Method command line syntax

The HCL Workload Automation host runs an access method using the following command line syntax:

methodname -t task options -- taskstring

where:

methodname

Specifies the file name of the access method. All access methods must be stored in the directory: TWS_home/methods

-t task

Specifies the task to be performed, where task is one of the following:

LJ

Launches a job.

MJ

Manages a previously launched job. Use this option to resynchronize if a prior LJ task ended unexpectedly.

CF

Extended agents only. Checks the availability of a file. Use this option to check file opens dependencies.

GS

Extended agents only. Gets the status of a job. Use this option to check job follows dependencies.

options

Specifies the options associated with the task. See Task options for more information.

taskstring

A string of up to 255 characters associated with the task. See Task options.