REMOVE INVALID TAG FROM DSERIES JOB DEFINITION

Products

• DSERIES- SERVER
• ESP dSeries Workload Automation
• ESP dSeries Workload Automation - Scheduler (dSeries)

Issue/Introduction

When editing dSeries applications outside dSeries clients , we observed that users inadvertently introduce invalid tags into the XML files for specific jobs, including LINK, File Trigger, and External Jobs.

 

Environment

ESP dSeries Workload Automation (DE)

Cause

Some utilities or tools to edit xmls are adding this invalid tags.

Resolution

Resolution

The provided utility, RemoveInvalideTag.zip, resolves the issue by stripping the invalid tags from the affected job XMLs.

Prerequisites

Before running the utility, you must back up your data by exporting all application definitions using the <install_dir>/bin/imexutil utility and saving them into a designated directory.

Example Export Command:

imexutil.bat -h prodserv -p 7500 -u user -w pwd -c "exportapplication -outdir c:\applications"

Execution Steps

1. Extract the Utility: Unzip the RemoveInvalideTag.zip file. The extracted folder contains all the necessary files for running the utility.

2. Apply Permissions (UNIX Only): If you are running the utility on a UNIX operating system, you must provide executable permissions to the CorrectCorruptedJobs.sh file before execution.

3. Execute: Run the appropriate script from the extracted folder to correct the corrupted jobs.