Automic Workload Automation

Hi,
 I was just wondering if it possible to set up a variable for the working directory of a job or rather jobs. Just thinking of an alternative as opposed to going into all the jobs and manually changing the working directory everytime.



Thanks,
Apurva

Yes, this is our normal approach.  We have Client specific Variable objects that contain the needed  Keywords and Values associated with the Client's environment; development, QA, production.  The values are read in the Pre Process and substituted as needed into the JCL (host commands). This allows us to use the same object, unmodified, in multiple Clients.

AS Mark mentioned you can use the :put_att command in PREscript to assign several values Agent, Loginobject, .... and working directory for WIN jobs.

Docu:
http://docs.automic.com/documentation/AE/11.1/english/AE_WEBHELP/help.htm#ucaads.htm

List of Attributes for put_att
http://docs.automic.com/documentation/AE/11.1/english/AE_WEBHELP/help.htm#ucabao.htm

even more simple is the usage of a variable:
http://docs.automic.com/documentation/AE/11.1/english/AE_WEBHELP/help.htm#ucaaal.htm

so in your case you could use a simple variable &directory# or assign the attribute workdir with
:put_att WIN_WORK_DIR = "C:\Schubiduba" in prescript

So say I'm using the variable method, I create a variable object as &directory# and enter the location in that variable. Then I go into all the jobs and in place of working directory in the Windows tab, I put the variable. Is that right? or will I have to declare it anywhere else?

No you set the Script(!) Variable in prescript of the job and the Script Variable in Workdir Definition:

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In Job report you see:

C:\temp>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is F81B-480F

 Directory of C:\temp
....
.....

@Apurva 

We use the following on V8 and I assume that it would still operate properly on more current versions.  The following is a very simple example (untested) of the technique that we use.

1. A Client specific version of a Variable object is placed in each client with its contents set appropriately.  They are distinguished by suffixing the Client number on their name.

SETTINGS_CLIENT1:

Validity keyword        Value
WIN_HOST                agent
WIN_LOGIN               login_object
WORKING_DIRECTORY       d:\some\path\to\command

2. An Include object is used in all Job objects that is responsible for setting the various attributes.

SET_SETTINGS: 

:SET &client = SYS_ACT_CLIENT()
:SET &client = FORMAT(&client)
:SET &settings = "SETTINGS_CLIENT&client"
:SET &the_dir = GET_VAR(&settings,WORKING_DIRECTORY)
:SET &the_host = GET_VAR(&settings,WIN_HOST)
:SET &the_login = GET_VAR(&settings,WIN_LOGIN)
:PUT_ATT HOST = &the_host
:PUT_ATT LOGIN = &the_login