Job Scheduler

job scheduler - A job scheduler is a program that enables an enterprise to schedule and, in some cases, monitor computer "batch" jobs (units of work, such as the running of a payroll program). A job scheduler can initiate and manage jobs automatically by processing prepared job control language statements or through equivalent interaction with a human operator. Today's job schedulers typically provide a graphical user interface and a single point of control for all the work in a distributed network of computers.

Some features that may be found in a job scheduler include:

   * Continously automatic monitoring of jobs and completion notification
   * Event-driven job scheduling 
   * Performance monitoring
   * Report scheduling

Related glossary terms: Resource Access Control Facility (RACF), 64-bit processor, on-line transaction processing (OLTP), Teraplex (Teraplex Integration Center), P/390, VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method), real-time operating system (RTOS), SuperZap, ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility), scalability

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Source: WhatIs.com, 20 August 2013 09:04:02, http://whatis.techtarget.com/glossary/Data-and-Data-Management