Introduction

SOS offers migration of jobs and dependencies of the AutoSys® Workload Automation scheduling product to JS7 JobScheduler.

• JS7 brings superior capabilities to AutoSys®.
• JS7 maps dependencies from AutoSys® Conditions to JS7 workflows.
  • AutoSys® implements a job net in which any job can be related to any other jobs by Conditions.
  • JS7 is oriented towards a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) which is a clean foundation for a finite state machine that allows workflow patterns.
    • Benefits of a DAG include that it prevents illegal circular references, that it allows to predetermine the execution path and that it can be cleanly visualized.
    • Benefits of workflow patterns include that they are clearly understood, are standardized and prevent any ambiguity that comes with arbitrary relationships in job nets.
  • The mapping of an AutoSys® job net to a JS7 DAG with workflow patterns is performed by the JS7 Converter utility that is offered as a service.
• JS7 supports box jobs, calendars and schedules similar to AutoSys®.