• Historical data (archived plans)

• Actual data (actual plan)

• Future data (forecast plans)

Barcharts give you a graphical overview about Barcharts give you a graphical overview about stream and job runtimes, based onstream and job runtimes, based on

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Barcharts

1. Select objects

2. Click here to generate barchart

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Barchartsthe resulting barchart shows the runtimes of streams and jobs

…and the total number of jobs

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Barcharts

Collapse / expand from stream to job level

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Barcharts

Change the scale

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Reports

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Reports

Besides netplans and barcharts TWS/WebAdmin Besides netplans and barcharts TWS/WebAdmin offers various other ‘easy-to-use’ reports and offers various other ‘easy-to-use’ reports and graphs, e.g.graphs, e.g.

• Job History Report

• Job Details Report

• TWS Activity Report

• Production Planning Report

• Critical Jobs Report

• Custom Reports

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Example - Job History Report

1. Specify style and contents

2. Select objects

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Job History Report - Output

3. The resulting report

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TWS Activity Report

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TWS Activity Report

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Miscellaneous Functions

• Document jobs and workstations by using notes

• Monitor production by using the integrated event monitor, e.g. as an alternative to the TEC

• Define alerts

• View Audit Logs

• View TWS Logfiles

• Change size of TWS Mailbox Files

In addition to its basic functions, TWS/WebAdmin has In addition to its basic functions, TWS/WebAdmin has

various additional “goodies”: various additional “goodies”:

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Any Questions about TWS/WebAdmin?Info@Horizont-it.com

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Summary

• Easy to use

• Easy to install

• Very fast

• No nested menus, but “information at a glance”

• Simple architecture

• Low resource consumption

TWS/WebAdmin is a complete web interface that has TWS/WebAdmin is a complete web interface that has

all functions you need to manage TWS. Benefits are:all functions you need to manage TWS. Benefits are:

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The Web Interface for TWS

HORIZONTSoftware for Datacenters

Garmischer Str. 8 D- 80339 MünchenTel ++49(0)89 / 540 162 - 0www.horizont-it.com

TWS/WebAdmin

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