Control-M Interception Rule parameters

The following table describes the Control-M Interception Rule parameters that are used in Adding interception rules to Control-M.

Parameter

Description

Job Name

Specify the SAP job name to be extracted from SAP to Control‑M

The * wildcard can be used.

User

Defines the name of the SAP user that created the job

The * wildcard can be used.

Program

Indicates the program that is used by the SAP job

The * wildcard can be used. Default (*)

BMC recommends that the value * is used.

Into Folder

Identifies into which Control-M folder the job is submitted

Valid values are:

None (Default) - use when the job template does not belong to a folder

Recent - add the job to the folder that was most recently ordered

Standalone - order the job by adding it to a folder

New folder - order the job to a new folder

Selected - set a folder Order ID to which to add the job

The last four options are similar to the Force Into options of Control‑M/EM. For more information about Control-M folders and Force Into parameters, see Using Control‑M Workload Automation.

Folder Order ID

Identifies the specified folder of jobs to be ordered

This field is enabled only when Selected is specified in the Into Folder field.

Template Job Name

Defines the name of an existing SAP-type Control-M job (not submitted) to be used as a template for creating the job in Control-M

Mandatory unless User Exit is selected.

Template Folder Name

Defines the name of the existing Control-M folder to which the Job Name, described above, belongs

Mandatory, unless User Exit is selected.

User Exit

Defines the path to an executable or script file that includes user-specific definitions about how to create the intercepted jobs in Control‑M

Mandatory, unless Template Job Name is selected.

If User Exit is selected, you must do one of the following:

Enter a valid path to a pre-defined executable or script file.

Click Select to select an existing file.

NOTE: If you access this file from the Control-M Configuration Manager, it has to exist in the USER_EXIT directory. This is located in the Control-M/Agent directory, under CM/SAP.

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